As people we are granted rights by the government. As a citizen who pays their taxes and follows the laws we are afforded these rights as Americans. These rights are taken for granted on a day to day basis but, unfortunately, not all citizens are given equal rights. Specifically, gay and lesbian people are denied these rights. Under the current federal civil rights law, sexual orientation is not a protected characteristic. After the 1969 Stonewall riots of gays in Greenwich village, gays and lesbians have been trying to win civil rights protection against discrimination in the workforce, housing, and other rights we as citizens of the United States are obligated to. In Romer v.Evans, the court violated the federal constitutional rights of
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A national survey by the Pew Research Center conducted May 1-5 among 1,504 people showed 42% opposed gay marriage. Most because of religious attitudes. Some Christians find that engaging in homosexual behavior is a sin. Who are they to use their religious beliefs to deny someone their rights. That is like saying since someone's religion views eating meat as a religious sin, everyone should not be allowed to eat meat. The religious community views being gay or lesbian as morally wrong and will not allow them into their church. Stated in Leviticus 19:9-18 it talks about loving your neighbor as yourself. Therefore, since your views are based on the bible, opposing homosexual rights would be going against what God said about loving your neighbors. Catholicism and other religions that use the bible to worship say that homosexuals will go to hell. It is wrong to discriminate that way. Not everyone believes in the same beliefs as you and worships through the bible. In the United States people believe in many different things and people should not be discriminated against based on their sexual orientation because religious materials states that being gay is unnatural or wrong. Being gay does not pose a threat to anyone elses personal rights or their …show more content…
The first amendment to our constitution guarantees that our laws are not based on any religions doctrine. Any attempts to ban homosexuality equal rights based upon the concept of religious sins are completely unconstitutional. The 14th amendment in our constitution basically states That if you are born in the United Sates you are a citizen of the United states and the state you were born in. A state can not make laws that shorten your privileges or deprives you of your life, liberty, or property, without due process of law: nor deny a person within its power equal protection of the laws. If you are born in the United States you are a citizen. Citizens have rights that they are granted. No where in the constitution does it say you can not be given these rights because of your sexual orientation. Being this, any act to ban or not give homosexual rights is
A national survey by the Pew Research Center conducted May 1-5 among 1,504 people showed 42% opposed gay marriage. Most because of religious attitudes. Some Christians find that engaging in homosexual behavior is a sin. Who are they to use their religious beliefs to deny someone their rights. That is like saying since someone's religion views eating meat as a religious sin, everyone should not be allowed to eat meat. The religious community views being gay or lesbian as morally wrong and will not allow them into their church. Stated in Leviticus 19:9-18 it talks about loving your neighbor as yourself. Therefore, since your views are based on the bible, opposing homosexual rights would be going against what God said about loving your neighbors. Catholicism and other religions that use the bible to worship say that homosexuals will go to hell. It is wrong to discriminate that way. Not everyone believes in the same beliefs as you and worships through the bible. In the United States people believe in many different things and people should not be discriminated against based on their sexual orientation because religious materials states that being gay is unnatural or wrong. Being gay does not pose a threat to anyone elses personal rights or their …show more content…
The first amendment to our constitution guarantees that our laws are not based on any religions doctrine. Any attempts to ban homosexuality equal rights based upon the concept of religious sins are completely unconstitutional. The 14th amendment in our constitution basically states That if you are born in the United Sates you are a citizen of the United states and the state you were born in. A state can not make laws that shorten your privileges or deprives you of your life, liberty, or property, without due process of law: nor deny a person within its power equal protection of the laws. If you are born in the United States you are a citizen. Citizens have rights that they are granted. No where in the constitution does it say you can not be given these rights because of your sexual orientation. Being this, any act to ban or not give homosexual rights is