You cannot legislate morality. Have you ever heard that thought expressed by someone? What do they mean? They can mean one of two things. One is that you cannot pass a law that will force a person to be moral. Morality is a matter of the heart or conscience. The other thing they could mean is that the government has no business telling people what is right or wrong. The first position is true morality, an inside job. The second position shows a lack of understanding of where laws come from. All law has some moral base. It is just […]
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- Dr. John Hawkins
- 3 Jul 2012
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