Found this article on CNN and it got me to thinking. When, if ever, should religious law apply over national law? You could even switch it around, depending on your viewpoint; when, if ever, should national law apply over religious law?

This one is going to take some thought for me. There's no conflict between religion and secular law for myself, so there hasn't really been any reason for me to consider it. There's even a passage in the Bible regarding this, so I'll have to look it up and post it later. Honestly, I have no idea how any other religion than Catholicism handles this (Protestant denominations use a different version of the Bible that does not include many passages that Catholic Bibles do, so I can't be sure the same idea applies to other Christian religions). But it is an interesting dilemma. After all, just because it may be an easy answer for one religion, there are many other religions represented in most countries.

What are your thoughts?

I won't go into much since I really hate religious debates due to the mere fact I don't want my fumbled words to negatively reflect my beliefs and faith, but in ways religious law has helped shape many of National laws here and world-wide.

I think back to murder as one prime example because the first murder recorded was Cain and Able, 2 brothers, and Cain was punished for his sin. Murder was brought out in the 10 Commandments and set in stone literally and although we know it as "Mala in se" (criminal by nature), we look at our laws today and see that murder is obviously...wrong.

Actually after reading that article, it sort of deals with laws that Jahova Witnesses tried to get around years ago. Blue Laws and the day of rest is on Sunday, and so when Jahova witnesses expressed that their day to rest was on Saturday or something, the Supreme Court rules that Sunday is a universal rest day of the week for all people, religiously affiliated or not.