Civil union

Americans believe that children are best raised by their mother and father.” An effort to defend the traditional institution of marriage was made two decades go by the majority of the house and senate. They defined as a federal law the marriage as the union of one man and one woman as has been defined thousands of years ago. However, everything has changed since many state courts have started the process to invalidate it. These days, the traditional marriage is in jeopardy to be quashed due to…

In Australian society being in a same-sex relationship is still perceived by many as a deviant act and a danger to social function and the heterosexual norm. Critics often argue that for children to receive the best care they need two parents of the opposite sex, and same-sex couples of either sex will never be able to wholly produce a supportive and productive family setting. Although these arguments are usually based on religious or ideological beliefs about what establishes a family. However,…

Being against gay marriage does categorize you as homophobic. What defines homophobia is when you have “Prejudice or dislike against homosexual people.” Although standing against same-sex marriage and being homophobic is not wrong, having prejudice and dislike against anything does categorize you as “anti” it. In greater detail, the definition of a phobia is “Having or involving an extreme or irrational fear of, or aversion to something.” Therefore having an aversion toward same-sex marriage…

Change is a concept a concept that frightens many individuals. Whether this change is physical or a deviation from a traditional norm, we as humanity are constantly hesitant towards any drastic change. For example, before the Supreme Court decided to deviate from the standard of a marriage definitively being only between a man and a woman, individuals were resistant to changing due to what is called the “slippery slope” theory. This theory states that because you make a change from the…

“Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is an abomination.” Leviticus XVII, 22. This quote from the bible is often used as an argument against gay sex. Other arguments against homosexuality include statements like homosexuality is unnatural or unhealthy. But are these arguments against gay sex actually valid? In the chapter “Is gay sex wrong,” in Philosophy Gym, Stephen Law combats these arguments against homosexuality and proves why it should not be viewed as “wrong.” I believe…

Representative Julio Gonzalez filed a “religious” freedom protection bill that would allow any healthcare provider to refuse services to any person who violated the provider’s moral and/or religious conscience meaning the bill is clearly aimed at gay people even though the bill doesn’t mention sexual orientation. In addition Gonzalez wants to empower adoption agencies to refuse to place children in homes with two lesbians all due to their religious convictions and also allow individuals and…

In both the interview with Rick Santorum and the interview with Jonathan Rauch, the arguments around same-sex marriage are based upon what marriage is biblically, societally, and how it relates to the community. Santorum carefully states that the impacts of same-sex marriage are unknown while Rauch claims that all marriage is beneficial. Lately, marriage is supposed to be emotional, romantic, and based on love and dedication to each other. However, the marriage culture’s foundation of…

There are numerous ways that organizations can influence congress to recognize their National Agenda. Although there are many ways to persuade congress, the two major keys are using Political Action Committees, or PACs, and involving lobbyist. Issues involving gay marriage and the cannabis reform act are presented in ways that can be beneficial or detrimental to the involvement of congress in these important issues. Though the gay marriage agenda was a success it was not an easy persuasion of…

The analyzation that can be compared to the book and the film, is something that for me personally question the role masculinity and religion plays in culture, especially in the film. In the film, Children of God, which to some degree matches Murray’s argument that homophobia in the Barbados and the Bahamas is a reaction of imperialism and globalization. And comparing the director of the movie with Murray’s book, the major argument is that we cannot assume that sexual rights have a value…

In our society we are not fully aware of the different types of marital structures that western modern societies have been practicing. There has been a standout on multiculturalism because of the physical effort a lot of history on how polyamory and nonmonogamy has changed over time. These are two of martial structures that have existed in modern society. In society, we have known that many people in American culture practice monogamy because it is something that our society has accepted for…