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Originally Posted by deepimpact2
My home state still has laws against sodomy. Heck, there are some states that still have laws making fornication, adultery, and "shacking up" illegal. Also, you do realize that those types of laws are still in effect for acts done in public right? Lawrence only protects people in the privacy of their homes. If they commit these acts in public, all bets are off. However, my home state has still prosecuted individuals for acts of sodomy since Lawrence. The issue is that no one has challenged the prosecutions.
I would venture to say that laws concerning sodomy and gay marriage ARE two examples of laws that, while they may not prohibit homosexuality in the literal sense, the focus is to put a significant damper on activities that are of significance to the homosexual community.
As far as the government creating new laws, I dare say that even new laws are going to still be based on religious norms. I'm sure for every new law they create, you can find a basis for it in the Bible. Even laws that provide that you must follow the government's leadership have some basis in the Bible.
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Ok...I was thinking of the anti-sodomy laws purely in the private context. I'll admit that I haven't looked enough into the issue as far as public sodomy, although I'd wonder why that didn't fall under some larger public indecency act covering all public sexual acts.
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