Many people come to America for the chance to become an independent individual and enjoy basic liberties such as freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and most of all freedom to marry whomever they love. However, with laws prohibiting gay marriage in many states, many people never get to experience the American dream due to the various opposing positions regarding same sex marriage. Due to their religious views, opponents of same sex marriage believe the sanctity of marriage will be destroyed and mock societies' ethical views regarding what they believe to be moral or not.
Living in the "free world," many would imagine everyone having the right to marry regardless of gender to assimilate the idea into a social norm. However, that radical idea is not the case for many states in the U.S. that do not recognize same sex marriage as an actual legal binding ceremony. Some major groups that oppose the idea of gay marriage are exceedingly religious groups. Some of the well-known arguments include the idea that being gay is a sin and that in allowing those sinful people to be wed the sanctity of marriage will be ruined for everyone. What many of these devout religious people fail to realize is that everyone on this planet is a sinner. No one sin is greater than another therefore, people who love one another should not be unjustly punished for falling in love, and it is not like they can help who they love. Average human beings, even devout religious people, cannot help but to sin on a daily basis, which is why "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us for [our] sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness" "(1 John 1:19) meaning God allows repentance. Things like "A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, An heart deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief, A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren" (Proverbs 6:17-19) are all considered "an abomination unto Him" "(Proverbs 6:16).
They all live in the United States, the land of the free. ... Gay Marriage Legalized). ... Gay Marriage Legalized). ... Gay Marriage in the Workplace How does gay marriage affect the workplace? ... The whole movement of legalizing gay marriage is more than just about gay rights, in fact it's not about gay rights at all. ...
I thought we lived in America, where we were free from religious slavery. ... She made this decision after the country wide legalization of gay marriage. ... I often hear gay marriage critics say that straight marriage will be less meaningful if we allow gays to marry. ... In America, we do not base our laws upon religious reasoning. ... Gay marriage should be legalized, and stay legalized, love is love....
The important question here is will gay marriage be accepted as a social norm? ... The idea being communicated was not culture shock but a deeper underlying interpretation and understanding of gay culture in America. ... What I found were changing attitudes adjusting appropriately on account of the growing conceptualization of gay culture in America. ... In the latest gay marriage struggle with the government in America, there has been surprising opposition by the national leader, who was quoted at a press conference expressing his views, "I believe a marriage is between a man and a woman...
The DOMA bill was accepted in response to the growing issue of gay marriage. There would be no federal recognition of gay marriage, and each state would have the right to refuse the union of gay and lesbian couples who have marriage licenses issued by another state. ... Issue of gay marriage is a civil issue. ... If the gay marriage issue becomes a federal issue, then it can hurt both ways. If the Federal government steps in says that gay marriage should be legalized in all states, then this is very much interfering with the sovereignty of individual states. ...
A final argument to support same-sex marriage is about free will. ... In other words, free will is about a person having the opportunity to make his or her choice about marriage, namely gay marriage. ... In general, it is disappointing that New York officials legalized gay marriages, as this law goes against our traditional foundation of marriage. "The decision [of legalizing same-sex marriage] marks a clear attack on traditional family values. Same-sex marriage is unconstitutional" (Preserve American values and stop gay marriage, 2011). ...
According to the article Same Sex Marriage, "same sex marriage has been widely discussed and debated on if it should be legalized or not.... Also, the Comptroller for New York City found that "legalizing gay marriage would bring $142 million to the city's economy and $184 million to the state's economy over three years" (Gay). ... While there seems to be many pros to same sex marriage, it is easy to understand why "48 % of most Americans oppose of same sex marriage" (Same). ... His study shows that "Legalizing gay marriage will not harm heterosexual ...
Gay Marriage Should gay marriages be legal? ... There are news reports from across America telling about how a gay person was beaten or killed just because they were looked at as different. ... Another argument that is not very valid is that same sex marriage would start us down a "slippery slope" towards legalized incest, bestial marriage, polygamy and all other kinds of horrible consequences (Bidstrup 2-3). ... Many people come to America because it's the "Home of the Free." ... If America were a truly free country, these couples would be allowed to marry without any compl...
The article is true; America will come to accept homosexual marriage over time. America is supposed to be the land of the free, where everyone's equal, and the laws don't discriminate. ... During Bill Clinton's time as president he signed a bill so that if gay marriage were legalized states don't have to recognize a same sex marriage from another state. ... Yes, the thought of a typical family would be affected with gay marriage. ... Americans will eventually accept same sex marriage. ...
Those completely against gay marriage, mainly conservatives and neo-Christian politicians who are using religious arguments to establish that sexuality is an atrocity. ... The issue of gay marriage distorts those lines and religion intervenes and influences the government's decisions of who can marry and who will be refused. ... It is said that if gay marriage is allowed then there will be turmoil in the religious community, and is unbiblical and should not be endorsed. This contradicts the First Amendment to the Constitution, which clearly states "Congress shall make no law respecting a...