Civil Marriages
CIVIL MARRIAGE
Introduction: Marriage is a unique legal status conferred, and recognized by governments. It brings with it a host of reciprocal obligations, rights, and protections. Yet it is more than the sum of its legal parts. It is also a cultural institution. It conveys clearly that you and your life partner love each other, are united and belong by each other's side. It represents the ultimate expression of love and commitment between two people and everyone should understand that. No other word has that power, and no other word can provide that protection. The conflict that rises between countries and people's beliefs is whether people abide by and hence accept civil marriage or religious marriage. Lebanon, for instance is from the countries that doesn't legalize civil marriage, while on the other hand, Canada and Cyprus are from the ones that legalized civil marriage. I, a Lebanese Citizen, believe that civil marriage should be legalized in Lebanon because people are entitled to freedom of choice, and it allows people of different and same religions, cultures, genders, and mentalities unite...
1rst body: The first article of the UN declaration of human rights states that all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in the spirit of brotherhood. People are entitled to freedom as stated above and that freedom comes as a tree of limitless branches. The freedom to marry has long been recognized as one of the vital personal rights essential to the orderly pursuit of happiness by free men. Marriage is one of the basic civil rights of man. After all, marriage is a civil right and two consenting adults should be allowed to enter the institution if they so choose. It is also to be observed that while marriage is often termed by text writers and in decisions of courts as a civil contract, generally to indicate that it must be founded upon the
Introduction: Marriage is a unique legal status conferred, and recognized by governments. It brings with it a host of reciprocal obligations, rights, and protections. Yet it is more than the sum of its legal parts. It is also a cultural institution. It conveys clearly that you and your life partner love each other, are united and belong by each other's side. It represents the ultimate expression of love and commitment between two people and everyone should understand that. No other word has that power, and no other word can provide that protection. The conflict that rises between countries and people's beliefs is whether people abide by and hence accept civil marriage or religious marriage. Lebanon, for instance is from the countries that doesn't legalize civil marriage, while on the other hand, Canada and Cyprus are from the ones that legalized civil marriage. I, a Lebanese Citizen, believe that civil marriage should be legalized in Lebanon because people are entitled to freedom of choice, and it allows people of different and same religions, cultures, genders, and mentalities unite...
1rst body: The first article of the UN declaration of human rights states that all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in the spirit of brotherhood. People are entitled to freedom as stated above and that freedom comes as a tree of limitless branches. The freedom to marry has long been recognized as one of the vital personal rights essential to the orderly pursuit of happiness by free men. Marriage is one of the basic civil rights of man. After all, marriage is a civil right and two consenting adults should be allowed to enter the institution if they so choose. It is also to be observed that while marriage is often termed by text writers and in decisions of courts as a civil contract, generally to indicate that it must be founded upon the