On Facebook That Being Gay Is ’The Same As Murder’ Jack Conkling‚ a Prairie Hills Middle School social studies teacher and Buhler High School assistant women’s basketball coach in Buhler‚ Kan.‚ is under fire afterequating being gay to being a murderer on his Facebook profile‚ the Hutchinson Newsreports. In his post‚ Conkling comments on gay marriage‚ writing that homosexuality "ranks in God’s eyes the same as murder‚ lying‚ stealing‚ or cheating." According to the paper‚ several of his students
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Gay Marriage Research Paper Most people believe that they deserve the rights they are granted by the government; an upstanding citizen who pays their taxes‚ serves their community and abides by the law should be afforded the rights of an American. However‚ not all citizens are afforded equal rights. Specifically‚ gay and lesbians couples are denied the right to marry even if they are upstanding citizens. Gays are people who are sexually attracted to someone who is the same sex; homosexuals
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Position Paper: Should Gay Marriage be Legalized? In America‚ marriage has been traditionally defined as a legally recognized commitment between a man and a woman as their ultimate expression of love. Throughout recent years‚ homosexual relationships have become more accepted than ever before in our country. “Civil unions‚” or ceremonies celebrating the affirmation of same-sex partnerships‚ have become available to gay and lesbian couples‚ though they undeniably are not the same thing as marriages
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C. Reeves‚ M. O’Neal‚ D. Tran Mrs. D English II 3B 1st March 2012 Effects of Culture How much of your life has changed because of the culture you’ve been used to? Think about everything you ’ve ever done in your life. All your actions and emotions towards things–how naturally did they come? The cultural background of a person sways him or her to act in certain ways. Culture is the source of what one comes out to be‚ even after many years from what he or she first saw of a culture. A person’s
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Running head: THE OPTION OF ADOPTION1 The Option of Adoption Child Psych 02/06/13 In class Brandy Calef spoke about adoption and the services offered that are specific to the Adoption Centre of Kansas where she is an adoption assistant. Brandy had information pamphlets ready to hand out as well as an example of an entrance packet that would ordinarily be handed out to birth mothers coming to the center for adoption services. She also provided us with business
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Gay Marriage Gay Marriage is the new “it” topic for all highly religious people to begin discussing as ultimately the “demise” of our nation. While many opposed feel it is against their religious beliefs others are simply not comfortable with the relationship. However‚ in an ever-changing world‚ it is something that while some may try and prevent it‚ is not going to disappear. Marriage by definition is “the social institution under which a man and woman establish their decision to live as
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Daughter of former senator Mendoza and new empress of Opium‚ Maria‚ loves animals with all of her heart. In fact‚ she may love them just a tad bit too much. Due to her efforts of animal adoption starting May 5th‚ Maria has collected over three hundred animals of approximately 110 different species. These animals have been rescued from unloving owners or pounds‚ even some being shipped from other continents‚ such as Africa and Asia. She currently owns about 30 dogs in itself. Despite Maria’s noble
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Public Security vs. Individual Privacy Name Name of Institution Professor’s Name Date September 11th was definitely one of the grimmest times in America’s recent history. There was security breach at the airports and American planes were hijacked and crashed into the world trade centre. The terrorists were suspected to be al-Qaida and approximately 3000 lives were lost on one day. For the attacks to be staged successful the terrorists had
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Ryan Nolder Ms. Chavez AP Language and Composition 29 April 2013 The Use of Biological Warfare in the United States With the rise of tension between countries such as North Korea and the United States‚ not only is the nuclear threat higher than ever but also a biological warfare threat. With lethal bacteria such as Anthrax or Tularemia being used as a primary threat in today’s century‚ what shall the United States do to prepare for the possibility of a biological attack? In order for the
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Gay Marriage Final Copy The world today is surrounded with many controversial issues. One such issue would be the topic of gay marriage. There are many pros to gay marriage such as marrying someone you love‚ and also being able to start a family and live out the American dream. On the other hand there are also many down sides such as being made fun of just for being homosexual‚ and not being able to have your own kids. Gay marriage is a topic with a lot of pros to why it should be legal and also
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