I was dealing with homosexuality, so that was the context. However, I feel this attitude would apply to any sin. It seems that adultery threatens the family and children more than homosexuality does. And adulterers DO recruit, it's necessary to practice their sin. It is not an either or, but both.
More Christian men participate in adultery than they do in homosexuality.
I don't think so. The strong feelings against homosexuality are the response toward something that to the non-homosexual seems extremely gross. When these are over ridden, it is perverse. Christ's teachings should not be subordinate to those of St. Augustine's. I did not feel I was taking my cue from St. Augustine, but from Scripture.