There are some states of the US where adultery IS illegal, and punishable by imprisonment. I don't know when the last time anyone was prosecuted under them was, but they're on the statute books. "In New Hampshire, for instance, legislators are trying to repeal a 200-year-old adultery law that is widely viewed as unconstitutional.
Social conservatives, however, insist that such laws are needed to back up moral dictates with criminal sanctions. A 1997 poll showed that 35% of Americans believe adultery should be a crime, and similar efforts to decriminalize adultery have met with opposition in states such as Illinois and Minnesota." edit: Just saw your additional details. I guess I wasn't very clear; I wasn't saying that many Americans would agree with this, just pointing out that there are some idiotic laws still on the books.
I agree with you completely that these people are crazy, and it's good to know they have so little support.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.