is the Court's grim warning that the criminalization of

homosexual conduct is ;an invitation to subject homosexual

persons to discrimination both in the public and in the

private spheres.

It is clear from this that the Court has taken sides in the culture war, departing from its role of assuring, as neutral observer, that the democratic rules of engagement are observed. Many Americans do not want persons who openly engage in homosexual conduct as partners in their business, as scoutmasters for their children, as teachers in their childrens schools, or as boarders in their home.

They view this as protecting themselves and their families from a lifestyle that they believe to be immoral and destructive

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1865746&forum_id=2#19900202)

They view this as protecting themselves and their families from a lifestyle that they believe to be immoral and destructive."

You could replace the word homosexual with the word black, and the statement would be equally true in 1960's America. I'm not sure what that means, though.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1865746&forum_id=2#20461866)