And who makes "the law" (civil law)? People do. Are people fallible or infallible? What then about "the law"? I look beyond the civil law to my own conscience and to a higher teaching to settle questions of this nature. Civil law is a temporary adjustment to changing conditions and varies greatly from one place to another, according to people's cultural prejudices and perceptions. It is often behind the times, and usually inflexible and limited in its ability to deal with human situations.

The only thing you can definitely say about civil law is...it's better than having no laws in effect at all, given the present state of human evolution! :-) But people should not bow down to it like it was some sort of God on a golden throne. It's an imperfect attempt to deal with an immensely complicated situation called "life".