Lawrence v. Texas: Discuss

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Originally posted by A Black Falcon
It is perfectly legal in the US to fire people, evict them from apartments, or do anything else along that line to someone because they are gay. Sexuality is NOT in the list of things which are llegal to fire people for (religion, race, gender, etc), quite unfortunately...

No, I mean an employer can't fire a gay person for being gay if they don't know that the person is gay. Usually you cannot tell without asking. It's not like skin color.

Yeah, morals in a society are made by the people in that society.

For example, in ancient Greece man-boy love wasn't just accepted, it was a major part of their culture... and somehow I think they were somewhat successful?

Until their society collapsed and outsiders took over, yes.

You are confusing moral relativism with lack of state security or functioning government. Crucial difference there.

No, I am saying that moral relativism is what happens when there is no society. And there usually isn't much of a society when there is no functioning government or security.

I'm also saying that moral relativism should be vehemently discouraged in a strong society, and that those who advocate it usually do so in order to legally perpetuate activities that society finds harmful or distasteful. When society fails to set moral standards, moral standards cease to exist, and society itself follows.