Feb
17
The Cobra Effect, Law Books, and Traffic Regulations: God's Law versus Man's Law
The following is a close approximation of the homily I delivered at St Luke the Evangelist Church at the 11:00 AM Mass for the 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time. The scripture readings on which this is base can be found at this link. Just click here and the readings will pop up in a new window.
There are undoubtedly some very bad laws that have been passed in human history by people with very bad intentions. Laws that legalized slavery, abortion, and euthanasia come to mind.
Even with the best intentions made by the best people, man’s law can still have negative unintended
consequences. Let me tell you about the Cobra Effect. In 19th century India, there was concern about the number of snake attacks from deadly cobras.
There are undoubtedly some very bad laws that have been passed in human history by people with very bad intentions. Laws that legalized slavery, abortion, and euthanasia come to mind.
Even with the best intentions made by the best people, man’s law can still have negative unintended
consequences. Let me tell you about the Cobra Effect. In 19th century India, there was concern about the number of snake attacks from deadly cobras.
