What is the purpose of creating specific laws according to a specific religion?

B’Hatallion: What is the purpose of creating specific laws according to a specific religion?
Not all faiths and religion have the same law and some might see specific laws too strict and/or otherwise useless.

For example: If there was a law that forbid testing on a specific animal or humans, we could not advance medical science forward to find cures to cancer or other dangerous mutations and diseases.

Answers and Views:

Answer by I Think
To control specific people in a specific way….

Answer by Chris L
do you have a true example?

Answer by My†h ß۞mber
It helps religions control their dim-witted sheeple.

Answer by m27fiscojr
Religious laws are meant to regulate morality. You also have moral laws that you live by; for example, you believe we should use medical science to find cures for diseases.

Answer by Rockadayjohnny
Like say no stem cell research.

Answer by JoJo
Because most people think that their religion is what everyone believes. Their brains can’t think outside the box and remember that there are OTHER religions out there that people follow.

Answer by use your brain
On the authority of Abu Ya’laa Shaddaad bin Aws, that the Messenger of Allah said :
Verily ALLAH has prescribed Ihsaan (proficiency, perfection) in all things. So if you kill then kill well; and if you slaughter, then slaughter well. Let each one of you sharpen his blade and let him spare suffering to the animal he slaughters.

Answer by pontipy
“If there was a law that forbid testing on a specific animal or humans, we could not advance medical science forward to find cures to cancer or other dangerous mutations and diseases.”

yep just think! we wouldn’t have a cure to cancer now if we couldn’t test on anim….. HEY!

Answer by oli
I believe the Old Testament laws were given by God. People did not create them.
Have the Old Testament laws created a problem with the advancement of scientific testing. If not, what is the problem?

Answer by Upasakha Jason
To give several relevant examples so that no one can accuse you of being vague:

1) Banning same sex marriage (the Iowa Supreme Court ruled this matter to be a philosophical/religious question)

2) The ongoing attempt to outlaw abortion

3) Banning public funding of embryonic stem cell research

All three issues are religiously motivated. The reason that people try to pass those laws is that they implicitly believe that the right to self-determination only applies if you make the make the decision that they agree with.

Many non-believers have their tax dollars go to faith-based initiatives, and that’s apparently okay. But when tax dollars are used for something like embryonic stem cell research, that’s beyond the pale. They can’t countenance such an affront to God.

Answer by Rjgmh
Everyone has a religion even atheists do. (You can not prove god does not exist so it is a believe.)
From religion follow moral standards and these are set into laws.

What are good laws to one are bad laws to others.
Hitler for instance used the people in the concentration (mostly Jews) camps to conduct medical experiments on. He advanced medical science a lot in this way.
If you believe in evolution like Hitler this may be a good way.
But to others this is not good they believe in a god and say every person is precious.
That means you can not just conduct experiments on Humans.

Is that good or bad. That is a religious choice. . . But I think it clearly states the underlying problem. what is good and what is evil?

Answer by Biser
Very valid point.
If we take Islam as Divine Revelation and implement that law , which is Divine law, what possible could be better, man made or Divine law? Of cause Society have to see what is in it , first.

Answer by Ivan Sauter
The point your making was also made by Jesus himself when he told the Pharisees (the law givers) that they were Hypocrites and because they lived a lie, they would not see heaven.

God hates religion and religiosity, He wants us to follow him and the example of his Son the Messiah. Not religious ritual.

The Truth is in God’s Word.