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Corrupt scientific, business and legal practices are usually classified as [[Ethics|unethical]], sometimes as illegal. Too often scientists, businessmen, lawyers and politicians are unofficially offered a great amount of latitude to stretch, bend and breach rules and regulations by those persons and organizations or bodies charged with responsibility for overseeing and governing their activities and practices and correcting violations of trust and norms of practice. Governmental [[corruption]] is normally classified as unethical and illegal. An outraged citizenry may urgently call for ''legitimate redress of grievances'' (see [[United States Constitution]] and [[Bill of Rights]]).

Corrupt scientific, business and legal practices are usually classified as [[Ethics|unethical]], sometimes as illegal. Too often scientists, businessmen, lawyers and politicians are unofficially offered a great amount of latitude to stretch, bend and breach rules and regulations by those persons and organizations or bodies charged with responsibility for overseeing and governing their activities and practices and correcting violations of trust and norms of practice. Governmental [[corruption]] is normally classified as unethical and illegal. An outraged citizenry may urgently call for ''legitimate redress of grievances'' (see [[United States Constitution]] and [[Bill of Rights]]).

The immorality of "[[Consent|consensual]] sex" ([[fornication]]) is sometimes presented as the legal defense of those persons accused of licentiously committing [[adultery]] or [[rape]].  

The immorality of "[[Consent|consensual]] sex" ([[fornication]]) is sometimes presented as the legal defense of those persons accused of licentiously committing [[adultery]] or [[rape]].

"Without restraint" means unlimited freedom to act, "to do as you please." Moral licentiousness is corrupt behavior without restraint.  

"Without restraint" means unlimited freedom to act, "to do as you please." Moral licentiousness is corrupt behavior without restraint.  

[[Anarchism]] and [[antinomianism]] are philosophical expressions of licentiousness.

[[Anarchism]] and [[antinomianism]] are philosophical expressions of licentiousness. "Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law". See [[Thelema]].

Both the Old Testament and the New Testament of the [[Bible]] condemn moral and spiritual license as the evil of licentiousness, unrestrained behavior, unbridled passions and unrestricted lifestyles, such as is often promoted by the entertainment industries in films and books. Such behavior has been falsely promoted as "fully human freedom" and "freedom of expression" unfettered by the [[Morality|moral]] and [[Spirituality|spiritual]] principles of [[decency]] and of [[Virtue|godly]] [[religion]] (1 Timothy 3:14-16; 3:5; 2 Peter 2:19-22). [[Atheism]] promises freedom from such restrictions.

Both the Old Testament and the New Testament of the [[Bible]] condemn moral and spiritual license as the evil of licentiousness, unrestrained behavior, unbridled passions and unrestricted lifestyles, such as is often promoted by the entertainment industries in films and books. Such behavior has been falsely promoted as "fully human freedom" and "freedom of expression" unfettered by the [[Morality|moral]] and [[Spirituality|spiritual]] principles of [[decency]] and of [[Virtue|godly]] [[religion]] (1 Timothy 3:14-16; 3:5; 2 Peter 2:19-22). [[Atheism]] promises freedom from such restrictions.