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An abomination is anything associated with the worship of false gods or any activity that perverts the way God intended human beings to live and behave. A list of such behaviors may be found in Leviticus 18. According to the Bible, such [[evil]] occurred in [[Sodom]] and [[Gomorrah]] so [[God]] sent the [[Great Flood]] as punishment.
An abomination is anything associated with the worship of false gods or any activity that perverts the way God intended human beings to live and behave. A list of such behaviors may be found in Leviticus 18.
The vagueness of its definition, combined with debates over its validity as a legal argument in United States law (considering the laws would equally apply to non-Christians) has led to numerous problems in recent years<ref>[http://www.idebate.org/debatabase/topic_details.php?topicID=142 Stem Cell Research at Debatabase]</ref><ref>[http://www.idebate.org/debatabase/topic_details.php?topicID=63 Gay Marriage at Debatabase]</ref><ref>[http://www.idebate.org/debatabase/topic_details.php?topicID=30 Abortion at Debatabase]</ref><ref>[http://www.idebate.org/debatabase/topic_details.php?topicID=186 Creationism vs. Evolution at Debatabase]</ref><ref>[http://www.idebate.org/debatabase/topic_details.php?topicID=174 Prayer in School at Debatabase]</ref>. Specifically, ''Lawrence v. Texas'' suggests that the era of subjective morality-based legislation is at an end.<ref>''Lawrence v. Texas'', 539 U.S. 558.</ref>
The vagueness of its definition, combined with debates over its validity as a legal argument in United States law (considering the laws would equally apply to non-Christians) has led to numerous problems in recent years<ref>[http://www.idebate.org/debatabase/topic_details.php?topicID=142 Stem Cell Research at Debatabase]</ref><ref>[http://www.idebate.org/debatabase/topic_details.php?topicID=63 Gay Marriage at Debatabase]</ref><ref>[http://www.idebate.org/debatabase/topic_details.php?topicID=30 Abortion at Debatabase]</ref><ref>[http://www.idebate.org/debatabase/topic_details.php?topicID=186 Creationism vs. Evolution at Debatabase]</ref><ref>[http://www.idebate.org/debatabase/topic_details.php?topicID=174 Prayer in School at Debatabase]</ref>. Specifically, ''Lawrence v. Texas'' suggests that the era of subjective morality-based legislation is at an end.<ref>''Lawrence v. Texas'', 539 U.S. 558.</ref>