Fool's Harbour

I'm British. Here in Britain we have a long tradition of law. A thousand years or more of laws being made, implemented, changed and amended. As we sit here now you could say such laws have become overcomplicated and overbearing. What started out, a long time ago, as a simple set of laws to protect people from things like theft and murder has now evolved and grown into countless pages. Concerning everything from littering to how sugary drinks are sold. As a Brit living in this overregulated world I'd like to strip some of it back. Get back to a world where we can govern ourselves using our conscience, and not be constantly enthral to these silly state technicalities. Anyhow, this is essentially what Jesus was urging in the New Testament. Not that I'm comparing myself to Jesus. (Though obviously I want to. Don't we all.) My messiah complex aside, I am making an important point though. One that often gets lost on people. In the modern world we're so used to the separat...