Sullivan says that minors and close family members should not be given the right to marry because minors are unable to understand such a commitment. The marriage of close family members creates incest, which threatens the trust and responsibility the family needs to survive. Sullivan asks if homosexuals fall in the same categories. Sullivan says that “domestic partnership,” a conservative concept, is one of the strongest arguments for gay marriage. Domestic partnerships qualify for benefits previously reserved for heterosexual married couples.
"The Church teaches that respect for homosexual persons cannot lead in any way to approval of homosexual behaviour or to legal recognition of homosexual unions. "(Mary
Symbols are important; they are a common cultural currency which we each use to help create our sense of self. Thus when the traditional nature of marriage is challenged in any way, so are people’s basic identities. By asking legislatures to pass “Defence of Marriage” acts, voters are using the law to create the cultural equivalent of a copyright or trademark on the institution of marriage to prevent it from be challenged too much. In 2003, when a bare majority of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ordered the state to recognize gay marriages, the three dissenting judges based their opposition largely on children. "It is difficult to imagine a State purpose more important and legitimate than ensuring, promoting, and supporting an
The issue was that The Boy Scouts of America were known for raising “men” and asserts that homosexual conduct is inconsistent with those values. The scouts also prohibited any homosexual to be a troop leader. Dale who was a leader was a homosexual himself, and also a gay rights activist. It was known that he acted homosexually towards the boys and also had many boys join in being a gay rights activist. When The Boy Scouts of America caught hear of this, it was immediately taken to court.
He was very descriptive in conveying his thoughts on the proposition. He also pointed out the flaws in heterosexual relationships, and posed the questions to why it matters to them. Flawlessly spoken, Olbermann fired back to the Proposition Eight, by challenging the Proposition’s main argument. The prop used the term “re-defining” marriage, thus raising the question of interracial couples, and the fact that slaves couldn’t marry. His rebuttal made a valid point that lead you to question the sanctity of marriage.
Since procreation can only occur between a man and a woman then same-sex marriage would not be able to achieve this purpose. There is a huge disconnection between homosexuality, and procreation and therefore, marriage. Lastly, homosexual relationships are abnormal and unnatural. Even though in today’s society, gay couples might be tolerated socially that does not mean gay marriage should be validated by the government. Using the same argument same-sex couples should not receive federal benefits.
Running head: Gay Marriage vs. The Bible: Hypocrisy of Love Gay Marriage vs. the Bible: Hypocrisy of Love Abstract The Bible as it is been taught throughout history as well as today is filled with numerous misinterpretations, mistranslations of key words, omissions of crucial information, and misconstrued ideas. Due to these many contradictions, society has created intolerance and hatred toward homosexuality. Through personal communication with a church pastor, credible books and sources on the Bible and homosexuality, the Bible has been analyzed in every verse containing homosexual behavior and proved unworthy of its word and content. The words of the Bible as they have been translated from language to language have been proven unjustly and their meaning no longer holds true valor to the argument that homosexuality is wrong in the eyes of God.
When a minority demands equality with respect to an important right the right should be granted—within reason—especially as the arguments against homosexual marriage is weak . The Australian Liberal and Labour parties have both got strong policies against marriage rights for homosexuals which is undemocratic. The marriage between homosexuals is taking no rights away from heterosexual couples, so why shouldnt they be allowed to get
They don’t. They claim because there would not be the traditional family dynamic that children would not be raised correctly. In this case, we should take away all children in divorced families and from all single parents because they aren’t your typical, “leave it to beaver” ideal. Seeing that gay couples only raise gay kids, then straight couples must only raise straight kids, right? Hmmm…then where do all the gay people come
| Homosexuality Through the Eyes of Christianity and Islam | Written By: | Duckens Saint Preux | | Introduction to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Studies Dr. Kristian Kahn Winter Session 2012 13 January 2012 | Homosexuality in religion has always been a controversial issue in many societies structured by religion and politics. Many believe that biblical fundamentalism and political conservatism are substantially more conflicting to the inspiration of homosexuality. Many varied heteronormative societies believe that religion plays an integral part in the way in which individuals in an economy structure their lives. In the article, Christians, Homosexuality, and the Same-Sex Marriage Question by John Zerilli, “Opposition to homosexuality, in whatever form it appears, indicates not so much a lower intelligence in the individual but participation in a consensus of opinion which represents a lower order of intelligence attained by civilized man” (Zerilli 32). He highlights the importance of uncovering one’s own personal perception of something or someone, rather than adhering to and supporting the majority’s.