I'VE GOT IT!
Jul. 30th, 2005 11:10 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
johnpalmerFinally... I finally found the word I'm looking for.
Yes, laws should be based in moral principles, but laws should be based in morality, not holiness. Morality is that set of things that are right and wrong; holiness is that kind of stuff that you feel your religion commands that isn't based upon accepted ideas of right and wrong.
So, you can certainly legislate against non-consensual sex of all forms. You can't legislate against consensual sexual acts that are unholy.
You can legislate against theft and murder and so forth; you can't legislate against breaking the sabbath or eating pork.
Yes, laws should be based in moral principles, but laws should be based in morality, not holiness. Morality is that set of things that are right and wrong; holiness is that kind of stuff that you feel your religion commands that isn't based upon accepted ideas of right and wrong.
So, you can certainly legislate against non-consensual sex of all forms. You can't legislate against consensual sexual acts that are unholy.
You can legislate against theft and murder and so forth; you can't legislate against breaking the sabbath or eating pork.
