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"To some extent, it is actually the lowest (and certainly the least theological) aspects of our morality which ought to be enshrined in law." Here is a paradoxical statement about the relationship between the law and morality if ever I've made one. Yet, isn't this exactly how we proceed with writing laws? We agree conce... Read More
There is a common and false charge laid against morality as the framework within which laws are written. This is that if we choose to use the law to enforce one part of our morality, we must therefore use the law to enforce all of it. This charge is at times presented in a for of reductio ad absurdum: for example, since the Old Testament Law requires extr... Read More
Can morality be compelled by law? Certainly, we can't force a populace to act virtuously--and still less can holiness be compulsory--since virtue must be taught and then inculcated through practice. But this doesn't mean that there is no place in the legal system for morality. In a sense, every bit of legislation is a moral imperative, if only a weak one. However, there are two sides (at least) to morality, as witnessed by the Confiteor said in Mass. "I confess to almighty God and to yo... Read More
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