Homosexuals were given the death penalty. They were considered a danger to society. Later, because they weren't considered violent criminals, they were given life inprisionment. Again, later, they were put in insane asylums. During the Reagan administration, they were let out on the street due to budget cuts. They were suppose to check in once a week to make sure they weren't being a nuisance on society. They stopped coming in. After that, they started the "rights" movement. Now, we have a legal homosexual pedophilia organization, NAMBLA, that teaches homosexuals how to molest other peoples children without getting caught.
There was a good reason for people to lock them up and get them off the street. Our founding fathers were right about one thing - they really were a danger to society.
I’m sure the sailing ships of the day were filled with men that held church services each day and no buggery ever went on.
“Yes? And tell me what our founding fathers thought of pornography and other “lifestyle” issues like sodomy? “
I think your opinion is somewhat naive.
No doubt that people who wanted to open, for example, a brothel in the 18-19th century didn’t ask for the endorsement of the city fathers, but it was a common thing back then for brothels and opium dens to be tolerated as long as they were away from the center of the city and didn’t cause too much trouble. IOW they didn’t try to stop those activities completely, they just chose to turn a blind eye as long as thing didn’t get out of hand.
Ever read anything about the Victorian era in England and the U.S.? It wasn’t polite and moral as The Queen herself would like to have people believe.
I’m not condoning this behavior, I’m just saying that these modern vices are not really ‘modern’ at all. They have been around for thousands of years and no matter what our society does about them, they will continue on.
The only way to change a society is to change people’s hearts. That’s what causes real, lasting change.