Danielle Wright Nancy Cassano English 1301- 3C2 November 25‚ 2014 Gay Marriage Gay marriage should be legal in every state and not half of the United States because everyone should be entitled to their own right to be happy. Our unalienable rights are life‚ liberty and pursuit of happiness‚ which means to be happy. The unalienable rights are rights are rights that we are given and cannot be taken away from us. It is up to the individual to give up their rights. It was a never ending fight for
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It is rooted in our traditional Western values that marriage is intended to be between man and woman. The dictionary defines it as the social institution under which a male and female establish their decision to live as husband and wife by legal commitments and religious ceremonies.1 I do not believe marriage should have an alternate definition. President George W. Bush once addressed our nation stating: “The union of a man and woman is the most enduring human institution honored and encouraged
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Gay marriage should be a civil rights Civil rights is a class of rights that protect individual freedoms from infringement by Governments and private organizations and ensure one’s ability to participate in the civil and political life of the state without discrimination or repression. It also includes the freedom of thoughts‚ speech and expression. Where is the freedom of expression for homosexuals? It is legal in some state (eg. California) for homosexuals to be in a domestic partnership (or
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Gay Marriage Soc 120 Amy Lyons June 27‚ 2011 Just because someone doesn’t love the same way as you do does not make them wrong or make them crazy‚ it makes them unique. Majority of people around the world feel that marriage should be between a man and a woman and that gays should not have that right because they believe being gay is morally wrong. If being gay is morally wrong then why are their gay people? That is like saying being white is morally wrong. People honestly who believe this don’t
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Gay Marriages and Family Values At the very heart of the debate about same-sex marriage is the definition of the word "marriage". To some people‚ it changes to meet social and economic needs‚ to others it remains firmly fixed. In traditional cultures of Asia‚ arranged marriages are the rule. Marriages are designed to further the well-being of families‚ not the individuals involved. Marriages are seen as a matter of ancestors‚ descendants‚ and property. The Anglo-Saxons saw marriage as a strategic
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Gay marriage is a huge topic that is talked about in today’s society. Many arguments are caused due to the topic when it is brought up in a conversation. This topic has become such as issue that the government has had to step in and create laws. Gay marriage is known to break apart families but is also known to bring families together. The first known case of a gay couple wanting to be legally married was on May 18‚ 1970 when the couple entered the courthouse and then later was denied by the county
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Should Gay Marriage be Legalized? In America‚ marriage has been traditionally defined as a legally recognized commitment between a man and a woman as their ultimate expression of love. Throughout recent years‚ homosexual relationships have become more accepted than ever before in our country. “Civil unions‚” or ceremonies celebrating the affirmation of same-sex partnerships‚ have become available to gay and lesbian couples‚ though they undeniably are not the same thing as marriages. Much national
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is the concept of gay marriage. Gay marriage is where people of the same sex are allowed to become lawfully married. There are many differing perspectives on the issue and it ’s generally hard to find anyone agnostic-like about the issue. (Generally they support it or you ’re against). In the last decade there have been around an equal amount of laws passed and denied in different countries. The Christian faith is very damning of same sex marriage. The bible claims marriage is the union between
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Same-sex marriage in America The idea of legalizing same-sex marriage is a hotly contested subject in America today. Similar to women’s equal rights and civil rights for African-American’s‚ equal rights for homosexuals is having a tough time being accepted by American government and by American society. I feel that equal rights for gays and lesbians should be a policy adopted by the American government. These equal rights would include all the same rights given to heterosexual couples such
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Should Homosexual marriage be illegal? Well‚ some would argue that homosexuality has been around since before Jesus Christ himself was born. True as that may be‚ and as widely accepted as it was and still is‚ homosexual marriage was condemned. There are many good reasons why Homosexual marriage should be illegal and is immoral all together‚ as stated in the BIBLE Romans 1:26-27 People are getting hurt by the ideals that promote homosexuality. These ideals not only lure more and more young adults
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