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.
Thus becoming the cultural norm of our present day existence. However, the understanding of the authority of the written Word of God, has been lost to some groups, who believe that it is ok to do “whatever they feel like doing,” without any respect to the order that has been laid down by God and established by the laws of the states. These laws are presently being threatened by various groups that wish to promote their lifestyle and as the bible says, would hope to “change the truth of God into a lie.” The truth is committing adultery, homosexuality, pornography, incestuous relationships, and any other form of unnatural use of the body, including fornication, goes against the fabric of our society and causes tremendous tears that disturb the core of
Humphrey, they discuss facts and their beliefs on gay marriage. Dematteis goes more into depth about the issues in states, Politically, Presidential, Religion, and Demographics on same sex marriage, whereas Humphrey discusses more about the Religion view of same sex marriage. He strongly believes Religion depicts the view on same sex marriage, he believes we should believe what god believes, and what god believes is marriage is the love and commitment between two people of the opposite sex. Dematteis has views from all different perspectives, and he believes no one should judge anyone based on what gender he or she loves. He discusses more about what the people in America think in their States about same sex marriage.
This opinion is often held because of the fact that you have consummated your marriage with your partner; hence you must stay with them for the rest of your life. Marriage is taken very seriously in Christianity and the line “Till death do us part”, which is said in the marriage vows, reinforces the belief that marriage should be to one person till the end. Islam is another religion which takes marriage extremely seriously and the importance of preservation of innocence is vital in a Muslim bride. Divorce is given verbally by the man to the woman (it cannot be done vice versa) and the amount of times the man says the word “Talaq” (divorce) matters. If uttered once or twice then there is a possibility and chance of reconciliation however uttered
He talks a bit about how same sex marriage will affect children, which I completely respect. He discusses marriage being associated with civil right incorrectly for things like tax breaks, property ownership, etc. The majority of his article is based upon what he believes is the “definition” of marriage. He talks about marriage including or being based upon a number of things such as; romance, passion, the female body, spiritualism, etc. All things he obviously doesn’t think the gay community is capable of.
If a person is deeply in love with a person of the same sex they shouldn’t have to worry about if the government will let them get married or not and I have many reason as to how the government is violating peoples right’s. Same sex marriage in many religions is considered a sin and that’s the
Obligations (As a single mother, whom kept making the wrong choices in men, my obligation to my family is my reason for being non-sexual. I have made the informed choice to wait on getting involved in a sexual relationship because of my college studies is top priority as well as, my children’s happiness. An obligation to achieving a goal is a good reason to be abstinence. 5. Call to Action (You asked the question “How can I be successful at practicing abstinence?” According to the American pregnancy Association here are some helpful tips; Do things with friends or with groups, go on double dates, minimize physical interaction that could lead passionate moments and last but not least avoid situations when you’re alone.
Although it recognizes that same-sex partners might be committed to one another and even love one another, they do not fit the definition of marriage. According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, "marriage is the lifelong partnership of mutual and exclusive fidelity between a man and a woman...to the good of the spouses and the procreation and education of children" (CITE) Because partners in a same-sex union are not able to create children, their relationship cannot be viewed as a marriage in the Church. The Conference of Catholic Bishops does not approve of the wording used in Marriage Equality Act because it changes the historic definition and understanding of the institution of marriage. They have said that, "Redefining marriage has nothing to do with civil rights" and "With respect for the dignity of every person, we proclaim this truth and we will be faithful to its meaning...in all that we say and do" (CITE
According to Messerli in the “Should Same-Sex Marriages be Legalized?” he observes in support to Stoddard’s argument that: One of the main arguments against gay marriage is that it would further erode family values; however, the opposite is true. The problems related to sexuality in our society such as STD's stem from carefree, frivolous lifestyles; in other words, having frequent, unprotected sex with many partners. Marriage encourages people to settle down and to give up that type of lifestyle. Married people commit themselves to one partner and work to build a life together. Isn't that the type of behavior we want to encourage?
I see today a lot of controversy between the two, with Romney's anti gay ads, stating that Obama has forced this upon us. Or on the flip side, where Obama says with pride, that he believes that same sex couples deserve the same rights as heterosexual couples have. With that being said, I believe that this goes back to where people don't want to break from the traditional values that we all know, the traditional thought of a man and a woman being the only ones who can create a successful bond between the two of them. For modern day society this creates quite a bit of questions and concerns. Like the most common one, who's the man, and who's the woman in the relationship?