Gay Marriage : Beliefs And Consequences Of Christianity And Christianity

The way people ultimately view homosexuality, whether in religion, politics or modern popular culture, is all determined by traditional or changing points of view. This essay will discuss mainly liberal and conservative Christian interpretations of the Bible, including many verses that may support or condemn homosexuality. It will also discuss the political views and laws against same-sex marriage and the social activism in the homosexual community. This is all about view points and it has many conflicting views and arguments.

(Version Roman 5:12-14) We all have fallen short of the glory of God (Version Romans 3:23). Because of mankind’s fall from grace, sin is a natural act that keeps us from God. Christians know that God has taught us right from wrong, and that it is not possible for man to overcome sinfulness, except through Jesus Christ. Christians believe in the absolute moral standards defined by God. In contrast to the humanist, Christians know no one can be held accountable for our sins but

The controversy between marriage equality and the exercise of religious freedom is a confliction between nondiscrimination laws and religious freedom laws. Religious freedom seemed to be an important aspect of an American citizen, after all it is the very first amendment to the constitution. With each American citizen being granted equality by the Civil Rights Act of 1964, discrimination made against an individual based on his/her sexual preference may seem to violate this act. In history, religious organizations typically been immune from state and local laws prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation. However, with the cases of Obergefell v. Hodges and Kim Davis this stance is challenged.

On June 26, 2015, the US Supreme Court ruled that the US Constitution guarantees the right for same-sex couples to marry. Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy stated in the majority opinion: "The court now holds that same-sex couples may exercise the fundamental right to marry. No longer may this liberty be denied to them." Many conservatives are completely against gay marriage and they have stated that they will fight to have the Supreme Court ruling overturned.

Christians called to a higher standard and must live the Christian values as we should and know how; none of us is perfect but only trying to perfect the walk that the Lord has commanded us to do.

Because people have free will to act on earth, they are held accountable to choose to act righteously by God’s will, rather than to give into temptation. Christians see all humans as sinful and believe that it is inevitable for them to act sinfully. Because of this, it is necessary for Christians to repent, confess, and ask God for forgiveness in order for their wrong-doings to be

There is a huge problem going on in Christianity. There are many people who claim to be Christian, but yet they are sinless perfectionists. That is heresy! I heard a man this week say, "I am not sinning now and I plan on not sinning in the future." What does the Bible say? 1 John 1:8 if we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If you claim to be living a perfect life you are in danger of Hell fire! I heard a woman say,"why can't you live in perfection like me?" She didn't understand how arrogant and how prideful she was.

The topic of homosexual marriages, or the marrying of two people of the same sex, is rather disputed among the majority of people in today’s society. Only small amounts of the population have opinions that are strongly favoring one side of the debate. For most of society who are the middle-of-the-road citizens, it is a tough call to make one way or the other. The main topics that are disputed are raising children in a same-sex household, the capacity of churches to allow such a marriage, and the integrity of a marriage as a legal document. These arguments will be expressed through the viewpoints of Andrew Sullivan and William Bennett. Sullivan is the author of the essay “Let Gays Marry” which was printed by Newsweek in June of 1996.

In a hypothetical scenario in which same-sex marriage and religious freedom are brought to a legal confrontation, the constitutional rights of both plaintiffs and defendants bring forth a nationwide debate on civil liberties and rights—yet it is easy to mistake one for the other. In this scenario, after lesbian couples Donna and Theodora married in the state of Massachusetts instead of North Carolina (Theodora’s home state), both decided to move to North Carolina in the city of Clinton where they found jobs to financially support one another. However, when both couples contacted a local bakery shop for a wedding cake, they were denied by the shop’s owner who cited North Carolina’s recently enacted law that allows businesses to refuse the patronage of homosexuals when the business owners themselves have a religious objection to homosexuality and same-sex marriage. When Donna and Theodora tried to hire a photographer for when they planned to recite their wedding vows, the photographer refused—with the issue of religious freedom again been cited in her arguments. Although this initially didn’t come as a surprise to Donna and Theodora, Donna was more concerned about the maid of honor, Bernice, a transgender person being able to use the women’s restroom. Because Bernice was born male, under the rules of House Bill 2—more formally addressed as the Public Facilities Privacy and Security Act (aka “the bathroom bill”)—that would exclude Bernice from using the bathroom of her choice

Gay marriage is a misconception of a marriage, cigarette kills not a just smoker, abortion is killing human beings, misuse of sex is destroying us emotionally, spiritually and physically, overuse drug is a killer, porn, alcohol and guns are killer. I don’t think that I am taking anybody’s right if I want that me and my family live in society without

The proposed legalization of same-sex marriage is one of the most significant issues in contemporary American family law. As a heavily campaigned development currently discussed in law assessment; these extremely confrontational and debatable political questions are facing present day American courts. If same-sex marriage is legalized, its affect on the parents, children, same sex couples, families, and the social and political world will be astronomical. The arguments surrounding the issue though confrontational nonetheless are easily seen from a wide array of perspectives. One of the perspectives states that marriage is a promise to a spouse to stay loyal and faithful in all

While seventeen states have already granted couples the right to marry whom they love regardless of gender, the rest of the country continues to forbid same-sex couples to marry (Ahuja) and in doing so, infringe upon one of the most basic freedoms we are allowed. Arguments for same-sex marriage, despite being backed up with hard legal evidence and Supreme Court rulings, continue to face opposition on the grounds of religious beliefs and personal values.

The United States is a country built on a number of ideals and institutions. The moral structure of many Americans today was developed by our ancestors and the founders of this nation through the institutions that were a part of their lives. Family, religion, marriage, equality, and justice are just a few examples of the important components that provide a moral basis for our country. If any of these elements were to become too mutated, the effects on society could be devastating. Right now in the United States, one of these building blocks of society is being threatened by the possibility of a negative transformation. The building block of marriage as the sacred

In this year, a news spreads widely among American Chinese. A 22-year-old Chinese young man ended his life in Coronado Bridge, San Diego. After his car crashed on the railings, he jumped from the bridge into the sea and died. He came from a rich family in China and just got his bachelor degree in June. It seemed like he would have a bright future. Why he ended his life so young? The details about this news are eye-catching and startling: the boy had carried HIV since he was 16 years old; he had an old American white husband around sixty years old; he had been suffering from serious depression; he was the only-child of his parents. Someone guess the main reason that led him to commit suicide is that he was the only child of his parents and his parents gave him much pressure for his sex orientation. Same-sex husband, HIV, depression and broken relationship, all of these intertwined words convey some serious problems. Since American Supreme Court declared same-sex marriage legal in all 50 States in 2015, this news reminds the public once again that marriage had been redefined in America and the damaging consequences are coming. Since the true understanding of marriage is lost, there will be consequences for children, for families, and ultimately for the whole society.This paper tries to defend traditional marriage and oppose same-sex marriage. Marriage is God instituted and designed and

Sam Schulman’s “The Worst Thing About Gay Marriage” presents an interesting argument against gay marriage that hinges upon maintaining a traditional form of marriage. He actually claims that gay marriage is “unnecessary”(381). According to Schulman, there are 4 primary effects of marriage within his definition he calls the kinship system. First, marriage protects and controls a woman’s sexuality. Second, the possible pairings are limited by the kinship system to avoid incest or other taboos. Third, marriage creates a situation where licit sex can occur. Fourth, it places a clear divide between childhood innocence and adult, married, life. All of which is in addition to maintaining a standard family hierarchy, in which a marriage almost