Though having offspring is why marriage is created marriage should be based on the basis of how two people love one another. 4 is a prescriptive premise because the value statement of traditional customs is the only reason why society does not accept BREAKING DOWN, DIAGRAMMING AND ANALYZING ARGUMENTS 3 gay marriage. 9 is a prescriptive premise because it contains a value statement between marriage and raising children. 2 [In the United States marriage is understood to be the decision of two people to live together and be a partnership, a
Functionalists, Marxists, Social Action Theorists and Feminists see religion as a conservative force, whereas Neo – Marxists and Weberians see it as dynamic. Functionalists see religion as a good conservative force in society. After studying the Aborigines, Durkheim, a consensus theorist, concluded that it promoted collective consciousness, integration and social solidarity. Malinowski studied the Trobriand Islanders and found that religion was what helped believers during the crises of life – birth, puberty, marriage and death – these events caused stress and anxiety and religion helps the individual deal with these emotions, the individual is then stabilised and any threat the unstable individual might have posed to the group is wiped away. Different to Durkheim and Malinowski, Parsons said that religion promotes consensus by doing two things; it answers the big questions in life and religious laws and society’s laws go hand in hand.
Same-sex couples can adopt children to raise as their own, and specify them as their heir to land, property and wealth. We live in a country where we pride ourselves on freedom and equality, and to live up to that pride, we must destroy the arbitrary lines drawn in our moral, ethical and legal views on same-sex marriages. If we give no thought to the marriage of the elderly, infertile, or child-less-by choice, why should procreation be a factor on the legalities of recognizing same-sex marriages? The simple answer is, it
Because of this, the modern definition of 'family planning' has lead to some controversy amongst politicians within America. For example, the Republican Party are ideologically conservative, meaning they are a political party which aims to preserve traditional cultures and fashions, for example Christianity being taught throughout all schools. Because Christianity is often seen as the countries' traditional and original religion, republicans argue that Christianity is closely associated with American identity, therefore the eradication of it being taught compulsory within schools is against traditions. For the same religious reasons, the Republicans disagree with family planning schemes such as abortion,- the Republican Party would normally disagree with abortion as it goes against the Christian teaching known as the sanctity of life. This is the traditional teaching taught by the church which explicitly states that all human life is sacred, and so is to be protected by all Christians.
Although Meeks and Stein appear to have the best intentions in this study to prove the struggle that same-sex relationships have to enter the marriage institution, the method of selecting viable evidence allowed them to create a slanted field to provide them with the best possibility to support their thesis. By choosing the best of the best of same-sex conservatives, they decreased their chances of highly variable and anomalous results. Their analysis is backed-up with results obtained from other successful studies done in the field of same-sex relationships to support their view. It is easy to predict successful results when using the most likely to succeed. This is coupled with a total neglect of the other end of the spectrum, the evaluation of the positives of heterosexual relationships in marriage.
Based on the constitutional arguments for both cases, I agree with the rulings of each court. I believe marriage is a fundamental civil right afforded to all free persons based on the Constitution, and that right should not be taken away simply because the government doesn’t agree with who you choose to marry. I strongly agree with Chief Justice Margaret H. Marshall, who in Goodridge wrote, “[t]he exclusive commitment of two individuals to each other nurtures love and mutual support; it brings stability to our society. For those who choose to marry, and for their children, marriage provides an abundance of legal, financial, and social benefits. In turn it imposes weighty legal, financial, and social obligations."
This is an unconvincing argument, relative ethics, the belief that an action can sometimes be wrong but in other circumstances may be right, are very fair, it takes everyone’s personal issues into account, making sure each circumstance is treated differently and allowing the decision on what to do is the best for that situation, this makes sure the right thing can be done for the individual person. An example of this is would be deciding whether to have an abortion, absolute ethics would say this would not be allowed as it is wrong to take a life, no matter how young, however as relative ethics allows you to base the decision on the best thing to do, an abortion may be allowed, especially if the mother has been raped and not able to live with the burden of that child, the child has a disability and may leave an unhappy, painful and unfulfilling life or the mother is too young and would be unable to look after the child to a high enough standard, as well as all the other reasons that may warrant an abortion, this all supports situation ethics, making sure the most loving thing to do is done and utilitarianism, making sure that everyone is happy. Relative ethics also supports equality; this makes it fair for everyone, no matter what their belief or opinion. It also means that no one’s opinion can be treated better or be seen as right compared to others. This is also incorporated in cultural diversity, the fact that opinions and what is seen as right or wrong, differs from cultures however they are both equally correct and right.
Their effectiveness is due to how the examples display our, America’s, usage of Christian beliefs compared to what the actual beliefs say. His most effective example would have to be when he describes how America breaks one of the Ten Commandments themselves. It is true we are a nation that still permits the death penalty. However, the irony he displays sets it apart from the others because the sixth commandment itself says “Thou Shall Not Kill.” Not only that, his perspective of how we say we are Christian is also good for his argument. One negative aspect to his essay would have to be his bias toward conservatives and the rich.
Since we haven’t reached that point, affirmative action for women is seen as more or less acceptable. However, these “sameness criteria” have nothing to do with authentic gender equality, and instead introduce an element of confusion when discussing this subject. Assuming that equality means sameness is inherently problematic since if you want men and women to make exactly the same career choices, family choices and lifestyles choices, then you are basically trying to fit individuals into your own preconceived notion of reality. A Better Definition Equality between the sexes simply means that men and women have equal rights, responsibilities and opportunities. According to this definition we need to remove all legal discrimination as well as break down stereotypes that prevent people from leading the lives that they want.
Sargun Kang Philosophy 120 Essay – Draft THE GOOD AND BAD SIDE OF ABORTION Judith Thompson’s virtually admits as much in her article. But since she has chosen to conduct her case by playing off a right to life against right to decide what happens in and to one’s body. It is convenient and appropriate to speak of rights for purposes and in contexts which I try to identify; it is most inconvenient and inappropriate when one is debating the moral permissibility of types of action such as abortions performed without desire to kill, which is type of action Thompson wishes to defend as morally permissible under most circumstances. In the article Thompson agrees that the prospect for drawing a line in the development