Gay Marriage Essay

In the Bible, God made Adam and Eve not Adam and Steve. This has caused quite a controversy. They have now made the law where people of the same sex can now marry. Gay marriage has a negative influence on society, affecting the laws of marriage and the generations of the future. When a kid is growing up, in his life he needs a father and a mother. When they have parents who are of the same gender they losing one of those people in their life. In the Ten Commandments, the fifth commandment…

Julia Gill Government 2305 Dr. Stone 12 November, 2014 Gay Rights Most people believe that they deserve the rights they are granted by the government. Not all citizens are given equal rights. Gay and lesbians are constantly denied rights that are typically taken for granted by any American. Specifically, gay and lesbians couples are denied the right to marry even if they are citizens. America is most valued for the amounts and right to freedom you have, but to not be able to get married…

Marriage has been around for thousands of years, and will be around for a thousand more. However, in the past decade, a new topic concerning marriage has surfaced. Specifically, gay marriage. Marriage between same sex couples is something one hears often in this day and age. There are usually two sides: those who oppose, and those who support gay marriage. Two authors, Katha Pollitt, and Charles Colson, bring up the argument with points for and against gay marriage. Gay marriage should be…

GAY MARRIAGE In 1973 Maryland became the first state to ban same-sex marriage. In 1996 27% disagreed to make it legal, compared to 2015, 60% agreed it was right. (Bush) On May 17, 2004, Tanya McCloskey and Marcia Kadish were the first legal gay marriage to happen in the United States (Alan Cooperman, Jonathan Finer, Fred Barbash). On June 26, 2015, the US Supreme Court passed the law that the US Constitution in all 50 states allows same-sex marriage. Before same-sex marriage was…

Gay marriage, or to be more politically correct, same-sex marriage has been the debate of the century. Now to me this particular situation has been stretched to its limit. No one has the right to same how an individual lives their life. The previous laws that were being followed and argued over were made a couple hundred years ago. Time has changed, situations are no longer the same. These laws were based on a religion which is still prevalent in today’s society, however, basing laws off of one…

regarding his position on gay marriage. He states, “Having been nurtured in the Christian faith from childhood and having served a lifetime as an ordained Baptist minister, I feel obligated first to address the religious controversy concerning the nature of marriage” (Moody 146). Understandably, Moody has the skills and training necessary to be a valid source on the subject of gay marriage. As a minister, one is granted the privilege to have the authority on marriage. Moody feels that even…

Gay marriage is not something that I necessarily support but I am not totally against it. I don’t care if you want to marry someone of the same sex, but do not kiss or do other things in front of me. There are people who are against it and there are people who are totally for it. Everyone has their opinions about things and I do not judge anyone for their opinions. Many people may not agree with what others have to say, but you have to realize that everyone has their own opinion. On June 26,…

Little Rock, AR 72201 Dear Senator Mark Pryor: From this current day, the state of Arkansas is 1 of 18 states that have yet to legalize Gay Marriage. Act 144 of 1997 and the 83rd amendment in the Arkansas State Constitution states that a marriage consists of a man and woman only. The recent decision of the Circuit Judge Chris Piazza to legalize Gay marriage was immediately put on hold for constitutional reasons on May 15, 2014. Chris Piazza’s decision has called for many people to speak…

Laws legalizing gay and lesbian couples gives the churches and other religious groups some conscience protection to refuse to marry them. Legal grounds are murkier for religiously affiliated organizations than it is for hospitals, schools, and other social providers that may not grant benefits to the spouse of an employee in a same sex marriage or providing adoption and other services to gay and lesbian couples that are routinely provided for heterosexual couples. Religious communities are…

Next Step to Evolution: Same-sex Marriage What is the meaning of family? Since our childhood we see programs in television that usually portray a ‘traditional’ family. However, since a few years ago Disney channel, the most popular channel for kids, has taught us that “Ohana means family” said by Stitch, an alien. So the question that we should ask is what is the meaning of family today? What is the conflict between gay and straight families? Should we allow gay people married at first? Do we…