10 reasons why Same-Sex Marriage is a Bad Idea: 1. Gays & lesbians make poor parents. Assertion: The State of Hawaii and court petitioners representing the Roman Catholic Church and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints claimed that gays and lesbians in committed relationships make inferior parents. The best way to assure that children get the best possible upbringing is to require spouses to be of different genders. Rebuttal: All of the witnesses in Baehr v. Miike -- both for the plaintiffs
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Same-sex Marriage Same-sex marriage is something that many people have a strong opinion about. From the essay “What’s Wrong with Gay Marriage?” by Katha Pollitt‚ she states‚ “Gay marriage-it’s not about sex‚ its about the separation of church and state.” (572) In the very beginning of this essay though‚ Pollitt asks‚ “Will someone please explain to me how permitting gays and lesbians to marry threatens the institution of marriage?” (570) This concludes that Katha Pollitt obviously has the mind-set
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“Same Sex Attraction in Adolescents” By Heliodora Eldredge Adolescent Psychology 211 Mary Baldwin College Abstract It is important to understand that people do not choose to be homosexual. No one wakes up day when they are 15 years old and decides to become homosexual after being heterosexual all their live. In fact‚ the experience of many people is that they felt different from their earliest memories. Further‚ not only they did not welcome those feelings‚ they resisted them for
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Marriage of the Same Sex Same sex marriage‚ also known as a gay marriage is marriage between two people of the same gender identity. Although same sex marriage has been regulated through law‚ religion‚ and custom in most countries‚ the social and legal responses have ranged from acceptance to total rejection. I strongly believe in equality and feel that one should legally be able to be with whomever they choose. Therefore‚ everyone everywhere is “free” to love and marry whomever lawfully
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Same-sex Marriage Homosexual relationships have occurred since the beginning of civilization. During the Zhou dynasty‚ Pan Zhang & Wang Zhongxian were famously homosexual. Nero‚ the Roman Emperor married 2 men. Today‚ same-sex marriage has been legalized in Argentina‚ Belgium‚ Canada‚ Denmark‚ Iceland‚ Netherlands‚ Norway‚ Portugal‚ Spain‚ South Africa‚ and Sweden. It has also been legalized in 9 states. New Jersey‚ California‚ and Rhode Island recognize same-sex marriages but do not perform them
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Same-Sex Marriages Same sex marriage‚ also known as gay marriage is the legal union between two people of the same gender. In the United States only six out of a possible fifty states allow legal same sex marriage making it harder for citizens to have the freedom to live how they choose. Homosexuality has been a controversial issue for centuries‚ mainly amongst the religious communities. There has been a push to change this biased law for many years‚ especially with those who it directly affects
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Darlene Mendoza Stina Attebery English 1A 3/9/15 My Remembered Event It was toward mid-senior year in high school. Maybe February. I was anticipating which colleges would accept someone like me‚ and trying to enjoy as much time with friends as I could. I was with my best friends‚ appreciating a beautiful Southern California day‚ and had come to realize my last days as a senior were coming to a close. I was a perfect day; big white clouds covered the skies‚ along with the beaming sun hitting the
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Same-Sex Marriage in Canada Brooke Welsh 0829252 POLS*1400: Issues in Canadian Politics Professor Mohan Friday November 15th‚ 2013 Until fairly recently‚ same-sex marriage laws prohibited homosexual couple’s from married‚ resulting in difficult times for many couples until the early 2000’s when Bill C-38 passed‚ enabling same-sex couples the right to marry. Suzanne Lenon wrote a journal article relating the same-sex marriage era to that of the civil-rights movement‚ outlining the implied
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There is not a single piece of history that determines whether or not same sex marriage is right or wrong. There is absolutely no legal‚ logical‚ or governing reason that same sex couples cannot be wed and it’s extremely unconstitutional in every way to tell them they can’t. Same sex marriage should be legal for a number of reasons‚ a few being‚ it’s no one else’s business if two men or two women want to get married‚ not allowing them to marry makes them seem inferior‚ and it rids them of their civil
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Mary Katherine Capell ENG 102 Mr. Stubblefield 5/4/12 The Importance of Fantasy in Reality Every child loves the fantasy and magic that every great fairytale possesses. Each story holds plot-twisting surprises such as knights fighting fire-breathing dragons or princesses awakened from death by true love’s kiss. Fairytales offer each child something that reality cannot always provide: hope. Especially in today’s world‚ children see so many horrible things that they may become very pessimistic towards
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