Why Is Gay Marriage Morally Wrong

In President Barack Obama speech regarding the Supreme Court's decision on marriage equality, he is addressing the public of the United States of America. President Obama makes this speech hours after the Supreme Court legalizes same sex marriage in all 50 states. The purpose of President Obama’s speech was to inform the public and show the LGBT community his support and gratitude. President Obama’s tone towards this subject is serious yet tender. Obama uses diction, details, and syntax to make his statement on marriage equality in the United States.

If certain states have laws that say they cannot marry the one person they want, then that is not something that should be allowed. The people who are told they can not marry the one they want to spend the rest of thier life with are the ones who want to see the change that desperately needs to happen. Same-sex marriage has become such an important issue in today's society. It is the path to many couple’s happiness. With the recent change in office, the road for same-sex marriage could be terribly damaged. But if others continue to try and equalize everyone's happiness then same-sex marriage will continue along a positive road. People will be able to marry whoever they wish in years to come but that change is not clear due to the change in office. The inability to accept what is different often sets back many. It’s an issue or topic people tend to shy away from. Being different is not a bad thing and everyone needs to realize that. Difference is something that needs to be accepted or the world will never be able to survive. The decisions and opinions of others affect others lives and overall well

The lgbt+ rights haven’t been equal in the United States until June 26, 2015 when gay marriage was legalized. In the past years, the lgbt+ community has never been treated as well as it is now. The people apart of that community finally feel more safe and equal. This has dramatically changed the society because it has never been this equal for the lgbt+ community. Constantly this community is degraded and discriminated for simply loving someone they just want to love. “I believe marriage is between a man and a woman. I am not in favor of gay marriage. But when you start playing around with constitutions, just to prohibit somebody who cares about another person, it just seems to me that’s not what America’s about.” (Barack Obama quote). In this quote, Barack is trying to justify himself as to why he thinks lgbt+ rights are needed, because he personally thinks that you should be able to overlook your religious view. “Every single American — gay, straight, lesbian, bisexual, transgender — every single American deserves to be treated equally in the eyes of the law and in the eyes of our society. It’s a pretty simple proposition.” (Barack Obama quote). This shows that Obama thought it was ridiculous that there was discrimination whatsoever, but overall, discrimination towards America’s people.

In recent years, same-sex marriage has become a more controversial topic on whether it’s right or wrong. People should not feel coerced to agree with something they believe is wrong; clearly, same-sex marriage is immoral and unnatural. Many complications come with same-sex marriages including financial pressures, social pressures, moral pressures, and health risks.

Gay marriage has been an issue for a very long time and since some states are legalizing it, many worry that it would soon be added as an amendment. The topic of gay marriage brings up religious, legal, and many other issues. In "What's wrong with Gay Marriage?" by Katha Pollitt, the author supports gay marriage and wants it legalized. She states that there is no problem with gay marriage and it's all a matter of separating the church and state. But in “Gay ‘Marriage’: Societal Suicide,” by Charles Colson, the author opposes the idea of gay marriage and states that it will destroy society. Marriage is intended to unite a man and a woman together to bring children into the world, but due to the same-sex marriage,

     A debate is raging in America about who people have a right to marry. In response to lesbians and gays asking for the right to marry, many legislators are writing laws to ban same-sex marriage in their respective states. Even President Bush supports a Constitutional amendment that would ban same-sex marriage (prez.bush.marriage/). Opponents of such legislation do not want discrimination passed into law and are protesting at every opportunity. One must understand the reasons that people want to ban same-sex

Debates about gay marriage continue to simmer within American public discourse, though much of the more heated rhetoric has calmed since the earliest efforts to legalize same-sex marriage succeeded in numerous states. These debates have spanned many topics, ranging from religion to politics and beyond. Andrew Sullivan, a prominent gay and self-described conservative political commentator, addressed one angle of the issue in his July 19, 2011 Newsweek Magazine article “Why Gay Marriage is Good for America.” Through a mixture of personal reflection, social commentary, and political argumentation, Sullivan’s article is less a defense of gay marriage than it is a defense of the idea that gay marriage is compatible with conservative political values. Although Sullivan makes a good case for his position in the article, his argument is ultimately under-developed; the lengthy personal reflections serve to reinforce a relatively minor point in the context of the larger argument, shifting focus away from the more relevant portions of the argument.

“I believe marriage is between a man and a woman. I am not in favor of gay marriage. But when you start playing around with constitutions, just to prohibit somebody who cares about another person, it just seems to me that 's not what America 's about. Usually, our constitutions expand liberties, they don 't contract them,” President Barack Obama says. Soon later, on July 26, 2015 President Barack Obama declares that same-sex marriage will be allowed in all states of America. The United States Supreme Court ruled that the denial of marriage licenses to same-sex couples and the refusal to recognize same-sex marriages being performed is no longer allowed in the US. After the announcement, the country went lunatic.

Elizabeth Schroeder’s book, Taking Sides, looks at opposing views on controversial issues, one of which is legalizing same-sex marriage. In their article, “Talking About the Freedom to Marry: Why Same-Sex Couples Should Have Equality in Marriage,” the Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund supports same-sex marriage. An opposing view, is given by Robert P. George, a Princeton University professor. In his article, “The 28th Amendment: It Is Time to Protect Marriage, and Democracy, in America,” he explains why he is against same-sex marriage.

Gay marriage has been a recent controversy for many reasons. Many people (religious conservatives) believe that same-sex marriage is immoral, sinful, and threatens the traditional structure of a family. But gay and lesbian supporters feel marriage is a right that everyone should have, backed by the Due Process and Equal Protection of the Fourteenth Amendment. It has been proven that the outlook on gay marriage has changed drastically based simply on the fact that younger people had supported it and it just took time to gain enough approval from enough of the country to legalize it. Since most of 18-29 year-olds of 2006 supported same-sex marriage, “two-thirds of Americans think that same-sex marriage will eventually be legal in the United

As of June 26th, 2015 same sex marriage has been legal countrywide in the United States of America.26 Prior to that date, it was legal only in certain states. The decision came from a court ruling that the state-level ban on same sex marriage was unconstitutional. Long before June 2015, US President Barack Obama announced that he stood in support of same sex marriage, something that could not be said of his predecessor George W. Bush.27 In a country where citizens know they have the support of their executive official, it becomes easier to contest unjust laws. Attributing his beliefs to the impartial outlook of his adolescent daughters Obama stated that “at a certain point [he] just concluded that for [him], personally, it is important for [him] to go ahead and affirm that [he] think same-sex couples should be able to get married”.28 The support of a nation’s leader is inevitably crucial to how far a citizen’s petition for justice has to potential to go, and because of this so long as just leaders continue to be put in power, the standing of human rights will undoubtedly

Those that are oppose same sex marriage focus their reasoning on religious beliefs. Same sex couples do not want to be treated as second class citizens, they do not focus on what religion states; they just want to be treated as equal as heterosexuals when it comes to their right. Same sex couples believe if one is to bar any class of people from marrying whomever they choose, it then deprives them of their social institution; that many feel defines the most meaningful part of life, to marry someone one loves. Same sex couples believe that their relationships are no different than that of a heterosexual marriage. Same sex couples can have maintain a home together, provide an environment that children can thrive in and care for each other the same as heterosexual married couples do (Goldberg-Hiller, 2002).

Finally, I believe that same-sex marriage is “the union of people who love each other” according to the liberal position. The conservative position gives power to the state government to decide whether to allow or ban same-sex marriage. I believe that if two people love each other, regardless their race, religion, or gender, they should be able to decide for themselves if they want to get married. The government has no right to infringe on people’s rights to freedom and the pursuit of happiness. If marriage makes a couple happy, they should have the right to get married. The conservative position on this topic uses the argument that it goes against moral and religious beliefs. In a society that is constantly changing its views on the ideal american family, more and more people are becoming accepting of same-sex marriage. Although traditionally, same-sex marriage was extremely frowned upon, we are a nation of progress, and should change our opinions and develop into a nation of acceptance and new morals. Bringing religion into government as the chief argument for a topic does not strengthen it because everyone has

The political aspects of whether same-sex couples should be allowed to federal and government recognized marriages are a very complex issue. There are basically two sides to the political argument of whether same-sex couples should be allowed to marry. On one side are the liberals who feel that marriage is a civil right that should be denied based on the basis of a person's sexual orientation. On the other side you have conservatives who feel that marriage is an institution in which should only constitute one man and one woman. In this report we are going to examine how the issue of same-sex marriages are affecting our current political environment, how politics is affecting the movement for

For years and years, homosexuals have fought for the right to marry their loved one. It has been looked down upon, called immoral, sinful, and deeds of the devil, but that is not the way it is seen by those who support or engage in it. Supporters view marriage as the union of two individuals who love each other. They no longer see it as the concept of "traditional marriage". They believe traditional marriage has changed over time, and that the definition of marriage as being between one man and one woman is historically inaccurate (should