natural law
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Yes, eventually the Christian church incorporated Greek philosophy regarding natural law as it developed doctrine to explain the nature of God and creation.
From Washington Post
The 14th Amendment, for instance, and an article of the Constitution containing similar language, “simply cannot be understood apart from the natural law principles of the Declaration from which they were drawn,” Eastman has written.
From Washington Post
Ms. Hostin has described herself as a devoted Catholic, and the Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches that “homosexual acts are intrinsically disordered” and “contrary to the natural law.”
From Washington Times
Finnis is a proponent of “natural law,” described in the Catholic catechism as “the original moral sense which enables man to discern by reason the good and the evil.”
From Seattle Times
And like Roe, they imposed a secular view of liberty in opposition to the “natural law” theology espoused by many conservative Christians.
From Washington Post
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