In
modern societies,
legality and
morality have become at times
mutually exclusive concepts, leaving morality to be decided upon a
subjective, rather than
objective basis.
For instance:
Adultery in the
US is usually considered to be
immoral. It is not, however, considered to be
illegal (unless you're in the
military--but again, we are talking about MODERN societies, not archaic ones). This does not mean that the
politicians in the US think adultery to be moral, but rather that it is left to the
individual to make that decision.
Laws exist so as to ensure stability in society, not to enforce a moral code. That changes when you begin to look at effective
theocracies, and other
primitive governmental systems.
Therefore, the existence of laws can not threaten the belief of a person in no objective
right or
wrong.