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 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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she can or cannot do. Parents do it to protect their children; bosses do it to direct people with their jobs. However‚ why are some people so focused and driven to control others they don’t even know? People who oppose gay marriages fit into this category. People against gay marriages say that it is not natural to be a homosexual. Even by ignoring the biological belief that homosexuals are born with a different sexual orientation‚ this is still an absurd argument. The world is full of "unnatural"
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Angel Nolker Mary Lou Westman English 1010 May 28‚ 2014 Discrimination Frays the Human Spirit Denying same-sex couples the right to marry discriminates gay and lesbian families as inferior; it sends the message that it is acceptable to discriminate against them. Offering civil unions was not an acceptable alternative to gay marriage because it is a considered choice of language that reflects a demonstrable assigning of same-sex‚ largely homosexual‚ couples to second-class status. There is no
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March 2012 Gay "Marriage": Societal Suicide The gay community has been fighting for the right to marry for quite some time now and over the years I have heard a variety of different opinions on the issue. In the passage “Gay “Marriage”: Societal Suicide”‚ written by Charles Colson he argues against gay marriages. Colson states in the passage that allowing same sex marriages is like committing social suicide and gives many points to back up his claim. Colson feels that if society accepts gays getting
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Legalize Gay Marriage All men are created equal and therefore there should be no discrimination. They all have individual rights. These words were written over two hundred years ago‚ and even then‚ the people believed in the importance of equality. In the United States Constitution‚ which provides us with many liberties‚ one of our civil liberties being the pursuit of happiness‚ which we are depriving the homosexual people. According to Wood‚ Peter B.‚ and John P. Bartkowski. "Attribution Style
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Erin Krogstad Compare-Contrast Synthesis 10/11/2013 English 111x Gay Marriage Gay marriage is a topic that is heavily debated in this day and age. Whether or not it should be legal for homosexuals to get married is a theme that authors Andrew Sullivan‚ who wrote “For Gay Marriage” and William J. Bennett‚ who wrote “Against Gay Marriage” use in there articles. The main points the authors both discus is the meaning of marriage itself‚ the social impact same sex marriage will have on society
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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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Professor ……. Class…… 13 April 2013 “Gay Identity” Throughout the years‚ it is common to see groups stick together and unite around a common goal or idea. Strength in numbers is the basis behind it. This is similar to the idea of identity politics. Identity politics is a way of organizing together and staying intimately connected to the idea that some social groups are oppressed. There is a general consensus about things our society labels as Taboo. The sort of topics looked down upon range
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