The idea that there is a transcendent moral law is controversial today because of the influence of moral relativism, which teaches that there are no absolute standards of right and wrong, but that ideas of ethics come from culture and that right and wrong are determined by the situation rather than by any objective standards.

In contrast, natural law ethics teaches that there is a moral law that is binding on all people, and that this law is knowable to human reason.  Watch as the panelists discuss this important point.