Negative | Affirmative | The institution of marriage has traditionally been defined as between a man and a woman. In the Oct. 15‚ 1971 decision Baker v. Nelson (186 KB) ‚ the Supreme Court of Minnesota found that "The institution of marriage as a union of man and woman‚ uniquely involving the procreation and rearing of children within a family‚ is as old as the book of Genesis.” | Varnum v. Brien‚ 763 N.W.2d 862 (Iowa 2009)‚ is a unanimous decision of the Iowa Supreme Court dated April 3‚ 2009
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Why Gay Marriage should be legalized Why is it okay for a criminal to get married but two completely innocent people of the same gender can’t? According to the Supreme Court case Loving v. Virginia‚ marriage is a basic human right and same-sex marriages should be treated equally. Just because you believe same sex marriage goes against your religion is not a fair argument because everyone has different beliefs. You ask why it should be legalized but I ask why should someone be able to chose who marries
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“A Debate on Gay Marriage” Same-sex marriages or “homosexuality” as it is commonly known has become one of the most argumentative topics in society. It all initiates when one portion of our population are pro “homosexuality”‚ while the other half strongly disagrees with the sexual orientation that others prefer. As a result‚ a debate titled “A Debate on Gay Marriage” was published. It states the supporting beliefs of the writer Andrew Sullivan from his book‚ “Virtually Normal; An Argument
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Gay marriage has been an issue is America for quite some time now‚ and since the legalization of gay marriage‚ the issue has gotten somewhat worse‚ but in the same way better. It has gotten worse by the fact that people are finding more extreme ways to disallow service to gays‚ such as the use of religion. For these people‚ they should really take some advice from John Stuart Mill. John was a very well known English spokesman for the ideas of the rights for women. He advocated this using his ideas
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is demolished. Gay sex marriage is the most conflicting issue in the contemporary social world. Marriage is an association of persons through which we perceive the reflection of a particular culture. It is basically a private matter and a fundamental human right. People should have the right to decide with whom they marry‚ not the state. If two persons are closed to each other regardless of their gender‚ they should be allowed to marry with each other (Eric). Legalizing gay marriage is granting same-sex
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when arguing for gay marriage‚ has been called “lesser”‚ “unnatural”‚ “deviant” and “sinful”. In these arguments the love I have for my girlfriend has been belittled as just “sex” or only “friendship”. I have been told my natural urges are a choice. I have been told I do not deserve equal rights. I have even been told I am going to hell. Furthermore‚ I have been told it is offensive to brand such remarks “bigoted”‚ and that I am the bully. I do not believe all opponents of gay marriage are hateful. Some
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There has been a major debate over gay marriage for many years. Everyone has their own issues and opinions of gay marriage. Some people are for the Pro-Gay Marriage Movement and some are for the Anti-Gay Marriage Movement. Personally‚ I am for the Pro-Gay Marriage Movement. I feel as though everyone has the right to marry whoever they would like to whether it’s of the same sex or opposite sex. Many states have been debating within the courts all over the United States. There are two states that
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are fighting like little children. We only recently legalized gay marriage‚ unlike Canada who has had gay marriage legal since 2005. Aren’t we all supposed to be equal in America? Even if you don’t agree with gay marriage‚ it doesn’t matter. That’s none of your business and does not affect you in any way‚ so what right do you have to insult them and to suppress their livelihood? Like a democrat from Irvine‚ California stated‚ “Marriage was created to safeguard the human race... In the U.S. and other
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Associate Level Material Appendix H Topic Sentence and Informal Outline Worksheet Using the Center for Writing Excellence and MyFoundationsLab resources‚ provide the topic sentence and informal outline for your Personal Ethics Statement. • Topic sentence: Even though some may believe personal ethics are not essential in a work place‚ people do in fact‚ want good ethics to conduct a strong and effective workplace or educational setting. When good ethics are directed in a workplace
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Marriage has always been a hot topic from interracial marriage to the current day controversy of homosexual marriage. Marriage has traditionally been defined as a union between a man and woman‚ but today this is not true. In recent weeks‚ homosexual marriage has been a contentious topic‚ with a Supreme Court case and many Americans rallying around this cause. Conservatives believe that homosexual marriage should be banned but currently nine states have legalized homosexual marriage. The conformist
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