>We are called to be obedient to authority, even when they are wrong.
Not so! And I have scripture, both old and new testament, to back my assertion:
1, Old Testament, Daniel in the lion’s den: Daniel refused to comply with the law that none should pray to any god or man for a certain time. Daniel could have complied by simply *not praying.*
2, Old Testament, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the Fiery Furnace: these three were thrown into a furnace because they would not comply with the King’s order to worship his statue.
3, New Testament, Jesus said: “Render unto Caesar that which is Caesar’s; and unto God that which is God’s.”
— Note, very carefully, that Jesus did *NOT* say ‘render unto Caesar that which is God’s.’
Do you characterize Daniel as being disobedient to the King or obedient to God? There is a key difference.