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    legalization of gay marriage in the United States, establishing a new civil right and handing gay rights advocates a historic victory, some individuals like William Baude in the New York Times are now wondering if legalized polygamy may be next, while some like Fredrik Deboer in Politico are already suggesting that it should be. The truth is that restricting marriage in any form between consenting adults, is absolutely a violation of human right. Monogamy, Polygamy, and Gay marriage should all be legal

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    In 2009, the Iowa Supreme Court decided to legalize same-sex marriage, making Iowa the fourth state in the United States to do so, after Massachusetts (2004), California (2006), and Connecticut (2008). On February 2, 2011, when a group of conservatives in the Iowa State Legislature proposed a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage and thus overturn that decision, college student Zach Wahls spoke about his mothers, a lesbian couple, at a public hearing before the Iowa House Judiciary Committee

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    Well it is 2007, and we are still dealing with the issue of gay marriage being good, and not good for America. Now maybe in 20 years gay marriage will be legal in each state, and this issue will be over. However, I deal in reality. And reality tells me the idea of two men frotting inside a home with children, frankly makes people sick to their stomachs. I prefer women, but I think what two grown people do in their bedrooms is their private moral, and legal business. Just like a straight couple that

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    even touch on certain subjects that we have today. Gay marriage seems to date back even in the Old Testament time period, yet Jesus never said mentioned gay marriage. Some Christians are completely lost on how to react to a new movement where Christianity is being attacked for being judgmental and full of hate. A correct response to any marriage begins with the knowledge of the origin of marriage, the purpose of marriage, and the roles of marriage. According to the Bible, the heavens

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    Love is Love Between Every Marriage We live in the Twenty-first Century where same-sex marriage is legal in the United States. There are people who still don’t believe that same-sex marriage is pure love, just like a marriage between a man and a woman. Now, is the time to show that love is love no matter who is married. On the date, June 26th, 2015 the United States Supreme Court had legalized the right for same-sex marriage to be legal in all states. As the LGBTQ community and supporters celebrated

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    Gay marriage is a very controversial issue that has emerged in our society. Depending on your upbringing and your mentality, individuals have formed their own personal opinions and have taken sides, either to support or to oppose the issue. Gay marriage throughout the years has sparked so much controversy that it was brought to the United States Supreme Court, which is known to be the highest court of all the land. It is up to the justices of the court to determine how states and society view and

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    3.8% of Americans are either gay or lesbian. Gay marriage is a very controversial topic in today's world. Some people are against it and others are for it. Gay marriage should not be legalized because not only does it violate laws, but it affects religion. Gay marriage is wrong is because it affects a lot of religions. A person who believes in the Bible could read these verses: Gen. 19:1-11; Lev. 18:22; Lev. 20:13; Judg. 19:22-25; Rom. 1:25-27; 1 Cor. 6:9-10; 1 Tim. 1:9-10. and think that it was

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    Love is Love Between Every Marriage We live in the Twenty-first Century where same-sex marriage is legal in the United States. There are people who still don’t believe that same-sex marriage is pure love, just like a marriage between a man and a woman. Now, is the time to show that love is love no matter who is married. On the date, June 26th, 2015 the United States Supreme Court had legalized the right for same-sex marriage to be legal in all states. As the LGBTQ community and supporters

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    It’s been a while since same-sex marriage was legalized in California, but before it was legal they had to go thru a lot to make it happen. In 2000, same sex marriage was denied in California; Bay Area was the only area that the majority was supporting gay marriage all the other regions were against it. Republican state Sen. William Knight said that California wasn’t ready for same-sex marriage, he also believed that gay marriage would “violate the natural law”. In 2005, The state Assembly, in a

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    In Favor of Gay Marriage The concept of gay or same sex marriage is controversial. There are a number of countries where homosexual couples are allowed to marry with their relationship gaining the same recognition as heterosexual couples; countries who allow gay marriage include Sweden, Spain, Canada, Iceland and Argentina. In the US nine states, plus Washington DC provide for gay marriages (FTM, 2012). It would appear that there is a gradual movement towards acceptance of gay marriage, but with only

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