weekend. It?s been a struggle for over 40 years‚ since the gay rights revolution. There are a numerous amount of reasons as to why people oppose gay marriage‚ but basically it comes down to an absolute infringement on the civil liberties of homosexuals. The most basic argument for the opposition to gay marriage is the simple statement ?Marriage is an institution between one man and one woman.? I would like to know who is to decide what marriage is and isn?t. The married? Politicians? The Bible? Isn
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2011‚ gay marriage remains legal in the following states: Massachusetts‚ Connecticut‚ Iowa‚ Vermont‚ New Hampshire‚ New York‚ and the District of Columbia? Thirty states have constitutional amendments banning gay marriage. Did you know‚ Massachusetts‚ which became the first state to legalize gay marriage on May 17‚ 2004‚ had the lowest divorce rate in the country in 2008? Its divorce rate declined 21% between 2003 and 2008. These facts are just a minor part of why I personally am pro- gay marriage
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An Ethical Dilemma: GAY MARRIAGE Gay marriage has been debated heavily in recent years. In this ethical dilemma‚ there are two sides: Those in favor of gay marriage tend to use arguments for legal matrimony‚ joint tax fillings‚ human needs‚ civil rights‚ justice‚ etc. On the other side of the issue‚ most “opponents” and defenders of the Holy Bible (God’s Word) hold religious and morals established by the founding fathers who specifically chose the Holy Bible as the basis for our Constitution.
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Marriage means something different to everyone‚ not just for man and woman. It’s for families‚ for security‚ bonding; it’s for two people sharing their love‚ its two people making a commitment to one another. I don’t believe in love being gender oriented‚ it’s the personality you fall in love with. I don’t believe anyone is full heterosexual nor full homosexual‚ we are all somewhere in between. There are many reasons why same-sex marriage should be legalised. As a general rule‚ not just for gays
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25 January‚ 2012‚ contending that allowing same sex marriage would be a “steep moral decline” and is a purely a religious institution. She argues that people get trapped in a pattern of saying something is right when deep down they know it isn’t‚ she believes that a person’s sexuality is a choice‚ and that we need to protect the sanctity of marriage. She directs these arguments towards other people of faith and others who are against gay marriage. On the 27th of January 2012‚ Martina Navratilova wrote
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Marriage: A Human Right‚ Not A Heterosexual Privilege As of November 7‚ 2012‚ gay marriage has been legalized in nine U.S. states (Maine‚ Maryland‚ Massachusetts‚ Connecticut‚ Iowa‚ Vermont‚ New Hampshire‚ and Washington) including the District of Columbia. However‚ thirty-one states have constitutional amendments banning gay marriage and six states have laws banning gay marriage. There are many arguments surrounding this controversy that express extremely different opinions regarding supposed
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Gay marriage seems to be one of the biggest topics today. There are people who agree and disagree about gay marriage because of religious factors. Religious groups‚ for example‚ Christians are divided by this issue. “Some Christians argue that it is immortal and disgracing God’s only wish which is to make children. Others argue that same sex couples are created by God‚ and should be able to have the same rights as any other regular couple” (Debate).There are some religions that just open reject the
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Court is set to confront the issue of gay marriage for the first time in 40 years in two cases set for argument in late March. Same-sex couples are asking the justices to strike down California’s Proposition 8‚ which banned gay marriage in the state just six months after a court ruled that preventing gays and lesbians from marrying was unconstitutional. In a second case‚ a New York City widow is urging the court to strike down the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)‚ which limits federal benefits
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Should gay marriage be legalized? The debate on whether gay marriage should be legalized is heating up on the hill. The supporters of gay marriage should be legalized maintained that same-sex couple should have equal marriage benefits as the heterosexual couples and banning of gay marriage is an unconstitutional discrimination. Despite the choice of many supporters‚ many‚ particularly those with strong religious beliefs point their figure at such practice. In my point of view‚ gay marriage should
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Jefferson followed the constitution exactly. Louisiana has a law that says marriage can only be between a man and a woman. People who are supporters of this law want it not just to be in the state law but to be in the constitution. These supporters follow strict constructionism‚ like Jefferson. John Rawls believes that this amendment doesn’t only affect the ban on gay marriage‚ but also the relationship between unmarried couples‚ gay or straight. John Rawls‚ a lawyer for Forums of Equality‚ said‚ “I
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