What should come first, religious law or law of the land?

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U.S.Veteran	Of course, God's law should come first, but never, should the two meet! . Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

bcnu	Consider the "religious law" to be an "administrative" law carried out by a non-governmental agency, where the "real" law that can put you into prison is applied in ADDITION to any religious law. In that sense, the law of the land is the "last" law. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Fred.Dspnr	Give to Ceasar his portion and to God a portion that belongs to God. Love thy neighbor as thyself and the golden rule. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Vanity	If the government goes with History and when the laws were made, which were in part, represented by Christian belief, they would adhere to the laws of the land, but their right to whatever religion they chose laws over ride that of the laws of the land. For instance, for a believer, if God says, "Obey the laws of the land, yet not if it goes against what God directs you to do", then that individual has the right to go against the law of the land, even if it means jail time for that individual. In the case of Muhammad Ali when he refused to join the military because of his religious beliefs, he was jailed. So, whether you believe in God or not or whatever law you abide to, your rights are nil, so those who don't believe should realize that the laws were always in their favor. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Raphael	Dangerous question because every single Muslim will say he/she is committed to Islam and that by the order of the 'prophet' and the quoran, democracy is to be destroyed and infidels are to be killed (us) if they do not conform. Already there are large area's of the UK that are no go for non Muslims intimidation is rife, AND GORDON BROWN AND TONY BLAIR let them in together with all the other traitors in the House of Commons!! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Brambles	law of the land. and that includes getting 'in god we trust ' off the money. unless... can i have special money that says 'in goddess we trust' ? that would be cool. or even if they'd let me write it in myself, ya know? but they don't. They Don't. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Pocket Protectorate	(Suddenly, I ride up on a raging white horse, and glare at you from under a horned helmet...) "I am the Mighty Warrior Gravilingus of the Stone Lore, and I am The Law forevermore! And you WILL obey my authoritay! "Guards! Seize him! And place him on the Slow Dunking Device..." Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

morshock	law of the land should come first. as religious law is that of choice, as religion is all about choice. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Chachi	Well, the bible says that you should follow the law of the land and that it is a sin to break that law. So, they should go hand in hand, especially if it's U.S. law because it is faith-based, specifically Protestant Christian and at the core, the laws of Christians are the same as those of Jews and Muslims. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Mad Manda xxx	Law of the Land ..Religious Law ends in War .. xx Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Chuckie O	I think the constitution did a good job of addressing that. The government cannot endorse specific sects over other sects, so the law of the land cannot be a specific sect's tenants. On the other hand, religions are free to practice their religious practices. The government cannot restrict this, in most cases. So, there cannot be a law that says you cannot be a Catholic (as an example), or that Catholics cannot take wine at communion. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Wise_1	abit of both as most religious laws and 'law of the land' are similar. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Ependa	law of the land; religions vary..if you used religious laws it would be impossible to fairly pick which religion(s) to draw from Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

♪♫♪The♪♫♪ Duchess	Law of the land. Religious law should never apply to anyone that doesn't chose to follow it of their own free will. And religious law should never be a excuse for not obeying the law of the land. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

kathwah	law of the land..heya.. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

cc	Law of the land. That is what keeps things in line...religion just causes more problems. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Dude	When Churches stop hiding from the IRS then I'll listen to them. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Daniel	Law of the land. Stuff religion Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

clovernut	The law of the land, if it's the other way round you won't be able to get rid of religious leaders who set up their own rules. At the same time every one should be free to practise their own religion without external interference. Any religious group attempting to force their ideas on the population by the threat of armed conflict should be banned. At least you can get rid of terrible governments providing that free elections are allowed. In the UK we are all praying that this will happen soon. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Sour Girl X	the law of the land! not everyone is religious or has the same religion. countries that are run under religious law are a disaster! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Left Hand Black	Tax the churches. Then I will be happy. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

dukemack	They should be seperate. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Handey Randy	The law of the land should take precedence over religeous law. In the U.S., there are many religeous factions. Trying to abide by these many rules would end up with carnage and continued religeous wars. The U.S. Constitution protects its citizens from becoming ruled by religeon. Seperation of Church and State is essential for our nation to survive. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Marysia	even when you look in Scriptures - the law of the land is to be followed -- give to ceasar what is caesars. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Craig C	Law of the land. There is a reason that the Founding Fathers put the separation of church and state clause into the Constitution. There are far too many religions, especially in the USA, to start recognizing religious law above the laws of the states and federal government. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

ஐ Miss Nikki ™ஐ	Law of the Land definitely. We need true separation of Church and State. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

tingle35	law of the land. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

John T	The law of the land every time. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

The Rikstir VIII	Law of the land , religious law should be a thing of the past . Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

ItsJustMe	Law of the land. That applies to everyone, regardless of their religion. If religious law came first, how would our justice system function? There would be different standards for different people, based on their religions, and that is NOT fair and equitable justice for all. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Bob	Law of the land. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No