Marriage Private By Stephanie Coontz

In today’s society, the notion and belief of growing old, getting married, having kids, and a maintaining of a happy family, seems to be a common value among most people. In Kevin Brockmeier’s short story, “The Ceiling,” Brockmeier implies that marriage is not necessary in our society. In fact, Brockmeier criticizes the belief of marriage in his literary work. Brockmeier reveals that marriage usually leads to or ends in disaster, specifically, all marriages are doomed to fail from the start. Throughout the story, the male protagonist, the husband, becomes more and more separated from his wife. As the tension increases between the protagonist and his wife, Brockmeier symbolizes a failing marriage between the husband and wife as he depicts

Marriage is a fundamental right that everyone has, and it is protected by our government, who gives minority groups rights in order to protect themselves against complete control.

In the article “Taking Marriage Private,” Stephanie Coontz says that we should go back to original marriage traditions in the United States. With original marriage traditions, the church tells people what is respectful and lawful. It is up to the people after that to figure out whether they want their marriage legalized. If their marriages are legal with a license, then they are able to have stability and liability.

The 9th amendment can give American citizens rights that constitution doesn’t not state; there have been cases where the 9th amendment comes in rescue of people. Notably, in 1965, the supreme court ruled that the state of Connecticut, who issued a law to prohibit birth control methods, had violated married couple's right to privacy. This right not listed in the constitution or any amendments. The ninth amendment can be modified to fit anyone’s American Dream. This demonstrates how the 9th amendment has again and again protected people.

In the U.S., marriage is a binding contract between two people. The decision to get married is made individually and not set up or decided upon by the government. The government has the ability to place rules or laws around marriage, but should stop short of directing or promoting marriage.

The Ninth Amendment offers a protection to the American people, expressing that Americans have more inherent, fundamental rights beyond those that are listed in the Bill of Rights. Even though the first ten amendments to the Constitution were approved to ensure all citizens were granted the same basic freedoms all persons should have, the Ninth Amendment was instrumental in the foresight towards the future and enumerable rights. Though the Amendment was written out of concern that the Bill of Rights would not in fact cover fundamental human rights, the Amendment is still left to the courts to determine exactly what rights the Amendment does and does not protect. Despite many of the other Amendments within the Bill of Rights explicitly stating rights of the Federal Government and protections of the American people, the Ninth Amendment is more open-ended and left to the judgment of an enforcer.

The Ninth Amendment is one of the most crucial in the Bill of Rights. It states, “The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people,” (“A Guide to the Ninth” 1). As mentioned before, it

According to DOMA, “In determining the meaning of any Act of Congress, or of any ruling, regulation, or interpretation of the various administrative bureaus and agencies of the United States, the word 'marriage' means only a legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife, and the word 'spouse' refers only to a person of the opposite sex who is a husband or a wife” (sec 3). Until recently 2013, the US Supreme Court finally delivered the verdict that declared section 3 of the DOMA, which is the rejection of right to gay marriage is unconstitutional (Shapiro 208). In “Gay Marriage Is A Fundamental Right” by Nathan Goetting, “The right to many, and to marry the person of one's choice, is a fundamental right and a necessary aspect of human happiness. This has been an explicitly stated abiding principle since the Court used its power of judicial review to strike down as unconstitutional a legislature's definition of marriage in 1967.” Currently, 17 states in the United States have legalized the right to same sex marriage. The realization of DOMA is unconstitutional has further evidenced that gay marriage is one of the civil right that should not be taken away by the government, and it is an inevitable changes that open doors for equality and equity.

When Americans face the question about the definition of marriage, many of them seem to be sure of how to define it, always emphasizing in the importance of the civil union. There are many interpretations depending upon point of perspective and social identity. The commonly accepted meaning of marriage is a legally accepted relationship between a man and a woman in which they live as husband and wife. “Marriage” looks like a simple word, but it is much more complicated. This word has caused many feelings of guilt, humiliation and strife in relationships where trust has been compromised. It has contributed to so much suffering and sadness for many of them; and for others much happiness, contentment, and gratification.

The marriage revolution has been a controversial issue since the dawn of time, and all that are and have been involved with “matrimony” are aware of the issues of the future. There can be no denying that the culture of marriage has changed. This very course is itself a great example of this fact. Much like any other sociological subject of any real concern, there are many “opinions” related to this issue. This paper will attempt to highlight marriage seen as the sociological transformation, marital erosion versus evolution, and why many people fail at marriage and what does it take to be successful in greater detail. This will allow you, the readers, to make up your own minds regarding this extremely multifaceted issue.

As we know, same-sex marriage has been discussed and argued for a long time. Within the controversial topic of gay rights, there’s no area more controversial than same-sex marriage. And all of us ask ourselves if same-sex marriage should be legal or not. But the fact is that we have to start thinking about it as a moral and religious topic. The government shouldn’t legalize the same-sex marriage because the

With this system all types of marriages would be available based on what MC you decided fits your moral standards. For some it may be a corporation that accepts same-sex marriage and for some it may be a marriage without any divorce solution. Governments and corporations may limit the types of MCs that they recognize for benefits purposes; however these decisions of what corporations to accept for benefits, would be based solely on what would benefit the economy and society. Also in 2006, Jewish libertarian Michael R. Paley author of When Secularism Becomes a Religion advocates the privatization of marriage,

Gay Marriage 2Gay MarriageToday, the society is having a lot of change. One of those changes is where people of the same sex want to be married. Same sex marriage, also known as gay marriage, is a marriage either as a secular civil ceremony or in a religious setting. In 2001 a law was passed that allowed gay marriage. In 22 July 2016, 19 out 194 countries allow same sex couple to marry nationwide legally. In United States gay marriage is a right protected by the US Constitution in all fifty states. It is already legal in thirty-seven states, but banned in the remaining thirteen. Same sex marriage is currently one of the most diverse political issues in our nation. People deserve to be happy and should be able to choose how. Gay marriage should be allowed in the entire country of the United States, people should have the right to be happy, live without fears, and live without discrimination. Same sex marriage is currently one of the most diverse political issues in the nation. Furthermore, the situation with gay couples, as parenting and as marrying will help people to think about this topic and what is going on today with

Marriage is both a civic and religious institution, and the question of whether the state should be able to regulate marriage is hence quite interesting. On the one hand, America believes in a separation of church and state. On the other, it believes in freedom and equality, and to uphold these for same-sex couples in the form of same-sex marriage, it would have to interfere with the religious institution of marriage. I believe that same-sex couples should have every right to get married, because married couples receive a number of federal and state benefits, and denying these benefits to someone because of their sexuality goes against the ideal of equality. Several of the arguments against same-sex marriage tend to be moralistic or religious. Some say that same-sex marriage brings disadvantages to the children that come from these marriages. However, same-sex couples are more likely to adopt than heterosexual couples, and their children tend to fare equally well socially as compared to children of heterosexual couples (whatweknow.com). If a religious group does choose to discriminate against a group of people, this discrimination should not reflect in political institutions that claim to be separate from the state. In my opinion, marriage as a civic institution should be accessible to any two consenting adults, regardless of factors like sex, race, and class.

Though its evolved over time, marriage has existed for centuries. Most people have thought about getting married, and what their wedding day might entail. They’ve imagined the details of the person that they’ll share their “I do’s” with, their guests, and even their wedding attire. What shouldn’t need to be considered is a society that prohibits consenting adults from exchanging their vows. For same-sex couples, the fight to legally wed was an ongoing issue for decades. Fortunately, in 2015, the Supreme Court of Justice passed the law allowing same-sex couples to marry in all fifty states. Although there are opposing views, marriage is a basic right for all adults, and same-sex marriage provides necessary benefits to a couple’s family and their legal rights.