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who also oppose same-sex marriage. Recently, same-sex marriage has been legalized causing a lot of controversy across the United States. This issue…

consequences of the same sex marriage. In this paper, I will first evaluate the strength and weakness of his presentation, and then will analyze its philosophical foundation from the perspective of reformed theology. I believe that the two sexes marriage cannot be efficiently defensed simply by appealing to the natural law tradition and its sociological function, but by relying on the Bible the special revelation of God. First, with respect to his criticism to the same sex marriage, I think…

affiliated organizations than it is for hospitals, schools, and other social providers that may not grant benefits to the spouse of an employee in a same sex marriage or providing adoption and other services to gay and lesbian couples that are routinely provided for heterosexual couples. Religious communities are divided deeply over the issue of same sex marriages. Groups that play a leading role in the opposition of gay marriages are the Catholic Church, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day…

of allowing same sex marriage. This decision has created a ripple effect; people who support same sex marriage are celebrating joyfully on the street, where people who disagree are protesting furiously hoping the Supreme Court take back the decision. This decision has not only impact hardly on modern American culture, but also raise the awareness of same sex sexual preference people all around the world. Interesting enough, a proportion of the LGBT community opposes same-sex marriage,…

discriminated, beaten and isolated from society. They were the ones being shamed for what they were, and made to believe that what they felt towards another individual was morally wrong and against humanity. Over the past decades same-sex relations were never considered, until same-sex marriage was approved as law in all 50 states. This had allowed the threshold of gay rights to become expanded; resulting in many gay marriages at a certain period, (this is presented by the following image)…

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 lawsuit” (“The Christian Century” par.6) According to Yonat Shimron, the same-sex ban…

legalization of same-sex marriage has been an ongoing debate for decades. According to the Gallup Poll (2015), views have increasingly become in favor towards gay marriage being valid or legal. In May of 2016 60% of voters felt same sex marriage should be legal. This means that there is still a large percentage of people who argue it should not be valid which causes a constant difference in opinions throughout the country. The Human Rights Campaign argues from the point of view that same sex…

One of the various reasons to argue for legalizing same-sex marriage is that gay marriage bans cause mental stress for lesbian, gay, and bisexual people, which in turn negatively impacts physical and mental health. Christopher Munsey mentions in his article “Psychology’s case for same-sex marriage” that doctor Ilan Meyer of Columbia University says, “The experience of living with stigma, always being vigilant and constantly needing to conceal your “authentic self” from disapproval and even…

Many people feel that marriage should be between one man and one woman, but it is better stated as a legally recognized relationship of any couple. “There is no more lovely, friendly, and charming relationship, communion or company than an admirable marriage,” conjured up by Martin Luther. Going back to the beginning of time, marriages have been connecting families together between the bond of two people. Normally marriage is a ceremony that is often officiated by a pastor or judge, typically…

perfect children? Or did you see a same-sex couple raising a child? Society and religion have put views on how a family is supposed to look, but should a family have to be the “perfect family” as society and religion wants? The lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community tries to avoid adoption because there are many restrictions in some places, but years are going by and many adoption agencies are allowing and even encouraging fostering and adoption by same-sex parents. Some…