Free Will, Sin and the Law

[Clement_Monk]

Alright, not to get into politics but, so issues are tied in a rather close fasion to religion than strict govenment.
For example, Homosexual Marriage seems to be more bound to religous arguments (ie. the govenment should make it illegal because it is morally wrong).
As opposed to say murder, where you could make an argument more along the civil society line (society can’t function if everyones going around in fear of being harmed or killed).
Now being that the govenment can force people to do thing, through threat of fine or imprisionment, does this consitiute coercion into a set a beliefs and thus to a certain degree restrict free will? (I know that people can disobey the law but, fines and prision time do act as deterents as is the purpose).
The reason I put this question forth is, if I am not mistaken the Church teaches that you can’t force the faith on other people. The more I’ve thought about it the more a tangled web it becomes. I’m wondering, what are your thoughts on this?

 

[johnnyjones]

A rule of law is different than a religious tenant. Both may have consequences, one consequence is earthly, the other could be eternal. You have free will with both.

 

[PaulfromIowa]

Homosexual Marriage seems to be more bound to religous arguments (ie. the govenment should make it illegal because it is morally wrong)…

The reason I put this question forth is, if I am not mistaken the Church teaches that you can’t force the faith on other people. The more I’ve thought about it the more a tangled web it becomes. I’m wondering, what are your thoughts on this?

It is not just personal morality. It is for the good of society that we should limit the definition of marriage to one man, one woman marriage. The ongoing attack on marriage, children, and the family has had huge negative effects on society.

We cannot force Christian faith on anyone but that does not mean that we have to let the pagans lead us into a new Dark Age.