been fighting for rights since the 1960’s‚ maybe even before then‚ and yet today in 2012‚ those pleas for rights are heard‚ but ignored & lashed at. We should allow same-sex marriage because banning it is unfair‚ love is all that matters in marriage‚ & gay families have certain family values that some straight marriages lack. Banning an issue doesn’t make it go away. The fact of the matter is‚ it’ll always be there: gay people will always exist & so will their need for equal rights. As stated
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tends to use church as a way to escape all of her conflicts instead of confronting her problems. Escaping to church leads her to her most powerful fence in the play‚ her Lord‚ Jesus Christ. She uses her faith to keep her loved ones safe from forces that may threaten or harm them. With such an unhappy marriage Rose realizes that woman can have a life outside their home as well as men. While battling her marriage and realizing it is failing‚ “Rose finds her strength in religion; she turns to the church”
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Take a Stand: Gay Marriage Homosexuality is an attraction to individuals of the same sex. Some individuals believe gays shouldn’t exist and especially gay marriage shouldn’t be legal. So far‚ only nineteen states have legalized same sex marriage‚ while thirty-one states banned same sex marriage. Many people judge gays like they’re another race‚ but they are human too just like everyone else. Gay marriage should be legal because‚ who are people to deny others their right to love? Discrimination is
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the ‘adat merisik’ or called as spying custom for arranging marriages. Then‚ if the groom’s family get the agreement by the bride’s family‚ the adat ‘bertunang’ (engagement custom) will be held at the bride’s home in a date that has been chosen by the two families. After that‚ a Malay wedding proper begins with the ‘akad nikah’ (marriage contract) ceremony. And for the Chinese‚ the process begins with the proposal‚ an elaborate marriage proposal and acceptance. If successful‚ both families will proceed
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Usually when you think of marriage you think of a man and a woman. I think gay and lesbians should be allowed to marry too. Obviously‚ not everybody thinks this way. Gay marriage is a hot topic these days. Some people are totally against it and think it’s gross. I think it is perfectly fine and acceptable. I love gay people. I think they have a certain spunk and attitude about them and they don’t care what anyone thinks. They are also carefree and show individuality. They are not bothering or hurting
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When Ann Dunham‚ a white woman‚ married a black African student‚ Barack Obama Sr.‚ in 1961‚ marriage between white and black Americans was rare. Less than 3 percent of all marriages were interracial in 1960‚ and the public generally disapproved of such unions. Interracial marriage was even illegal in at least 15 U.S. states. Although the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that laws prohibiting interracial marriages were unconstitutional in 1967‚ a reported 72 percent of southern white Americans and 42 percent
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It’s not a choice to be gay. You don’t chose who you love‚ you just do. Using the Bible as a reason to be against same sex marriage is complete non-sense. God created everyone equal. Even Pope Francis called for the integration of gays into society‚ remarking that even as leader of the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics‚ he has no right to “judge” gay people. The leaders of 313.9 million Americans must realize‚ as the Pope did‚ that they must stop judging gay people and denying their given rights. Why
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Forced Marriages in Afghanistan A wedding is one of the happiest moments in a girl’s life‚ is when families and friends can come together to celebrate and have fun. In Afghanistan it is traditional for the bride to put on a sad face because she is leaving her family; she is not allowed to smile. However‚ for many brides this is not an act. They really are unhappy at their weddings because they are being forced into a marriage against their will. In Afghanistan‚ it is customary for parents
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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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Interfaith marriages are rising fast‚ but they’re failing fast too: When Joseph Reyes and Rebecca Shapiro got married in 2004‚ they had a Jewish wedding ceremony. He was Catholic but converted to Judaism after they married‚ and they agreed to raise any children in the Jewish faith. However‚ after their daughter Ela was born‚ Reyes began to worry about the fact that she had not been baptized. "If‚ God forbid‚ something happened to her‚ she wouldn’t be in heaven‚" he told me. Today‚ two years after
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