Do you think gay marriage should be legalized? 25 states in the United States have legalized gay marriage. The first amendment of the constitution clearly states that a person’s religious views or lack thereof must be protected. Gay marriage should be allowed and recognized by each state because every individual has the right to be with the one they love. The definition of love‚ according to dictionary.com is as follows: “Very strong affection: an intense feeling of tender affection and compassion
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Gay Marriage Marriage: the ceremonial binding of two people into one couple. Historically marriage has been the institution were a man and woman join together in the promise of love. Now days the traditional view of marriage is being changed by gay and lesbian couples demanding the same right to love‚ honor‚ and cherish their partners as heterosexual couples have. This argumentative essay on Gay Marriage will explore both sides on the debate of gay and lesbian marriages. Historically‚ marriage
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rights. Gay‚ and lesbian couples are consistently denied rights that most Americans don’t even appreciate. Many gay and lesbian couples are denied the right to marry despite the freedoms the great American nation was founded upon. They are constantly being looked over and held at an unfair disadvantages‚ only because of their sexual orientation. Gay and lesbian couples are still made up of two‚ real‚ feeling people‚ who should be afforded the same rights as heterosexual couples. An issue gay and lesbian
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Gay Marriages In today’s society‚ Americans have to face the fact that the decrease of marriages raises a serious social problem throughout the country. Legal battles have repeatedly shown that the strength to prohibit or ratify gay marriage is decided by each states governing body. So why does the United States of America not have a federal law against gay marriages? David Frum‚ a conservative‚ debated on the topic of gay marriages. Frum has many good points of why gay marriages should
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PROPOSITION: Resolved‚ that gay marriage should not be legal. PRACTICALITY: United States is filled with so many problems why legalize gay marriage to bring even more problems? There are so many reasons why this is not practical‚ or right‚ but I’ll start with this‚ How many of you guys believe in God? I will only bring this up because we attend a religious school‚ at the beginning God created Adam and Eve to be together and to have kids so that we would have generations. Because of Adam
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December 2013 Legalizing Gay Marriage Imagine being in love with someone and not being about to show your true affection by marrying them. Gays and lesbians have to deal with that everyday. As an article states "In the 2000 census it was found that there were 601‚209 committed gay couples in America." So why not just let these couples get married? Not letting them is going against human rights. Many people say that gay couples should not have kids .. why not? Marriage is suppose to be about love
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difference in society their rights have been restricted. The thought of whether or not gay marriage should be legalized in the United States has been an on going debate. I personally do not understand why it hasn’t been legalized already; Not allowing homosexuals the right to marriage‚ their rights to freedom of speech have been taken away. It is wrong to treat them with such inequality for being different. Marriage should not be just between a man and a woman‚ if same-sex couples are together and in
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03/31/2012 Research Paper/Rough Draft Same Sex Marriage and American Rights Do laws prohibiting same sex marriage violate constitutional rights? I have always taken pride in the fact that I was born American. In grade school‚ every morning we would rise for our country’s Pledge of Allegiance. I remember I would always be so overcome with pride; namely‚ “one nation‚ under god‚ indivisible‚ with liberty and justice for all.” What exactly does liberty and justice for all mean? Liberty is
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Gay Marriage In today’s world‚ gay marriage is a huge issue amongst society. Many people are either in favor of it or they are not in favor of it. For example‚ “A Right to Marry”‚ is an article written by Martha Nussbaum that expresses her opinion of gay marriage‚ which includes her thought of what the gay marriage debate is about‚ as well as her objection to it. Nussbaum believes the debate of gay marriage is not built on the religious aspect‚ civil rights aspect‚ or the relationship
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What is the big deal over the same sex marriages? This has always been a controversial issue. There are two issues that come to mind. First‚ there is the religious point of view. Many religious leaders oppose homosexuality or specifically same sex marriages‚ they feel that God made men and women to produce and take care of children and that is how it should be. They also feel that God created Adam and Eve because that’s how God wants us to finish the cycle. Second‚ there is the issue of being the
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