Same-sex marriage in Canada

forefront, the extremely religious conservatives, and the educated and liberal progressives. It is of religious sin for people of the same sex to engage in an emotional relationship. This is the argument that many people use to oppose same-sex marriage, but for many people they have embodied this idea and become severely bigoted towards those that engage in same sex relations. These people are often like those children in the essay Dumplings, unexposed to world other than their own. The…

Same sex marriage is increasing at a steady rate, and with this rise comes the inevitable retaliation of religious political officials, namely Kim Davis. Her decision to refuse marriage licenses to same sex couples was unwarranted, as it is not her decision to make. Davis’s decision sparked a massive debate within the U.S., while also revealing that religion still plays a significant role in the underlying function of the U.S. government. Even with Davis’s religious freedoms noted, she is…

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.…

air of this “holy” experience for any of those who attended. The topic Pope Francis intermixed with same-sex marriage and the now overly-publicized clerk, Kim Davis has led to some lost hope in the Pope’s sense of tolerance and hope for change despite his devotion to the church and the values it holds. Kim Davis is a now well-known, not in the best terms, for her repeated refusal in giving marriage licenses to gay couples, because it was against her faith. This brews a poisonous debate and…

They disagree because they believe that marriage is sacred and that same sex marriages is a sin against God. The gay rights movement has been brought to a halt by people like Kim Davis, who refused to issue marriage licenses to same sex couples. The generations that come after us will look back on the issues the current generation, and will hold the older generation in contempt for their actions. Children will grow up in a world where same sex marriage was always tolerated and they will not…

Should Gay Marriage Be Legalized? Unions between people of the same sex have existed for thousands of years. Throughout the years, people have done many things that have favored most of the people and some have opposed to it. Many people think it is bad and religious people think is wrong. Most get discriminated just because they are different. All same-sex couples want is to be recognized in a good way. They want to get treated equally and also they want to have the same equal rights as…

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…

Penning acknowledges in this article the diverse views there are with regards to same sex couples desires to use IVF to enable them to have a child and the impact this may have on the child. Penning discusses and expresses his views on the theories and debates related to the ‘acceptability’ of same-sex couples parenting including; deontological, utilitarianism and ethics. The article discusses the core views of these theories/debates and their credibility when discussing the welfare of the child…

Even though the child might prefer having a father and mother instead of two parents of the same sex, homosexuals should have the same rights as heterosexuals because children of homosexual fathers, as a rule, grow up to be heterosexual. What is benefited from disallowing homosexuals to marry and adopt children? “Defenders of same-sex marriage want to legitimize the right to marry persons of the same sex. But since heterosexuals lack that right too, this cannot be the proper formulation of the…

of the English colony in North America, marriage has played an important role in maintaining peace and establishing domestic roles and social standards for both men and women. Indeed, the first marriage in North America to promote peace between two discrete groups took place not long after the settlement of Jamestown. The union of John Rolfe and Pocahontas was an agreement to bring the English colonists and the Powhatan people together. Additionally, marriage in North America has also…