Obey the Laws of God, Not the Laws of Man
On Monday, April 11th 2011, France became the first country to put into force a law that bans Muslim women wearing the Burqa in any public setting. Not only did this ban create a global debate, a domino effect on other countries to put forth the same law, but also creating tension among French Muslims and their citizens (Ulusoy). The Quran asks believing women to cover although Muslim women interpret covering their bodies in different ways. The Burqa covers the entire face and body and has netting surrounding the eyes. The Niqab only varies from the burqa in that it has an opening in the eye area. Lastly, the most common cover is hijab, which covers the body yet leaves the face and hands visible (The Burqa). There are approximately 2,000 Muslim women who wear the Burqa and Niqab in France (News). The ban limits these women from wearing the Niqab and Burqa anywhere in public, whether it’s casual walks down the street, riding the bus, hospital visits, and even the grocery store. According to the Global Attitudes Project conducted by Pew Research Center, 82 percent of the French public approves the ban, while 17 percent disapprove the ban. On one side, the French government believes “the face-coverings prevent the clear identification of a person, which is both a security risk [such as allowing people to hide weapons], and a social hindrance within a society which relies on facial recognition and expression in this communication” (Chrisafis). On the other side, the opponents believe it takes away their freedom to practice their religion (Chrisafis). The ban on Muslim headwear is not the right solution to help assimilate Muslim women more into French society; it will only hinder France’s free...
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...side argues that it is essential to see the entire face for personal identification, the opposing side believes it is for personal religious commitment, modesty, and to lower the chances of being looked at in a sexual manner. In addition to being victimized by their religion, Muslim women are being victimized by society (Roberts). Women wearing the Burqa are the only religious group that lacks the freedom to wear what they choose. France is creating an environment where Muslim women must sacrifice their religious identity and practices in order to conform to society’s norms. In order to mediate this issue and allow religious freedom, France should permit the Burqa but enforce rules for identification when necessary. We live in a world where some women are being paid to be naked, while others are being fined for being covered.
in the Antigone, states have authority over their subjects and the subjects should obey them no matter what, regardless if what the ruler orders is right or wrong and that individuals should follow god’s law over the ruler or state’s law. The play starts with the exchange between Ismene and Antigone. Ismene argues that they should follow the state’s law, “…next that we are ruled of the stronger, so that we must obey in these things, and in things still harder” (Page 93). Sophocles is showing this
While Antigone believes in divine rule above all, her sister subscribes to the rule of men – particularly Creon her king. Through the use of the characters Ismene and Antigone as foils, Sophocles conveys the conflict that emerges between the rule of man and divine rule. Both characters convey this conflict through completing their designated roles as women, their obedience and familial duty. In ancient Greece there were roles assigned to
society’s guidelines for a woman to assert herself in any manner. She is expected to obey man’s law regardless of her own perspective towards the situation. If an individual behaves as weak or unsubordinated then they would be classified as women under Greek society. A female character in both plays behave out of manner by asserting their own morals over the law of man. In Antigone, Antigone refuses Creon’s laws and believes
Sophocles’ play “Antigone” illustrates the conflict between obeying human and divine law. The play opens after Oedipus’ two sons Eteocles and Polyneices have killed each other in a civil war for the throne of Thebes. Oedipus’ brother in law Creon then assumes the throne. He dictates that Eteocles shall receive a state funeral and honors, while Polyneices shall be left in the streets to rot away. Creon believes that Polyneices’ body shall be condemned to this because of his civil disobedience and
The truth on political thought is rooted primarily from the rules of the law. Western European image of justice and order can agree that the importance of natural equality gives the law something to adhere to. Thus creates this inconsistency, that civil disobedience is not justified because of society’s accentuation on law and order. The understanding of law and civil disobedience illustrates itself in both readings of Sophocles ' Antigone and Plato 's Apology which suggests that they give both similar
when focusing on just the idea of these claims, there is background beliefs of the Gods that allows both Socrates claim in his apology and his argument in the Crito dialogs. In his dialogs with Crito , Socrates argues
The God’s Laws vs. Man’s Laws Throughout history, humans have been faced with the dilemma of maintaining loyalties to religion, while still obeying the laws of government. This moral dilemma has been displayed by the many playwrights of ancient greece. In the play ‘Antigone’, Sophocles develops the moral imperative of absolute obedience to the gods over any laws of the state. Sophocles uses Antigone’s rise and fall,Creon’s tragic attributes, as well as the messages implemented by the chorus to
Woodruff and Plato, The Apology translated by Benjamin Jowett. Mainly focusing on when Antigone refused to obey the king 's command not to bury her brother with Socrates ' refusal to obey the Athenian court if it commands him not to engage in philosophy. I think that in actual fact Socrates and Antigone were both strong influential individuals of their time, because they had confidence in God which lead them too stand up for what was right and with all their strength never backed down from death.
answers have been put forth for this question, but the best by far is found in the Christian Bible. This is because the Bible is a revelation from the Creator. While people can grope in the dark to find answers to moral questions by looking at natural law, they are always frustrated because the real nature of the world we live in is fallen and corrupt. We have an adversary who tries to deceive us and minds that are easily deceived. Even at our most rational, we make mistakes in logical inference, and
cause sin to happen. St. Augustine, an influential church father believed man caused most of evil. Relative to St. Augustine’s belief, in the dynamic poem Paradise Lost, free will is a consistent lingering theme throughout the poem. Milton acknowledges that God gave man free will alongside reason, by which he describes “reason also is choice”(III.108). Milton explains that it is our own choice whether we obey or disobey God because when he gave us reason, he gave us free will. In this paper, I will
writes about something he states as just and unjust laws. Taking a closer look at the diction and syntax of the letter, Dr. King makes a distinction that is similar to the philosophy of the Romans during their golden age. Ius Gentium; or ‘law’ that is universally practiced and Ius Naturalis means ‘natural law’ or ‘moral law’. He further explains the difference between a just and unjust law stating “Any law that uplifts human personality is just. Any law that degrades human personality is unjust.” Proving
Cicero is a true believer that Natural Law exists and is ingrained in all of human beings at birth. Cicero states that Natural Law is “…one eternal and unchangeable law [that] will be valid for all nations and all times” (Cicero 136) and that its true author must be God who, too, is eternal, unchangeable, and universal; in that sense, Cicero finds it hard to believe that Natural Law can even exist without God. Natural Law is inherent in all humans at birth and is where a human’s moral reasoning
to discuss the relationship between law and morality through the perspectives of legal philosophers, I will provide a brief explanation of law, and what does law intend to achieve in the society. When discussing the relationship between law and morality I will consider the distinction between the theory of natural law and legal positivism and how these two theories influence each other and whether there is a legal or moral duty for the society to obey the law. Legal philosophers have tried to provide
do what the law tells them to do, for instance you should do what the law tell you to do, but are there a political or moral obligation to Obey the law? Sometimes people do what the law tells them to do because otherwise they go to jail, but are there any stronger reason? Political obligations are a special reasoning for obeying the law, usually known as four reasons: "pro tanto" which means apply as possible, second the law is "comprehensively applicable" this one apply to ALL laws, third "universally
"That government is best which governs least." Or is it? Should the American people be free to rebel against laws they consider unjust? Henry David Thoreau addresses these issues in his essay, Civil Disobedience. Thoreau wholeheartedly accepts the declaration that the government is best which governs least, and would like to see it acted upon. One day, he hopes, we will be able to carry it out to the point where men can have a government that does not govern at all. Government "never of itself furthered