Gays Should Be Legal Contract

With gay marriage becoming an increasingly popular discussion topic there exist constant feuding between which is right or not. We must think through it logically and ask ourselves: how does a homosexual couple not constitute as much of a family as a heterosexual couple? Gay marriage in American culture but more closely religious culture is primarily not accepted but in Evan Wolfson’s “What is Marriage”, what really constitutes a marriage these days

One of the biggest controversial worldwide issue is gay marriage. The definition of marriage according to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary is the state of being united to a person of the opposite sex as husband or wife in a consensual and contractual relationship recognized by law. Being able to stand firm to my viewpoint in this generation is very hard and totally biased against same sex marriage or just simply homosexual relationships in general because everyone wants to accept everything that gives one satisfying pleasure. As a christian, to me same sex marriage is wrong. In my opinion, marriage is a holy and sacred matrimony created by God, joining a male and female in the eyes of God to make a commitment . Another purpose of marriage, is to create a family in the traditional way which includes reproducing. Many argue that same sex marriage is a right, but they

After reading "Our Mutual Joy: The Religious Case for Gay Marriage" by Lisa Miller and "Why Gay Marriage Is Good for Straight America" by Andrew Sullivan, it is important to know that same-sex relationships are NOT marriage. The original definition of the word itself tells you so. However, homosexuals should not be shamed by society for their love but instead create a new word for their love; if we allow the change of the definition it may lead to discrepancies between polygamy and bestiality.

The definition of marriage has changed over time. At the beginning of the nineteenth century, the United States defined marriage as a union between a consenting man and woman, of non-African decent (Stahlberg, 2008, p. 443). This, however, changed after the civil war. In 1868 two consenting adults of opposite gender could marry someone of the same race, but this was also restructured in 1967 to allow marriage of all consenting adults of opposite genders regardless of race (Stahlberg, 2008, p. 443). Today, the law looks very different. Recently, on June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples have the right to marriage (gay marriage, 2015).

Marriage is universally understood to be the legal union between a man and a woman. This acknowledgement, however, has recently generated dispute and controversy in certain individuals, primarily homosexuals and supporters of homosexual marriages. This opposition, due to this mainstream view, exists because certain states such as Minnesota deny same-sex marriages.

I do not think someone’s right to marry should be determined by religious views. Today, there are a lot more rights that go along with being married. Not just the marriage itself. These include the right to see your spouse in the hospital, making medical decisions for your spouse, making burial or final arrangements, and housing benefits to name a few. To see how not having these rights affects couples, I would strongly recommend watching the documentary Bridegroom or the video It could happen to you. Therefore, a marriage is a larger issue than the coming together of two people. I do not agree that the basic reason for marriage is the ability to procreate. Several cultures have their own ideas and forms of marriage, therefore it should not be controlled by a few biblical beliefs. For example, Native American tribes would many gay and lesbian couples frequently and even thought of them as sacred. Also, as said in Doing Ethics, some couples choose to not have children or they cannot have children? Does that mean their marriage is not

Marriage has been defined differently throughout the centuries. Today Merriam-Webster defines marriage as, “the state of being united to a person of the opposite sex as husband or wife in a consensual and contractual relationship recognized by law” (“Marriage”). Due to the recent Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and Transsexual or LGBT movement, Merriam-Webster also added a second line to the definition reading “The state of being

Using the biblical marriage chart, you can see that there are several forms of marriage in the bible. For example, a man can take on multiple wives. Solomon for example had 700 different wives. In addition to that, Jacob had 2 wives himself. The father of the 12 tribes had more than one wife and that was fine because it counted as biblical marriage. Another example is that man can have a wife, plus other concubines. Solomon was documented having 300 concubines. In Deuteronomy 22, if a virgin is raped, she must marry her rapist. This constitutes as a biblical marriage. As Robert Cargill writes, if you’re against same-sex couples getting married, be ready to defend all forms of marriage that are sanctioned in the bible

Historically when you looked up the definition of marriage in the dictionary, it defined marriage as a union between a man and a woman. According to cbn.com, Merriam-Webster changed its definition of marriage in 2003. The revised version now defines marriage as the state of being married as spouses in a consensual and contractual relationship recognized by law. Currently, in 2017 more sources have also made revisions to redefine marriage. They are now defining marriage as being between two people instead of being between just a man and a woman. For decades, same-sex couples have been deprived of the same rights that opposite couples have always had. The case of Obergefell v Hodges made a huge impact in the U.S. and have changed the

Marriage is not about a piece of paper, a ring, or sexual preference. It has never been about any of these matters, and should not be considered so. Marriage is the commitment between two people who love each other unconditionally. According to Psychology Today, “marriage is the process by which two people who love each other make their relationship public, official, and permanent” (Psychology Today, 2002) . Anyone can get married, but it takes dedication and work to make a marriage last and be successful. This paper will specifically discuss an article written by Jan LaRue, Why Homosexual “Marriage” Is Wrong and what

In the bible God divinely established the institution of marriage, and this is seen in the garden of Eden during creation. Marriage was a special gift to man from a loving God before the fall that led to evil and pervasion entering the spiritual world of man. Marriage was designed by our creator to give satisfaction to a person’s deepest longings for intimacy, love, appreciation and care. The views of marriage between Christians and Jews are fundamentally different and show the different ways that they view the world in relation to how they interpret their own doctrine and how these views are changing over time.

This idea that only man and wife are expected to coexist in a martial relationship denied people in our country rights that come with being in a committed marital relationship. Theses fundamental rights included insurance benefits and tax exemptions. Isolating one particular group of people from a sacred union due to whom they choose to love created second-class citizens within our boundaries. In fact, God only created Eve as someone to accompany Adam in life and serve as his partner. Could it not be said that marriage is supposed to be about two people coming together to do God bidding? If this were the actual meaning of marriage, then it should not matter who you love whether it be of the same-sex or not, as long we are still called to “till”(Genesis 2:15) God’s Earth then there should not be a

The history of gay or same sex marriages has been long in the whole world. Most of the western societies in the early time tolerated it. Astonishingly, they went to an extent of celebrating the same sex relationships and marriages. In ancient Rome, there are evidences of the same sex marriages but their proof is not clear. Same sex marriages can also be traced in medieval Europe and also the ancient Greece. There are also some other proofs of gay marriages among Africans Native Americans.

Marriage is the legal or religious ceremony that formalizes the decision of two people to live as a married couple. Marriage should not be based on what others think. When people get married in a heterosexual union, they do it for their own happiness, not for the happiness of others. Gay marriage is the same way. Homosexuality has always been around and will continue to exist. Why should homosexuals be denied the rights of heterosexuals? No one has the right to say that homosexuals can not marry. That is discriminating against another group of individuals who want equality. Gay marriage should be accepted; people were made with the capacity to love, no one should try to change that, not the Bible, the Constitution, or anyone.

The concept of marriage is in danger of being misunderstood due to same-sex couples wanting to be married and acquire the same benefits as heterosexual marriages. The fundamental purpose of marriage is uniting a man and a woman in a worthy cause to preserve human civilization. If everyone was homosexual, then how could our species be repeatedly produced? This problem could end human existence. Besides, even those who are not homosexual have restrictions on marriage so they can not assume they are being discriminated upon. Restrictions are created to keep the balance and concept of the idea from being muddled. Their sexual orientation has nothing to do with why these rules were put into place. As a result, homosexual individuals have the right to marry along with everyone else as long as the restrictions are not crossed. All rights are equal among the people even when dealing with marriage. Just because somebody has different