- According to MLK, how can we tell the difference between just and unjust laws? Understanding this questions is the most important part of this module, and I will ask it again during our second exam.
According to MLK, the way we can tell the difference between just and unjust laws is based on the law. He explains in his letter if the law uplifts human personality and basically make you feel good about yourself. With unjust laws is degrades you and causes a person to feel either superior or inferior
- In your view, is this an important distinction (between just and unjust laws), do you think it makes a difference in the way someone (as an individual, or our society as a whole) lives their lives? Can it affect our politics?
I do believe this is a good way to distinguish just and unjust laws. When it comes to the term just it means to me something fair and when you are treated fairly it builds you up and make you feel good about yourself. Something unjust I see it as unfair which means someone is treating you or being treated better than you which degrades you. i do believe it would make a difference in the way a person lives their life because as a society we would want to create laws that uplifts people and create fairness. However, it can affect our politics. When it comes to politics we have to understand politics are usually based around ideologies, in which everyone does not hold the same ideas. So how can we create just laws for everyone? Something i might consider to be just the next person might consider it to be unjust.
- Based on our discussion of Question 1, give an example each, of an unjust and just law, in the US today. Explain what makes it unjust or just (using MLK’s definition of those two types of laws).
Freedom of religion is a just law. Everyone should be able to practice whatever religion makes them feel happy to practice. Not everyone believes in the same things. One law i believe is unjust is abolishment of abortions. I feel that no one should be able to dictate what a person does with their body. A women might have tons of reasons why she would like to terminate a pregnancy.
