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Essay about Opposition Toward Same Sex Marriage

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Many arguments against same sex marriage are based on religion. Orthodox Christians, for example, view marriage as a reunion of the essence of man and the essence of woman as portrayed in the book of Genesis. The bible states“ 'If a man lies with a man as one lies with a woman, both of them have done what is detestable. They must be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads.” (The NIV Study Bible, Lev 20.13). The United States however was not founded on, and is not ran upon, the laws of Christianity. The Federal Constitution of the United States of America outlines a proper framework for our nation to be run by. The federal constitution of the united states of America was written by well educated business men and political …show more content…

in ScienceDaily). Biblarz and his colleagues at NYU revisited relevant studies about parenting then cross referenced them with data on single mother or single father households and gay or lesbian couples. Through their analysis they found no evidence of gender based parenting abilities. According to their study their where far more similarities than differences among children of traditional marriages and those of same sex couples. Judith Stacey, a contributor to Biblarz's study, puts this issue to rest when she states “The family type that is best for children is one that has responsible, committed, stable parenting.” She concludes by saying, “The gender of parents only matters in ways that don't matter” (qtd. In ScienceDaily). Family is the core component within a functioning society. A families responsibility in culture is to propagate the human race and to teach proper values to the children of the family. Marriage is the glue that holds a family together. The third group of arguments attempt to illustrate same sex marriages as corrosive to family values and bad for the sanctity of marriage. Its hard to watch the news for an hour and not hear family values mentioned, But what exactly are family values? In Dr. Jim Taylor's article “Parenting : The Bad Rap on Family Values” he explains that Americans believe in the values of respect, responsibility, compassion, justice, tolerance, happiness, and

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