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If we were to argue that the evil of a "victimless" behavior is a function of how dangerous and unhealthy it is, then we would have to conclude that homosexuality and smoking are of a similar level of evil, since they both cause something like 14 years of loss of life on average. So, naturally, I would accept that neither should be promoted in schools.

You jest, "My Daddy smokes like a chimney .. and it's cool." I should mention: My own father died of lung cancer late last year. He was a former heavy smoker. These dangers are not abstract or theoretical. There are 120,000 lung cancer deaths a year attributable to smoking; this is several times the annual death toll from AIDS. (I should also mention that I have lost a good friend to AIDS, about a dozen years ago.)

There is a difference between homosexuality and crime. Other than the obvious one that homosexuality is no longer a crime in this country, it is possible to be a homosexual and harm no other person. Indeed many homosexuals are highly productive members of society (professors, engineers, lawyers, etc.). This realization is one of the reasons why homosexuality was taken off the list of mental illnesses three decades ago.

There is a difference between homosexuality and crime.

No, but having AIDs, knowing that you have it, then passing to someone is murder.

Other than the obvious one that homosexuality is no longer a crime in this country, it is possible to be a homosexual and harm no other person.

Indeed many homosexuals are highly productive members of society (professors, engineers, lawyers, etc.).

Indeed, many criminals are very productive members of society as well. Just look at the impeached president Clinton. Here he was found guilty of obstruction of justice, had to forfeit his law license for five years, and had to pay a $90,000 fine. Some would say that he is productive in society. We shouldn't promote obstruction of justice because of it.

This realization is one of the reasons why homosexuality was taken off the list of mental illnesses three decades ago.

Yes, the exact same organization that took homosexuality off of the mental illness list also said (officially) that sex with children doesn't harm children. The psychology profession is full of left-wing liberals. Should we agree with everything that liberals tell us?