Religious law
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| - | :''[[X rating in France]]'' | + | In some [[religion]]s, '''law''' can be thought of as the ordering principle of [[reality]]; [[knowledge]] as revealed by [[God]] defining and governing all human affairs. Law, in the religious sense, also includes codes of [[ethics]] and [[morality]] which are upheld and required by God. Examples include customary [[Halakha]] ([[Judaism|Jewish]] law) and [[Hindu law]], and to an extent, [[Sharia]] ([[Islam]]ic law) and [[Canon law]] ([[Christian]] law). |
| - | France does not recognise [[religious law]], nor does it recognise religious beliefs or morality as a motivation for the enactment of prohibitions. As a consequence, France has long had neither [[blasphemy]] laws nor [[sodomy law]]s (the latter being abolished in 1791). However "offences against [[public decency]]" (''contraires aux bonnes mœurs'') or [[breach of the peace]] (''trouble à l'ordre public'') have been used to repress public expressions of [[homosexuality]] or [[street prostitution]]. | + | Sharia and Canon law differ from other religious laws in that Canon law is the codes of law of the [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]], [[Anglicanism|Anglican]] and [[Eastern Christianity|Orthodox]] churches (like in a [[civil law (legal system)|civil law]] tradition), while Sharia law derives many of its laws from juristic [[precedent]] and reasoning by [[Qiyas|analogy]] (like in a [[common law]] tradition). |
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In some religions, law can be thought of as the ordering principle of reality; knowledge as revealed by God defining and governing all human affairs. Law, in the religious sense, also includes codes of ethics and morality which are upheld and required by God. Examples include customary Halakha (Jewish law) and Hindu law, and to an extent, Sharia (Islamic law) and Canon law (Christian law).
Sharia and Canon law differ from other religious laws in that Canon law is the codes of law of the Catholic, Anglican and Orthodox churches (like in a civil law tradition), while Sharia law derives many of its laws from juristic precedent and reasoning by analogy (like in a common law tradition).
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