Primary Source Post

For my primary source I found a court case called Lawrence V. Texas, which covers the case of two men who were charged for sodomy in Texas in 2003. I chose this source because my topic goes into looking at how the christian church has influenced different aspects of modern American society, and this court case shows that. Texas is a very religious state and is known for such, and this source really shows how religious they really are, the state was one of several that had laws condemning sex between two people of the same sex regardless of their genders. The law was deemed unconstitutional because it tramples on the citizens' right to privacy. The ruling of the case gave homosexuals in Texas the right to privacy and the right to practice as they see fit. The basis of these laws was rooted in Judea-Christian beliefs that have always existed in the united states. Thankfully, the laws preventing homosexuals from having intercourse were eventually repealed in all 50 states.