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    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. In Thomas B. Stoddard’s article "Gay Marriages: Make Them Legal‚" Stoddard begins by defending homosexual marriages through partners

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    An Inappropriate Relationship Marriage is legally defined as a union between a man and a women unified until death do them part. The bible describes marriage as a sacred bond between a man and a woman before God. Therefore‚ same sex marriage is not applicable legally nor religiously in the United States. It’s meaning remains clear the same in both legal and religious definitions. I do not agree with same sex marriage because it confuses children and it complicates government laws. I do agree that

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    02/20/2014 The State of Gay Marriages Marriage is the formal union of a man and a woman‚ typically recognized by law‚ by which they become husband and wife. However‚ in an article “Gay Marriages: Make Them Legal” by Thomas B. Stoddard is talking about the marriage of gays and the author try to argue for gay marriages. Just only reading title‚ we can see how strong of this argument‚ because Stoddard have showed us many evidences that can support his point of view. Stoddard begins with a story

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    September 2013 The Irrelevancy of Gender in Marriage Gay Marriages: Make Them Legal is an article written by Thomas B. Stoddard‚ an executive director of a gay rights organization called the Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund. In the aforementioned article‚ he painfully illustrates the injustices and imbalance of the typical “traditional marriage” and its impact on average‚ devoted homosexual couples. More than just state his opinion on marriage between homosexuals‚ he emphasizes the injustice

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    Argument Analysis on Gay Marriage There are many controversies surrounding today’s world‚ such as abortion‚ animal testing‚ and social reform issues. It seems that no one can come to a common agreement on the legitimacy of these topics. Personal characteristics‚ such as upbringing‚ culture‚ religion and ethnicity‚ all play a role in determining one’s feelings on a given controversial issue. However‚ one of the most protested and discussed issues in current political debate is same-sex marriage. There

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    Running head: ARGUMENT FOR GAY MARRIAGE An Argument for Gay Marriage Kristina Thielen Friends University Abstract The premise of this paper is to prove that solid reasoning for denial of gay marriage is currently absent‚ and that legalization would provide much-needed equality to these unions. Arguments discussed include the "special rights" argument‚ the financial cost of legalizing same-sex marriage‚ the social belief that such marriages are "inherently wrong" or contradictory to America

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    Legalizing Gay Marriage (resubmission) Imagine you’ve met the love of your life‚ but he’s slowly dying from a terminal illness. He doesn’t have medical insurance and can’t afford the operation that will help him recover. If he dies‚ all his belongings would go to his brother and sister. You can’t even visit him in the hospital because you aren’t married. But the thing is‚ you can’t get married because both of you are of the same sex‚ and the state you live in does not allow same-sex marriage. This

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    112.4203 14 February 2012 Why Same Sex Marriage Should Be Legalized Same sex marriage is a topic that a lot of people seem to have an opinion on. In his essay‚ “Gay Marriages: Make Them Legal‚” Thomas B. Stoddard‚ a former director of the Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund‚ which is a gay rights organization‚ address the issue of why same sex marriage should be legalized and why they government should not be involved. Stoddard begins his essay by introducing the reader to a couple‚ who

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    pertaining to the subject of legalizing gay marriage. Both articles argue the position against gay marriage and use the same focal point in their articles: the negative effects that legalizing gay marriages will have on children being raised by same sex parents. Also‚ both articles contain logical fallicies in their argument and use many of the same tactics to argue their point such as scare tactics‚ statistics‚ and quotes from people on the other side of the argument. However‚ the “Times of Trenton”

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    Marriage: A Human Right‚ Not A Heterosexual Privilege As of November 7‚ 2012‚ gay marriage has been legalized in nine U.S. states (Maine‚ Maryland‚ Massachusetts‚ Connecticut‚ Iowa‚ Vermont‚ New Hampshire‚ and Washington) including the District of Columbia. However‚ thirty-one states have constitutional amendments banning gay marriage and six states have laws banning gay marriage. There are many arguments surrounding this controversy that express extremely different opinions regarding supposed

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