Bennett should replace the study with a wider range study that is cited. William J. Bennett’s article, “Against Gay Marriage,” is a moderate argument on why same sex couples should not be able to marry. His argument is well put together and brief, and the point he’s trying to rely makes the reader examine their thoughts on gay marriage. However, assuming and not citing sources take away from the strengths of the
From the very beginning of time, God created Adam and Eve, man and woman. God blessed the man and the woman with the words “Be fruitful and multiply” (Sacred text). From this point on it has been known that a marriage should take place between a man and a woman. Like I stated above same sex couples do not have the ability to do as God blessed, “Be fruitful and multiply.” In the church homosexual practices are known as “sins gravely contrary to chastity.” Whether or not people believe that homosexuality is a sin is, in fact, their own opinion. People who engage in these same-sex relationships will suffer consequences whether they want to or not.
Some government officials believe that the only reason to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” will be to improve military effectiveness. The controversy over the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy will continue to be an ongoing issue until homosexuals, civilians and the military can come to an agreement. Works Cited Cary, Peter. "The Pentagon's Fight to Keep Gays Away." U.S. News 1989: 57.
For Gay Marriage, By: Andrew Sullivan, Summary (Final Draft) Before the actual article, there is a little green paragraph that states that “the debate over gay marriage highlights a vast culture divide that typically hinges on core beliefs regarding the nature of marriage itself,” (Sullivan, page 404) with that being said, my only thought was that marriage is a full commitment to the person they want to be with the rest of their life, who it is with doesn’t matter and who are we to say who can and cannot marry their “other half.” While reading this article, I highly agreed with what was written by Sullivan, because I have multiple gay friends that I love to death and deserve all the same rights. I guess that’s why this article caught my
Marriage for homosexual couples is not only important for the recognition of their union together, but for the legal ability to share all benefits that heterosexual couples have enjoyed for generations. Hawaii was the first state to recognize that current marriage laws may be unconstitutional, and marriage should be extended to same sex couples. This occurred in 1993, and since then there has been a struggle between those for same sex marriage and those against it. Currently, there are four states that have made same sex marriage legal, but at least twenty-five states have banned same sex marriage on some
just as we do but different sexual orientation. To me, I don’t care if you a Homosexual, as long as you’re comfortable with your sexuality, that’s fine with me. Also that’s just being very Page 2 judgmental. If I was president, would make Homosexual marriage legal because they have a right to love and to care just like we do. 3.
Tony Lamph English 1010 Rhetorical Analysis Essay July 1, 2013 Vitriol in Gay Marriage Debating Hurting Everyone This is a personal essay written by Adam White, a Mormon and gay man who is the President of Understanding Same-Gender Attraction, an unofficial Brigham Young University community. It was published in the Daily Herald, a Utah County newspaper, during a time of much political debate over same-sex marriage. Specifically, it was published just a little over a month after former President Bill Clinton claimed in the Washington Post that he now opposed DOMA (Defense of Marriage Act), which he signed nearly twenty years ago. This essay was also published just days before the announcement of the decision by the Boy Scouts of America to
Before, this was not allowed and angered many abolitionists from the Whig and Democrat parties. The Parties first meetings were "Anti-Nebraska" protest meetings and they spread rapidly through the country. After just six years the Republican Party had their first President nominee who vowed to end slavery and hold the union together while do it. Today he is one of the most well known presidents in the United States, Abraham Lincoln. He beat out John C. Breckinridge, John Bell, and Stephen A. Douglas; the closest candidate finished 108 Electoral College votes behind Abraham Lincoln.
A 2008 census by The Military Times of predominantly Republican and largely older subscribers found that 58 percent were opposed to efforts to repeal the policy; in 2006, a poll by Zog by International of 545 Iraq and Afghanistan veterans found that three-quarters were comfortable around gay service members. Connector sentence When running for president, Senator Barack Obama vowed to end “don’t ask, don’t tell.” Once elected, he remained critical of the policy, saying it was the role of Congress to change the law, and it remained on the back burner through 2009. During 2009, Mr. Obama met numerous times with top Pentagon officials to discuss repealing the "don't ask, don't tell" law. According to a participant in the sessions, President Obama, while saying that the law was "just wrong," acknowledged that he had delayed acting on repeal because the military was stretched in two wars. He also did not want another polarizing debate to distract from his health care
2) Geraldine brings up a valid point referring to this statement as unclear in the Constitution. Gay couples and gay activist are using this ruling to help support cases for same sex marriages. (pg. 1008) So many Americans, like myself, have stood by and ignored what God had written. We have accepted this lifestyle, whether we agree with it or not.