Moral Authority!?

That is a somewhat antiquated question. So, here goes: The Divine Right of Kings holds that divine authority flows from God through the King and a network of dukes and lords to the people.

Conservatives in the kings court used to say a Republic is rule and a Kingdom is rule by God.

Islam says that moral authority runs through the Koran. Sharia Law is the only law with divine moral authority.

A lot of people say moral law flows through revelation.

I live in Utah. The LDS Church holds that divine authority flows from God, through the Book of Mormon to the First Presidency and down through a political hierarchy of the LDS priesthood. Did you know that Mormons actually have a ceremony where they crown powerful people as kings?

I guess some people hold that moral authority flows through an infallible Pope.

Some philosophers tried to claim that moral authority flows through elected leaders. Others end up setting up their political party as the moral authority.

The big problem that keeps happening in history is that a large number of people who claim that moral authority flows through them have proven themselves to be rogues.

I like when people discuss morals. I am very skeptical when people claim the source of moral authority.