Simple, it's all based upon how the bible is interpreted. ... If someone against same-sex marriage were to explain the bible about homosexuality and how it is sinful, there would be no concrete evidence of what they say is how God really wanted his children to think. After all we as a nation have diverse religions, anyone can interpret the bible the way they think seems fit. To this day many things can come from the bible and be used against us or work to our advantage. There wouldn't be many different interpretations if there wasn't many versions of the bible, like New Internat...

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Some people who support this issue do so by expressing their concern for legal human rights, whereas others, who are against legalization of gay marriage base their argument on religious sources such as the Bible, in order to protect, according to them, the sanctity of the institution of marriage. ... He convincingly demonstrates that the Bible does not condemns homosexuality. He gave example of the text from the Bible: "You shall not lie with a male as with a women; it is abomination" (Leviticus 18:22). ... After showing the Bible is not condemning homosexuality, He further concludes that eve...

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What does the bible say about same sex marriage? The bible state individuals attracted to the same sex as an immoral sin. ... The opponents of gay marriage debate is exceptional because of the dynamic tool that is involved-the Bible. ...

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However, there are no passages in The Bible that mentions same-sex marriage. The Bible does contain three stories of loving, same-sex relationships involving David, Ruth, and Daniel, but there is no indication that any of the three involved sexual activity. On the subject of sexual activity with a loving committed, monogamous, homosexual relationship, many religious liberals, including the Unitarian Church, view The Bible as being completely silent. ...

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The definition of marriage varies according to different customs and backgrounds. Not everyone marries for love. There are several reasons which includes legal, financial, and religious purposes. Through marriage two individuals are joined together as one which is recognized in both traditional and ...

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SAME SEX MARRIAGES For many years a battle has been undergoing over whether equal rights and protection against discrimination should be extended to homosexuals which was recently expanded into the area of marriage. The topic of homosexual marriages is a common issue today like the nation's cap...

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The author Sholem Aleichem describes Tevye as a wise Jewish dairyman of a Russian village who can readily quote the Bible or some other holy text on any occasion. The majority of the short novel is about Tevye's struggles to marry his seven daughters, only Tsaytl, Hodl, Chava, Shprintze, and Beilke'...

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"I, Olga, take you, Craig, to be my husband, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer and for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish till death do us apart" were the words I said in a courthouse couple of years ago when I decided to marry my boy...

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I. In our country we have created our society based on the belief of individual freedom. The common ideology in the United States political culture is a thought that enforces the importance of individual rights and liberties, more closely known as liberalism. Gay Rights has been a prominent issue in...

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Introduction Denmark, like all of Scandinavia, has experienced a marked socioeconomic development: from a classical agrarian society to a modern industrialized welfare state. Along with modernity came profoundly altered concepts of love, intimacy, sexuality, and gender. Denmark has a long tradition...

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Family is a concept that evokes strong emotions within every human being. Love them or hate them, it is our family that provides each of us with a strong sense of who we are and what we believe in. From the nurturing that we all require as babies to the patience and understanding required to get thr...

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