Same-sex marriage

the Supreme Court gave same-sex couples the right to marry anywhere in the United-states. Now it is 2016, same-sex marriage is legal throughout the entire United States, and things are only going to get better from here on out. In order to understand why the legalization of gay marriage is so important, there has to be a comprehension of the reasoning that people were, and some still are, against it in the first place. Reasons…

Marriage is a socially constructed institution embedded within our societies for many years joining two individuals together. Within the most recent history, these two individuals usually consisted of a man and woman uniting in the form of marriage to procreate and form a household together. Religious and civil institutions are used in order to legitimize the joining of these two individuals and granting them the status of being married. In the recent years, since the inception of the twenty…

Senator John Cornyn, on his defense of marriage, exposes that allowing same-sex marriage will damage the traditional marriage. According to Cornyn, “most 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…

Two men or two woman should have the right to join together in marriage because many religious leaders support same-sex marriage. Yonat Shimron states “By preventing our same-sex congregants from forming their own families, the North Carolina ban on same-sex marriage burdens my ability and the ability of my congregation to form a faith community of our choosing consistent with the principles of our faith," said Nancy Petty, pastor of Pullen Memorial Baptist Church in Raleigh, who joined the…

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 sanctity and lawfulness surpassed…

The 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…

statements about how the Supreme Court’s decisions affects those Christians that disagree with gay marriage. “I believe that ultimately churches that refuse to honor same-sex marriage may face government sanctions—including the loss of their tax-exempt status—for refusing to honor same-sex unions”(Jeffress, 2015). Jeffress once again inflicts more hate towards gay individuals. He suggest that gay marriage is only a burden to many churches and religious individuals because they can't fully…

For my first presentation, I chose to go over polygamy courtship and marriage by Kiersten Warde. Polygamy varies from your typical relationship in that it is a marriage involving one man and multiple women, like stated in the presentation, polygamy in Greek translates to “often married”. While this practice is illegal in the United States, it is still practiced in other places around the world today. Although, even in places where polygamy is accepted the man is truly only married to his first…

States,” a name for the Civil War some Southerners use instead of the more antiquated “War of Northern Aggression”. The fight over whether or not to legalize same-sex marriage is a different kind of war between the states. This fight is between the states and the national government over who should have the authority to decide if same sex marriages are allowed or banned. When our founding fathers decided to make federalism a founding principle of American government, it was a radical notion.…

Interpretation on marriage is being varied since long and the opinions on it have been diversified. Interracial marriage has been changed from an illegal act to a legal act in1967, which changed people's thoughts on the human rights. Now, we witness many laws and acts that give support to gay marriage. This is ironic topic. Some people are against it and others approve it. A simple question to people who are against same sex marriage is – How would you feel when you live in a world where same…