Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Letter of the law versus spirit of the law is a commonly used euphemism to describe legal, religious and moral debates as they differ, based on opposing literal or metaphorical interpretations. Table of contents 1 Old law and religion 2 Law 3 Religion Old law and religion Religion and law are related. Religion and Law were not separate and distinct in old times, and the development of Law as a secular concept still, to this day, has conflicts with literal adherents to religious ideology. Law In the history of modern case law, letter of the law interpretation, as they relate to spirit of the law interpretations form much of the basis for which cases are contended. Much More here... Religion This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.