Same Sex Marriage “A Matter of Justice” Amy Joyner PHI 103: Informal Logic Professor Russell Fail March 18‚ 2013 The American dream‚ one of freedom and equality‚ is treasured in the heart of every citizen of the United States. With this dream in mind‚ most of society will say they support equal rights for homosexuals. When asked if they support same sex marriage‚ their support of gay equality comes to a screeching stop. In the most recently debated public votes‚ the majority of
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and with 40.6% of babies being born to unmarried mothers in 2008. Allowing same-sex couples to marry would further weaken the institution.[50] [51] As argued by Ryan T. Anderson‚ William E. Simon Fellow in Religion and a Free Society at The Heritage Foundation‚ "In recent decades‚ marriage has been weakened by a revisionist view that is more about adults’ desires than children’s needs... Redefining marriage to include same-sex relationships is the culmination of this revisionism‚ and it would leave
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California ballot and state constitutional amendment that was passed on the November 2008 state election. The ballot was officially titled: “Eliminates Rights of Same-Sex Couples to Marry Initiative Constitutional Amendment.” In California it was ruled that marriage can only be valid if it is between a man and a woman. Therefore‚ same-sex couples were prohibited from being about to be legal married couple. Eventually in 2010‚ a federal court ruled it unconstitutional but wasn’t officially confirmed
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these people are the homosexuals. As defined by the Merriam Webster dictionary‚ a homosexual is a person who has a tendency to direct sexual desire toward another of the same sex. Homosexuals cannot marry each other in the Philippines mostly because of close mindedness and homophobia. However‚ some parts of the world are open to same-sex marriage which will be tackled later on this paper. Although homosexuals are being accepted in the Philippines‚ we cannot deny that discrimination is still very strong
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Same sex marriage; this topic never seems to end. Over and over again throughout the years‚ activists have reasoned beyond belief why homosexuals should be given the same rights and opportunities as heterosexuals. After all‚ what really matters are the love between two people and the passion they share for each other. Should an individual’s sex really be an issue when it comes to marriage? I personally oppose the issue of same sex marriage. There are plenty of constitutional and biblical proofs
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I am writing because I am concerned about gender stereotypes hindering the learning of our middle school students. We should make the local middle schools same-sex‚ in order to raise test scores and allow our students to feel free to learn any subject they want. There is a lot of evidence in which children benefit from same-sex schools in the ‘Raising Boys’ Achievement Project’ (RBA) which was a four-year project (2000-2004) which focused on issues associated with the apparent differential
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Same Sex Marriage in the U.S. Same sex marriage has been a controversial topic around the world for the last few years. Legalizing this topic is a struggle‚ in the sense that many oppose it because of various reasons. One being religious studies‚ whereas it is not accepted in their religion‚ others being an opinion-based reason‚ they don’t agree because it is just not their type. There has not yet been a legitimate reason as to why this topic should not be accepted in society. Legalizing it in
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it go against God’s will 4. What are some of the possible reasons leading to same-sex marriage? 5. What are some of the possible consequences of same-sex marriage? PAIBOC P- Purpose: to inform readers of the possible outcomes of same-sex marriage in our community. A- Audience: to those in our community‚ especially the youths of today and future generations. I- Information: Statistics showing the effects of same-sex marriage and anecdotes; God’s word on purpose of creating male and female
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The Controversy of Same Sex Marriage Same sex marriage has been a huge controversial issue since the 1970’s. It is considered to be a civil rights‚ political‚ social‚ moral and religious issue in the United States. Only 17 states over the past ten years have legalized same sex marriage while thirty-three of the fifty states have had it banned. In 1998‚ Hawaii and Alaska were the first states to ban same sex marriage but since then‚ Massachusetts was the first state to finally legalize gay marriage
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Same sex marriage has been up for debate countless amounts of times in the history of the United States of America‚ mostly always ending with a divided conclusion on the issue. This paper will provide a brief evaluation of the article Same-Sex Marriage: An Overview written by Rich‚ Alex K. and Wagner‚ Geraldine‚ 2013. In this article‚ the author brings to light the problems with legalizing same-sex marriage in the United States of America lies within the wording of the Constitution. The wording
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