The problem of feelings-based legislation

I have already talked in an earlier post about the dangers of relying on feelings when it comes to interpreting God's Word. I am also very concerned about the current tendency for individuals and groups to press for changes in legislation based on feelings. No-one who watched Tony Nicklinson on TV could fail to have been affected emotionally by his struggles, however that does not mean that we should change the law to allow someone to kill a person in Mr Nicklinson's position with impunity. Thankfully the judges in the case decided that they were not able to change the law. The problem is that politicians are, and they are being actively lobbied by the pro-euthanasia groups both at Westminster and Holyrood. I have said before that we cannot impose Christian values on society however that does not mean that we can't encourage society, by all methods at our disposal, to live according to God's law, thereby protecting the weak and the vulnerable. Having rejected both the Judeo-Christian tradition, and the Greek tradition of rational thought, our nation is now floundering on a sea of emotionalism. As Christians we need to be throwing it the lifebelt of God's word to bring it to safety on the rock which is Christ.