December 2013 Legalizing Gay Marriage Imagine being in love with someone and not being about to show your true affection by marrying them. Gays and lesbians have to deal with that everyday. As an article states "In the 2000 census it was found that there were 601‚209 committed gay couples in America." So why not just let these couples get married? Not letting them is going against human rights. Many people say that gay couples should not have kids .. why not? Marriage is suppose to be about love
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Getting married at a young age is not new in our society‚ especially amongst the Malay communities. The phenomenon of early marriage seems to be a trend and lifestyle among young people today‚ especially those who live in rural areas. In the early twenties of the age they have begun talking and thinking about marriage. For some‚ they accept and assume this as common in Malay traditions and communities‚ but for others‚ they consider that this situation and phenomenon should be changed as in line with
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However there are many oppositions to gay marriage which can be looked into. Most religions consider homosexuality a sin‚ Virtually every religion in the world‚ including the major ones in this country‚ consider homosexuality unacceptable. It is offensive and a swipe to the religious freedom of the majority to have to recognize a relationship they consider sinful. The gay lifestyle is not something to be encouraged‚ as a lot of research shows it leads to much lower life expectancy‚ psychological
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According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary marriage is defined as “the state of being united to a person of the opposite sex as husband or wife in a consensual and contractual relationship recognized by law.” In the essay “Of Marriage and Single Life” by Francis Bacon‚ he talks about how men should act to please women‚ so they can marry them in the future. Francis Bacon wrote this piece in the early seventeenth century. In the essay “I Want A Wife” by Judy Syfers‚ she talks about wives from a husbands’
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Arrange marriages Very few people in Western cultures enforce or even endorse arranged marriages. The thought of having your life partner picked out by your parents can be repulsive to many young adults because you’re the one who has to live with the person you marry for your whole life not anyone else. It is a process that is born of free will‚ choice and many believe‚ should be the sole privilege and right of the individual seeking a partner. But for Eastern societies‚ arranged marriages are not
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THE MESSAGE FOR THE YOUNG COUPLES SEMINAR HELD ON AUGUST 29‚ 2009. THEME: INTIMACY IN MARRIAGE. MESSAGE BY: TAIWO‚ Elijah Introduction The word intimacy comes from a Latin word that means "innermost." In the marriage relationship‚ this translates into a vulnerable sharing of our inner thoughts‚ feelings‚ spirit‚ and true self. Both men and women need to feel secure in this sharing and confidant of their spouse’s support. This support is achieved through listening‚ empathy‚ prayer‚ or reassurance
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Interracial Marriage Nowadays‚ more and more interracial couples are popular in the world. No doubt‚ these couples have to confront barriers and face extra challenges in their marriages because they come from different countries or have different cultures. Like an old song saying "Two different worlds ... we ’ve been told that a love like ours could never be ... that we haven ’t the right to change our destiny ... when will they learn that a heart doesn ’t draw a line‚ nothing matters if
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Same sex marriage is one of the most controversial trends that appear in the world today. In today’s society most of us are taught that a marriage should be a union between a man and a woman‚ as well as‚ same sex relationships being a sin because it is looked down upon by God. Despite the criticism of gay marriage many states such as Massachusetts‚ California‚ New York‚ and Oregon have made same sex marriage legal. In the fight for gay marriage political essay such as “Gay “Marriage”: Societal Suicide”
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Love & Marriage SOCS 315 The reason of why I want to enter into this type of an agreement with Marietta‚ mainly because of my past experience has left me uneasy. Not only has the financial been traumatic‚ but the fight for equal custody was strenuous. After few years of counseling‚ I regained my dignity and again started my life. Now I do not want the same incident to repeat once again and by chance my second relationships with Marietta doesn’t go well. Then‚ I want to handle it more maturely
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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 difference between same-sex and traditional marriage. I believe that same sex couples and the traditional couples are the same and because of that they should not be discriminated against. Both
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