Same-sex marriage

Several states, including Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, and Tennessee, banned or refused to recognize same-sex marriages that occurred in states where it was legal. Same sex couples from those states turned to suing their respective local agencies on the matter. Plaintiffs in each case argued that the ban failed to uphold the Equal Protection Clause and the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. One group also brought claims of the ban going against the Civil Rights Act. In all the cases…

everyone. Rauch uses the topic of same-sex marriage to further his points, but does not use it to overwhelm the overall idea he is introducing. Rather, he begins the essay by discussing his main point: cohabitation versus marriage. He then, quite effectively, introduces his own first hand experience of being gay in America, the effects it has had on his ability to marry, and the overarching effects that this lack of same-sex marriage has on heterosexual marriages throughout America. Essentially,…

2011, more than 60 percent [of the population] thought gay marriage would be legalized within s decade” (Issenberg, Sasha). Same-sex couples being denied the right to apply for marriage licenses and get legally married in the state of Kansas is a violation of basic human rights. Everyone, despite age, race, or sexual orientation is offered the same basic right, the right to get married and denying gay couples the right to apply for marriage licenses and legally get married is not only a…

There is an explicit theoretical framework. This article goes under a ruling where a company discriminates against a person due to sex gender and recognizing a gay marriage the same as a unisex marriage. Example: the discrimination stems from not acknowledging the spouse as a wife/husband because the sex of that spouse is that of the same. The central concepts are clearly defined. They are discriminating against a person for being gay and their sexual orientation. The central argument is…

The traditional view of marriage, the union of one man with one woman, has been prevalent since ancient times. However, over the past few decades, gay marriage has incited many United States citizens into debates over the legalization of same-sex marriage. Those in opposition to gay marriage believe that it should not become a constitutional right because it is condemned in the Bible, it has a negative effect on children, and it twists the meaning of what marriage was intended to be. Over the…

Should Gay Marriage Be Legal? Introduction According to the ruling by the Supreme Court in the case Obergefell v. Hodgesin the United States, it is noted that the prohibition of same-sex matrimony is unlawful. Innately, the jury iterated that the Fourteenth Amendment provides equal protection through a due process that should be respected the judiciary, which should protect the rule of law. The United States has long experienced a struggle between people supporting each side of the argument…

Marriage has been around for thousands of years, and will be around for a thousand more. However, in the past decade, a new topic concerning marriage has surfaced. Specifically, gay marriage. Marriage between same sex couples is something one hears often in this day and age. There are usually two sides: those who oppose, and those who support gay marriage. Two authors, Katha Pollitt, and Charles Colson, bring up the argument with points for and against gay marriage. Gay marriage should be…

Gay marriage is not something that I necessarily support but I am not totally against it. I don’t care if you want to marry someone of the same sex, but do not kiss or do other things in front of me. There are people who are against it and there are people who are totally for it. Everyone has their opinions about things and I do not judge anyone for their opinions. Many people may not agree with what others have to say, but you have to realize that everyone has their own opinion. On June 26,…

concept of what defines a marriage has highly been disputed over the past century. In 1996, the U.S. government passed the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which defined marriage as the union of one woman and one man, and allowed states to ignore same-sex marriages granted in other states. This federal law stood until June 26, 2015 with the case Obergefell v. Hodges, where the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 stating that no state can deny a same-sex couple the right to marriage. The court’s…

today, he would perform a same-sex marriage if asked. In the interview with Jonathan Merritt of Religion News Service, Peterson was asked, "If you were pastoring today and a gay couple in your church who were Christians of good faith asked you to perform their same-sex wedding ceremony, is that something you would do?" To which he responded with a simple: "Yes." Peterson added previous to that question that he hadn't had " a lot of experience" with people who had same-sex attractions, and…