Archive for September, 2007
Let’s work together to balance civil rights and national security
The Sikh man felt violated when asked to remove his turban by a court bailiff in Dallas, Texas. Was that discrimination? Was he treated any differently than anyone else entering the courthouse? Should his faith have allowed him rights other individuals do not have? The airline captain removed six Muslim imams from the flight. He […]
Is the Hippocratic Oath no longer relevant?
The Hippocratic Oath has endured for more than 2,400 years, penned 400 years before the birth of Christ. G.E.R. Lloyd described the Hippocratic Oath as “an ideal gold ethics standard representing a clear dividing line separating healers and killers, a commitment that physicians make to protect life, and never to deliberately take life.” Few documents […]