The Law is only a means to an end, it should never be considered an end in itself and certainly must not be made the supreme objective. Now you see the full tragic effect of removing the Ten Commandments from the corridors of the courtroom. Judge Roy Moore was crucified for placing God’s Laws at the center of his decisions, while Judge George Greer is applauded for following the perils of legal process. Terri Schindler is no more Mrs. Schiavo than Michael Schiavo is still a faithful husband. The mere presence of a shredded state marriage license has about as much weight as a ‘significant others’ partnership certificate signed by San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom. Allowing the State to displace basic fundamental decency with its own form of malformed morality is a terminal disease. But that is exactly the modern day meaning of a society under law.
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