State legislatures, voters and more recently the courts have made sweeping changes over the past two decades in laws defining whether marriage is limited to relationships between a man and a woman or is extended to same sex couples. Gay marriage and gay rights are a major controversy in the world today. It is a constant debate on whether or not traditional marriage is out-of-date and that a new way is better. Although many believe in gay rights, it is difficult to support something that is against the foundation of America, and something that is harmful to the people of America.
The Founding Fathers envisioned a government that would promote and encourage Christianity. The founding fathers wanted a firm foundation of christianity for America; …show more content…
For example, upon the onset of homosexual rights, DOMA was put in place to protect traditional marriage. DOMA, Defense of Marriage Act, defines marriage as one man and one woman. On December 7, 2012, the Supreme Court of the United States announced that it would hear two cases challenging laws that define the institution of marriage as it has traditionally been understood: as a union between one man and one woman (Eastman, 2013.) In Windsor and Hollingsworth, the Supreme Court considered the constitutionality of Section 3 of the DOMA, which had marriage defined as one man and one woman. Hollingsworth challenged for purposes of federal law; and California's Proposition 8, which reaffirmed traditional marriage in that state (Eastman, 2013). During the court case of the United States v. Windsor, the court held that the same-sex marriage is not a fundamental right protected by the Due Process Clause (Eastman, 2013). The Due Process law is the principle that an individual cannot be deprived of life, liberty, or property without appropriate legal procedures and safeguards. At this time California was the only state who had proposition 8, which manipulated marriage into not only one man and one woman but also same-sex couples. However, in Hollingsworth v. Perry, the court reviewed the Ninth Circuit's decision striking down Proposition 8. In both cases, it …show more content…
The world today has ran from the foundation of our founding fathers, and America is slowly falling apart. Would America look forward to being the next Sodom and Gomorrah? For example, In Genesis chapter 19, God destroys Sodom and Gomorrah for their sexual impurity. The men in Sodom were homosexuals, and God did not approve. Genesis says, “Before they had gone to bed, all the men from every part of the city of Sodom—both young and old—surrounded the house. They called to Lot, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us so that we can have sex with them.”’ Lot tried to convince them to stop, for God did not approve of their wicked ways; however, the men did not listen. The bible says, “Then the Lord rained down burning sulfur on Sodom and Gomorrah—from the Lord out of the heavens. Thus he overthrew those cities and the entire plain, destroying all those living in the cities—and also the vegetation in the land.” God struck several men with blindness, then God used men to warm Lot to Flee the town. Since Lot and his family remained pure he granted them with a town nearby. By the time Lot reached the town it was daylight, and God expressed his dissatisfaction. The men of Sodom were warned, and they refused to listen. The people of America know God