--- I think it’s also comparable on a moral level, not so blatant a “sin”, benign at best and arguably indirectly destructive to society. ---
I believe that homosexuality itself is not necessarily "destructive to society" but *tolerance of the behavior* is.
Its like a person who feels the compulsion to steal (kleptomania)... we should feel sorry for that person and try to help them. But to suddenly condone theft by kleptomaniacs as "tolerable" is crazy. It creates a huge problem for society to understand what rules apply to whom.
I think the closet was a good place for homosexuals and sexual perverts of all kinds. Let them do what they want in their bedrooms, but keep it out of our faces.
By pushing tolerance, they are really targeting our children. I am fully convinced that young children and teens are very susceptible to peer pressure and less inhibited. This is a recipe for getting pulled into a lifestyle that will not let them escape.
I have seen it happen more than once. Always someone who is at a weak point in their life and they are consoled by a homosexual who "just wants to be a friend"...
If it’s not destructive then why not tolerate it? Unlike crime which is always directly destructive, I think it’s indirectly and ambiguously destructive.
- It introduces sexuality into areas that are better removed from it, like combat units, boy scouts, etc… even the apparently “benevolent” friendships to the weak like you mentioned, making people suspicious of social advances by even the same sex, closing people off to each other.
- There’s greater potential for disease.
- Societal acceptance is a potential endorsement for hedonism and moral subjectivism, if it feel’s good do it.