considered married, and thus provide them with the protection and benefits currently only enjoyed by heterosexual couples. While recognition of same-sex couples has been slow in coming, since 2001 twelve countries officially allow same-sex marriage, with several other jurisdictions though not allowing the legal unity in their jurisdiction, recognizing same sex marriages performed elsewhere.
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On the news, in the paper, and all over Facebook for the last few months, there has been much discussion on the topic of homosexuality and whether or not same-sex marriage should be legalized. The red equal signs have been popping up all over my newsfeed as a visual representation of my friend’s and family’s support of equal rights for all people. The other day I happened upon a discussion on a friend’s profile picture accusing them of being a hypocrite because they were a Christian and still had
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religious beliefs, family values and most importantly threatened the churches tax status. Those voting no on the ballot stood for equal rights while those who voting yes were standing for what they believed in as a moral issue. Prop 8 allowed for same sex marriages. The most important aspect about the churches' stand against Prop 8 was that the church was against homosexuality not against gay marriage. The churches' stand was focused on the bible verse Leviticus 18:22. When translated directly
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in the past 12 years -- to a record high of 59% today. Americans' tolerance toward having a baby outside of marriage is also now much greater, up 15 points since 2001, to the current 60%. Americans have also become significantly more accepting of sex between an unmarried man and woman, divorce, embryonic stem cell research, polygamy, and cloning humans. The only issue that Americans have become significantly less accepting of over the last 12 years is medical testing on animals. These data are
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xploratory Paper Our philosophy is DILLIAGARA on Gay marriages. Our position on same sex marriages is we are oppose to it. First of all from a religious stand point the bible was oppose to it. God does not love the ideas as it was written in the beginning. You don't do beast of burden and you don't do man to man or woman to woman. Reality check you do not see two female or two male dogs humping each other or any other species. Another issue we have us being heterosexual beings is that in
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Same Sex Marriage should be legal for many reasons.For example if two of the same sex want children they can adopt.Also if a man and a woman can get married then two of the same sex should also have the equal right to get married.Some people will realize that they are gay before getting married to the opposite sex, so divorce rates will decrease.If people of the same sex are going to have children anyway, then why not let them get married to help them support there child.Also for example Kara and
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taught all those years was wrong. I felt ashamed of treating people badly for something I now know isn’t even their choice. I am now accepting of homosexuals and their way of life. I don’t cast judgment upon them and I believe they should be treated the same as any other person. With my eyes open I now wondered what it was like for people who are gay in different cultures. I know how homosexuals are treated in America. For the most part we as a culture accept them. There will always be ignorant people
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Years ago same sex marriage was never even a question, people just wasn’t open to the idea. Now in society people are fighting to be able to have same sex marriage. In fourteen states so far there has been a bill passed to allow same sex marriage. Same sex marriage is now concerned a moral issue in society. Same sex marriage has its pros and cons on the situation. Just three years ago, support for gay marriage was 44%. The current 53% level of support is essentially double the 27% in Gallup's initial
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a lot is changing. Same sex couples are fighting for their privileges and acceptance, rights such as same sex marriage, and benefits that straight married couple’s get. Even though same-sex marriage has recently been accepted in Washington by the Defense of Marriage Act on a Wednesday as stated in the article, right after ten in the morning, many other states in America have not yet legalized same-sex marriage. (Banco 2009). Though Washington has successfully accepted same-sex marriage, thirty-seven
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are incredibly committed in monogamous relationships, same-sex relationships, who are raising kids, when I think about those soldiers or airmen or marines or sailors who are fighting on the behalf and yet feel constrained, even now that Don’t Ask Don’t Tell is gone, because they are not able to commit themselves in a marriage, at a certain point I’ve just concluded that for me personally it is important to go ahead and affirm that I think same sex couples should be able to get married.” President Obama
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