Obedience, Law, and Authority

Discuss: Obedience, Law, and Authority

Obedience: The act or practice of obeying; dutiful or submissive.

Conformity to a monastic rule or the authority of a religious superior, esp. on the part of one who has vowed such conformance.

"Obedience is regarded as a virtue in many traditional cultures; historically, children have been expected to be obedient to their elders, slaves to their owners, serfs to their lords in feudal society, lords to their king, and everyone to God."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obedience_(human_behavior)

Law: Law is a system of rules, usually enforced through a set of institutions. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a primary social mediator of relations between people.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/law

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law

Authority: A power or right delegated or given; authorization.

"Who has the authority to grant permission?"

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/authority

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authority


~Topher