If you would simply answer my question-—Do laws make a society moral or does a moral society follow the law?
It’s pretty simple and at the core of it...Deal with it.
(It's synergistic)
And, once again, for those of you in Rio Linda ...
ALL behavioral legislation is an exercise in legislating morality, and a threat to punish those who behave immorally.
End of discussion.
OBTW, your argument was invented by the pro-abortion crowd, back in the early 1970s, to justify legalization of baby-killing. You're keeping very bad company.
Both have their place. A moral society fosters moral character, which is expressed in laws which and help keep a society moral by deterring those who act contrary. The more who do the latter, then the more deterrent is required, but not as a substitute for the formation of moral character.
The more children lack self-control, the more rules are made and enforced. The disorderly Corinthians required more discipline, while promoting maturity. The former reflect the later.