Same-sex marriage

in regards to same sex marriages in the church. Equality has always been a symbol of hope, liberty, freedom, and a chance to live an unbiased life. Unfortunately, some individuals do not agree with this value in America. Throughout history many Americans have aspired for same-sex marriage. Unfortunately, not everyone agrees. Opponents of same-sex marriage see marriage to traditionally be defined as marriage between one man and one woman. According to opponents, primarily, marriage is for…

Same-sex marriage is a topic that has been debated for many years. Gay marriage should be allowed in the United States. Everyone has the right as an American citizen to marry whomever they wish to marry, same-sex or not. People who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender, are known as the LGBT Community. People who are a part of the LGBT Community will have more equality if same-sex marriage was allowed. Many people and cultures have a different meaning of marriage. However, marriage is an…

Gay marriage has been the topic of debate for many decades. People are opposed to gay marriage because their religion is against it, and others think that same sex marriage is wrong because the couples cannot necessarily reproduce. Those who support gay marriage believe everyone should have the right to do what makes them happy and marry who they please. Gay marriage was not a popular discussion until 1970; a gay couple went to the Hennepin County District Court in Minnesota and requested a…

Rhetorical Analysis of “Time for Marriage Equality” On April 21, 2015, The Hill newspaper published “Time for Marriage Equality” by Markos Moulitsas. In his article, Moulitsas claims that “the American public has decisively accepted marriage equality.” He gathered information from polls conducted by NBC/Wall Street Journal, CBS, CNN, and Bloomberg, to prove the popular public opinion supports same-sex marriage. In addition, Moulitsas provided quotes from “bigoted” high profile republicans, to…

Marriage is both universal and central. All over the world, in every country in every region, religious or non-religious people are getting married, and for many people marriage is the key to happiness. But to be told you cannot get married is violating a basic human right. Most people do not know the definition of gay marriage, so here it is. Gay Marriage is marriage between partners of the same sex. It is that simple. Gay marriage is legal in 50 countries around the world. One of the…

Same Sex Should Be Legal On June 26th, 2015, gay marriage became legal in all 50 states in the United States. Years leading up to the decision of making gay marriage legal throughout all the US, many states had already accepted it and made it a law saying it was legal or rejected it. Same sex marriage should be legal because anyone who resides in the United States should have the right to marry whatever sex they please and have it be recognized by the United States Government. Before the same…

There’s No Reason For Gay Marriage To Not Be Legalized People in this society think it is wrong to take advantage of marriage. According to Bible standards, the definition of marriage is to be between one man and woman (Marriage Equality in The New Republic). With same-sex couples or heterosexual couples, everyone shares the same value of love and commitment (Olson), therefore, everyone should be treated equally. The gay marriage issue affects society in several ways. One of those ways is that…

Administration, this group has managed to achieve great milestones. During Obama’s first term at around 2008, same-sex marriage was considered an exceedingly controversial topic. Although California’s Supreme Court approved same-sex marriage early in 2008, this ruling lasted briefly. In fact, by November 2008, Californian voters approved a constitutional amendment (Proposition 8) that would make same-sex marriage illegal in California. This…

Pro: Marriage Equality When the word “Marriage” is mention, what comes up to your mind? You might hear the ringing bells of a church, or the happiness of a bride choosing her dress out of millions of other dresses, that she will be using for her special day. Or perhaps you might think about the groom’s friends trying to talk him out of marriage and making him doubt if he is really ready to take the next step. In your mind you may also picture the bride walking down the church aisle on her…

Supreme Court in the case Obergefell v. Hodges, the court heard a case in which the plaintiffs argued that a ban on same sex marriage violated certain provisions of the 14th Amendment. The plaintiffs specifically argued that the ban violated the concept of protection of liberty. The court ruled in a 5-4 decision that same-sex marriage is legal across all 50 states because they view marriage as a union of two people and not solely as a union of a man and a woman. Although it was a 5-4 decision…