treatment. Gays have been fighting for rights since the 1960’s‚ maybe even before then‚ and yet today in 2010‚ those pleas for rights go unheard. I believe that we should allow same-sex marriage because banning it is unfair‚ love is all that matters in marriage‚ and gay families have certain family values that some straight marriages lack. Banning an issue doesn’t make it go away. The American Constitution states that everyone desverves the same‚ equal rights -- that inlcludes gay people. So banning
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I was against gay marriage until I realized I didn’t have to get one (James Carville). In recent years‚ the debate over gay marriage has grown from an issue that occasionally arose in a few states to a nationwide controversy. People have opposing viewpoints on whether gays should be allowed to marry or not‚ and the sub topics that coincide with gay marriage. People against gay marriage argue that marriage has always been defined as being between one man and one woman. The definition of marriage is;
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powerful word operates on the hearts of men. The Greek word logos often means a word spoken (Logos Bible Software/ Lexham Theological Workbook). While this is usually the case‚ God speaks through actions as well. Within John’s Gospel‚ he goes into great detail concerning God’s word. Indeed‚ his goal is to show the divinity of Jesus (Jn 20:31). Borchert comments: "There is no question that the Greek Heraclitus saw in the common term logos a basic defining principle related to the ordering of the cosmos"
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Name Institution Instructor course GAY MARRIAGE SHOULD BE LEGALIZED Gay marriages have been a subject of discussion all over the world‚ the issue being whether these marriages should be legalized or not. A gay marriage is one that involves a commitment between two people of the same sex. It is mostly referred to as domestic partnership. To come to a conclusion whether gay marriages should be legalized or not‚ it’s only fair to look at the pros and cons. Gay marriages should be legalized because
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Gay Marriage Is gay marriage a civil right or a religious freedom? The debate of legalizing same-sex marriages hinges on this question. Same-sex couples are fighting for the right to marry‚ to acquire legal rights to their partners - for such things as insurance‚ health benefits‚ and other legal matters ("Gay Marriage: The Arguments and the Motives”). Debates gather intensity as proponents and opponents argue their side of gay marriage being legal. Opponents argue that marriage is a religious
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Gay parents are facing discrimination because of their sexual orientation. Twenty-two states currently allow single gays to adopt and 21 states currently allow gay and lesbian couples to adopt in the U.S. (Mallon‚ 2007‚ p. 6). The ability of gay couples to rear a child should not be denied only because they are gay. Homosexuals may be looked down upon by society‚ but they still are humans and have morals. These morals they possess‚ may influence a child more than those morals taught to a child with
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Gay Marriage: Moving Away from the Blind Confines of Christianity Whether or not to sanction gay marriage has become an intense political debate‚ especially over the last decade. In his essay “Gay Marriages: Make Them Legal‚” Thomas B. Stoddard argues in favor of gay marriages – saying it is a fundamental personal freedom‚ not one that should be controlled by the government – and I support his stance. In Lisa Schiffren’s “Gay Marriage‚ an Oxymoron‚” she argues that same-sex marriage can’t be understood
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Gay marriage nowadays has become a serious issue to talking about. In most culture across the global‚ gay marriage and homosexuality was forbidden‚ not accepted by the law. In my opinion‚ I think granting gay marriage would threaten the stability of family‚ pillar of our society. First of all‚ what is marriage? The institution of marriage is defined as between woman and man. God first created two kinds of people‚ which were woman and man. I believe the reason why god did that was he
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Katha Pollitt counters arguments against marriage between homosexuals in her essay “What’s Wrong with Gay Marriage?”. I think the main purpose of this essay was to convince the reader that there is absolutely nothing wrong with gay marriages. The author starts her essay with a question because she disagrees that gay marriage threatens the so-called institution of marriage. Pollitt jumps from one argument to another and looks at the institution of marriage from various perspectives‚ such as history
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Say Yes to Gay Marriage If all people were to understand that marriage is a sacred union before God‚ then half of the problem with gay marriage would be solved. Believers of the Christian faith are one of the largest groups against gay marriage. In the Christian religion‚ it is considered sinful to have an intimate relationship with a person of the same gender and would certainly be out of the question to consider allowing them to marry. Gay sex is considered unforgivable because
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