Individuals against gay marriage insist the act is indecent, and permitting same-sex marriage will raise the separation rates. In addition, those against gay marriage imply that gays and lesbians are prone to spoil the long-standing practice marriage between a man and a woman. A further contention displayed by the defenders of gay marriage originates from the conviction that the real motivation behind marriage is reproduction. Gay marriage does not reinforce this conviction and should not wed, adopt or bring up kids.…
At a time where a procedural republic is present, gay marriage is an issue that does not satisfy the ideal of liberty as self-choosing and unencumbered. However, this concern has become one of the most controversial subjects today because it violates the first amendment, which is the right of the people to peaceably assemble. How are homosexuals supposed to assemble for their cause if they are threatened with violence? Homosexuality is the real problem in the eyes of many and anything relating to this topic is immediately cast down. Because homosexuals are a minority, their rights cannot be advocated because their lifestyle is not part of the dominant culture. The government is supposed to bracket morality issues and remain objective on topics like gay marriage, but for some reason this is not happening. Administrations are able to get away with using their religious and moral backgrounds to set certain laws in place, remaining unjust. The issue of gay marriage is not homosexuality in itself but an individual 's right to choose whom they want to marry.…
Marriage has been one of the most fundamental principals of human society since the beginning of time. Traditionally understood marriage is restricted to two people, particularly a women and a man. Since the nature of marriage is changing with modern times and people are marrying for love not just social needs should the notion that is reviewed by society and this long- confirmed definition be reconfigured and opened in order to make same-sex marriage suitable in society or refuse same-sex marriage? More than half of all people in the United States oppose gay marriage, even though three fourths are otherwise supportive of gay rights. This means that many of the same people who are even passionately in favor of gay rights oppose gays on this one issue (Bidstrup). Many moral controversies revolve around gay marriage such as, marriage is an institution between one man and one woman and gay relationships are immoral. John Corvino rejects the view that homosexuality is immoral in his article, “Why Shouldn’t Tommy and Jim Have Sex? A Defense of Homosexuality.” He responds to two arguments against homosexual sex, that it is unnatural and harmful. Unnatural refers to that which deviates from the norm, from what most people do. Corvino distinguishes various senses of “unnatural” and his overall conclusion in this regard is that homosexual sex is not unnatural in any morally relevant sense. He defends the practice of homosexuality against the charge that is harmful. He takes issue both with the claim that the practice of homosexuality is harmful to those who engage in it and with the claim that others are threatened by it (Mappes). Many people believe that marriage should be between a man and a woman because that is the view installed throughout the Bible. One major notion commonly heard is, God made Adam and Even and that is what binds marriage and morality. Many believe same-sex marriage is immoral but who is permitted to determine the morality of…
The issue of gay marriage has been a long-standing issue that has plagued our society worldwide. With the same fire as ethnic equality issues brought during the civil rights movement, gay marriage has brought similar attitudes our of current generations. Opponents of gay marriage claim that it would destroy the foundation and meaning of traditional marriage and family and that it would lead to polygamy and a growth in sexually transmitted disease. I believe that gay marriage is a right that should be afforded to all individuals, as it would help the local and state governments, change traditional family values for the better, and for the mere fact that it is a right protected and often overlooked by the constitution.…
Gay marriage is one of the most controversial yet sensitive topics that have been discussed around the world. Politicians often hold debates on this subject trying to decide whether it should be legal for same sexes to be married. Gay marriage is often viewed as being wrong by religious people because marriage is portrayed as a woman and man uniting, not woman to woman or man to man. Others view gay marriage as an act that is protected by our constitution; we have the right to marry whomever we want as Americans. The United States being a free country is what other countries view us as, and for us to discriminate against gay marriage goes back on what we stand for.…
The traditional marriage is between a man and a woman, but I do not see how same sex marriage is a threat to it. Just because some people want to marry someone else of the same sex does not mean that all people want to and that traditional marriage is going to be extinct. I find this argument to be absurd at the very least and find no evidence to back it up.…
Gay marriage is a topic that is heavily debated in this day and age. Whether or not it should be legal for homosexuals to get married is a theme that authors Andrew Sullivan, who wrote “For Gay Marriage” and William J. Bennett, who wrote “Against Gay Marriage” use in there articles. The main points the authors both discus is the meaning of marriage itself, the social impact same sex marriage will have on society, and the influence on children and teens. Although, the authors have similar themes disused in their topics, there are more differences in how they view same sex marriage.…
Marriage has always been between man and woman which is the usual way of starting a family and future in our society and other societies around the world. There is no evidence in human history that gay marriage existed so since gay marriage is new and unusual culture to our society it should not be accepted because we don’t want to mess up our culture and somehow ruin our tradition on family values.…
This semester we have analyzed the issue ‘same sex marriage’ by three different articles and we were asked to select one of them to examine one more time with merging our own opinions.…
When I think of Ethical issues in the world today, Gay Marriage seems to hits me the hardest. Now Maybe it is the fact that I am bisexual myself or that I have a homosexual uncle who has been married for 2 years. Either way, I am a strong supporter of the entire marriage institution, especially gay marriage. In this paper I will first indentify the ethical issue of gay marriage and specifically explore the ethical problems gay marriage presents including their pros and cons. I will then explain the classical theory of and determine how it would resolve the problems at hand. Next I will continue by contrasting the theoretical solution with perspective of towards gay marriage. Lastly, I will go over which…
Another argument against same-sex marriage is that the purpose of marriage is procreation. This may seem a reasonable argument at first, but then one realizes how full of holes it is. Traditional…
There has been interactions between the same sex's for a very very long time. The first known appearance of the word homosexual is in print found in 1869 in a German pamphlet. The first record of a possible homosexual couple is commonly regarded as Khnumhotep and niankhkhnum, an Egyptian male couple, who lived around 2400 BCE. It was recorded in China as early as 600 BCE. In Europe the earliest Western documents such as: literary works, art objects, and mythographic materials concerning same sex relationships are derived from ancient Greece. During the Renaissance, wealthy cities like Florence and Venice were renowned for their widespread practice of same sex love. The idea gay marriage is wrong started with the Christians being so against sodomy. In the second half of the 13th century death was the punishment for homosexuality in most of Europe. Once the European countries took over Africa, same sex relationships where very frowned upon. Once Christians came to America and saw Native Americans having sodomy they were disgusted and would execute them publicly. Christianity and there passionate hate form sodomy really put a stop too same sex relationships; once European countries started exploring and sharing there religious beliefs. Gay marriage today, in the United States of America, is decided by the states. The word Marriage defined by Dictionary.com means " the social institution under which a man and a women establish their decision to live as husband and wife by legal commitments, religious ceremonies, etc.". Marriage is viewed as a contractual agreement subject to legal process. This…
On the surface, the issue of gay marriage is a simple one: should homosexual couples be allowed to marriage as heterosexual couples? Once you dive deeper, however, it gets more complicated. Not only do you have pro-gay marriage activists versus anti-gay marriage activists, you have the church backing the anti-gay activists. Plus, with the federalist wrench thrown in – should the gay rights issue be delegated to the state governments or to the federal government – gay marriage is an incredibly complicated issue. There is also the argument made that by denying gays and lesbians their right to marriage they are also being denied their constitutional rights to the pursuit of happiness.…
Though many arguments against gay marriage are based in homophobia, even people who otherwise support the rights of gays and lesbians have advanced arguments against gay marriage. One main concern is that allowing two people of the same sex to marry will devalue the concept of marriage. Those against gay marriage argue that marriage is between one man and one woman and allowing gay marriage would destroy the traditional family, which defenders of this idea value.…
Let’s start with the argument that homosexuality is a sin according to the Bible. What ever happened to separation of church and state? Can one of our principal ideas be thrown out the window just because people don’t want to face the fact that the world is changing? The leaders of our country should know by now how to separate their private opinion from laws that can affect millions of people. The Bible should never come into play when making a decision on whether to pass a bill or not. If it is, then we need to wake Thomas Jefferson up so he can come clean this place up. Yes, the Bible exemplifies marriage as a union between a man and a woman, but the Bible was written thousands of years ago, this is the future, and things are different. And since when did the Bible come to overrule the Constitution when it comes to Law?…