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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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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Theory and Practice of Gay Marriage Pamela Thomas SOC 120 Introduction to Ethics & Social Responsibility Instructor: Safiyyah Al-Amin June 6‚ 2011 Introduction: Gay Marriage Thesis: Gay marriage is as an ethical issue because it goes against most people norms. I. Identify‚ specifically‚ the ethical issue A. The ethical problems it presents. II. Explain how one of the classical theories (virtue ethics) A. How would this resolve the problem? III. Contrast this response
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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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Should Gay Marriage Be Legal? The same-sex marriage has been a controversial issue for a long time. Same-sex marriage should be legalized because it is a large part of their civil rights. One of our civil liberties is the pursuit of happiness. Homosexual people cannot be married to the person they love and it violates their freedom. Same-sex marriage has always been looked upon as wrong for one reason or another. Everyone has strong opinions towards gay marriage. The point is‚ it shouldn’t
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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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Should gay marriage be allowed in the United States? (Decision time (maybe)‚ 2012) recently published a piece of news that on November 6th‚ there was an unexpected parade in Los Angeles‚ fighting for the right of gays to marry. The marchers’ banners all said such words like “marriage equality” and “we all deserve the freedom to marry”‚ which victoriously drew attention of the media and the public. In fact‚ such kind of demonstration is not infrequent in America now. Even since last century‚ there
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