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us civilized, is our ability to restrain the propensity, to overcome those immoral urges and passions, to control the natural man. If we excuse any immoral conduct based on the claim that the perpetrator was born with the inclination, then we must excuse it all, which logically must lead to anarchy and a return to the law of the jungle.

Harm: What is the harm? Individuals who practice immorality, in any of its forms, are slowly, but surely destroyed by that practice. It weakens resolve, destroys courage, corrupts the conscience, and leads to acceptance of other vices, and while the physical may endure for a time, the soul is slowly but surely destroyed until all that is left is the physical. That point leads to the issue of harm to society. Imagine living in a world of humans who, no longer possessing the conscience to fence in the animal instinct, are free to indulge in whatever activities they like, claiming a civil right. If righteousness exalts a nation, what will immorality do to it?

Government: So, why should government get involved in such a private area? Because of the harm. If the state sanctions immoral activities, then many with that propensity will abandon conscience, as an "ancient notion" and rely upon the state as their conscience, thus beginning a destructive lifestyle they otherwise might have avoided. Children of tender years will feel less restraint in experimentation with an immoral practice if it is sanctioned by the government. Others, who already are caught in its destructive web, will see no reason to change. They will ignore organizations established to bring them freedom and peace and dive ever deeper into their self-destructive behavior. If the State can limit how we drive for safety, why not much more than limit other immoral conduct such as homosexuality which is so destructive to individuals, families, and our nation.

Thus the nation and govenrment must make a strong stand against immorailty, otherwise, we must embrace anarchy.

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