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    Marriage law in Australia does not legally recognise same-sex marriage, and therefore, does not uphold society’s values and expectations. The phenomenon of same-sex marriage is gaining more popularity every day as society strives for equality for all individuals. The matter has already been enacted in many jurisdictions around the world. However, the Australian legal system remains reluctant in regulating same-sex relationships into marriages. Although this may be true, there has been recent…

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    Thesis Statement The term marriage has changed greatly over the last couple of decades, ranging from arranged marriages, polygamy, polyandry, traditional marriage, and same sex marriages. How is the definition and meaning of marriage changed over the years? History of Marriage “The first recorded evidence of marriage contracts and ceremonies dates to 4,000 years ago, in Mesopotamia.” (www.theweek.com). Originally, marriage was a way to preserve power or for alliances. Kings would marry off…

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    late, there have been many different discussion about whether same-sex marriage is legal which, is actually an argument over what side is right. Different states have stated that same-sex marriage is correct, which came because homosexuals want it to be considered right all over the world. One large reason that so many people have taken the side of the homosexuals is because they figured out how to voice their ideas. Same-sex marriage has been illegal for thousands of years and should not become…

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    Same sex marriage. Let me start off by asking you guys on what your idea of Same-Sex marriage is? Same-Sex Marriage is when I man or woman wish to proceed in the sacrament in marriage with the same gender as themselves. If I were to ask you guys how many people in this room believe that the church hates gay, how many would state yes? Account the endless amount of hands in the room states that people in society have the wrong prospective on the church and there teachings about Same-Sex Marriage.…

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    Throughout the past few years the acceptance of same sex marriage has been experiencing vast amounts of growth. Individuals nowadays are more accepting of same sex couples being given the right to marriage than they ever have been before. On June 26 of 2015 the Supreme Court declared that states’ banning of same sex marriage was unconstitutional. In the case Obergefell V. Hodges, the 14th Amendment was challenged by fourteen same sex couples. The couples claimed that the 14th Amendment required…

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    Marriage is seen by the general population as the union between two people who have agreed to spend the rest of their lives together till the day you die. All across the world marriage has different definitions and meanings. For example in the United States today there are laws and policies in place to define marriage a legal contract. Each party has rights and rules they have to follow to have the marriage be legal. The husband and wife are each supposed to be in control of each other’s sexual…

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    Dr. Robert Jeffress, a pastor of the 12,000 member First Baptist Church in Dallas and a Fox News Contributor, writes about how marriage is to be entitled to only one man and one woman. He implies that the Supreme Court had a made a “tragic error” with traditional marriage by giving the right to same-sex marriage and opposing God. Jeffress supports his claim by using, rhetorical questions, quotes, and figurative language along the way. These strategies were used to convince his audience the…

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    people the most simplest of rights to marry whom they please. To say that only a man and a woman could marry because America viewed same sex marriages as improper and that this “behavior” would influence the rest of us is just an opinion. This topic has prohibited people to live openly and freely in society for fear of discrimination.…

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    such as same sex marriage, out of race marriage, young pregnancy, public representation and speech, technology advancements, and use…

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    Same sex marriage Human beings fall in love with each other and get connected such that the loved ones become part of them. Some are attracted to people of the same sex while others are attracted to the opposite sex. It is this love that leads some to marriages and/or long time relationships. However, not everywhere in the world that same sex is allowed. This makes marriage to same sex difficult and sometimes impossible for people who fall in love but happen to live in a country where same sex…

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