Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-226878-20150710200046/@comment-226878-20151117031642

If you've ever watched the recent BBC take on Robin Hood, the Sheriff of Nottigham in that series doesn't think of Robin as a criminal. He thinks of him as a rebellious obstacle to his goals and simply labels him an outlaw in order to sanction his pursuit and capture of the folk hero. But regardless of outlook, stealing is a crime. Dexter knew he wasn't any less a criminal for murdering serial killers. The Agent on Serenity (Firefly the movie) knew that the paradise he was killing to create would not be open to him because he was "a monster". The Christian Bible states that the only laws we are allowed to break are those which force us to break Biblical laws. So if the President himself orders someone to steal something, lie, commit adultery (non-marital sexual congress), or kill, a person need not obey that law on the merit that it goes against their religion. I only mention the Christian Bible in particular because it is the only one I'm actually familiar with, but I'm given to understand that most religions share this view.