[CommerceComet]

I don’t think the big sin here is homosexuality, that is the sentence, not the crime, the crime is idolatry.

While not diminishing the sin aspect of homosexuality, Paul said the same thing in Romans 1. While still a sin in and of itself, homosexuality is society's punishment for idolatry.

[BlackAdderess]

Right, it kind of reminds me of the joke about the foulmouthed parrot who got stuck in the freezer to shut him up for a couple of minutes only to emerge a quiet and polite bird. “For future reference, what did the chicken do?!”