How Does Gay Marriage Weaken The Concept Of Marriage?
What is marriage?
Conjugal view: marriage is the union of a man and a woman who make a permanent and exclusive commitment to each other that is naturally fulfilled by having and raising children together.
Activist view: union of two people who commit romantically loving and caring for each other, and share the burdens and benefits of domestic life. It’s a union of hearts and minds enhanced by whatever form of sexual intimacy they find agreeable.
-Threatening moral and religious freedom
Abolishing the current understanding of marriage would imply that same sex and opposite sex romantic unions are equivalently real marriages. So there have already been antidiscrimination laws against those who cannot, in good conscience, accept their understanding of sexuality and marriage.
Then we are saying that the state is taking and imposing a religious view on everyone. Many religions have ceremonies for recognizing marriage, and many people are motivated to support the current definition of marriage for religiously reasons. But none of these facts settles which view of marriage should be used in public. So in this case, it is not the state that keeps marriage from certain people, but their circumstances that keep certain people from marriage.
- Homosexuals are now able to marry in any country
Homosexuals can marry just like any other person, with the same rights and obligations as heterosexuals. If a homosexual complains of discrimination because he or she can't marry someone of the same sex is as if a polygamous complains of discrimination because you can't marry several women, or a pedophile with a child. There is no discrimination with none of these ones. Everyone is equal to the la...
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...g the other one too. The adoption of homosexuals has several disadvantages for the society that permits. The point is that a child has a right to a father and a mother but the right is violated if given to two men or two women.
-Legalizing homosexual marriage means to put all the educational tools of the State and media at the service of the homosexuality.
-If gay marriage is legal, it will be taught in the schools. Children's textbooks will explain the doctrine that the associations that homosexualists have indicated and that homosexuality is normal. It will also be taught that children should experiment with their sexuality to discover that sex attracts them more and that the people who oppose homosexuality are intolerant. Of course each television series just as it is starting now that have its pair of homosexuals or lesbians with children.
* Counter arguments
Some’s definition of Marriage is when two souls coming into one soul –still distinct but forming one entity. Being raised in the church, marriage is when two people come together, declaring their wedding vows to each other and to God. Marriage is
Politics and laws are one of the biggest factors keeping gay and lesbian couples from adopting children. This is to discourage or prevent gay and lesbians from even trying to adopt. It has been proven that m...
Marriage is defined as “(1) the state of being united to a person of the opposite sex as husband or wife in a consensual and contractual relationship recognized by law (2): the state of being united to a person of the same sex in a relationship like that of a traditional marriage ("Marriage," 2003, p. 659). Despite the latter definition’s addition to dictionaries in the past decade, this definition of marriage is still debated. Being a touchy subject in both politics and religion today, it’s been very hard to come to an agreement. There are two main sides to this argument regarding the nature of marriage. Some stick to their conservative and/or religious beliefs, while others state that marriage is a civil right (Kim, 2011, p. [Page 38]). However, same-sex marriage is not legally recognized in North Carolina and thirty-two other states at this time ("Defining Marriage: State Defense," 2014). Homosexuals have been denied many of the rights given to those that are heterosexual. Same-sex couples are not able to receive other benefits as a heterosexual couple would. The lack of benefits is extremely unequal and unfair. This unacceptable treatment is unconstitutional and should not continue.
Homosexuality is becoming more and more accepted and integrated into today’s society, however, when it comes to homosexuals establishing families, a problem is posed. In most states, homosexuals can adopt children like any other married or single adult. There are many arguments to this controversial topic; some people believe that it should be legal nationally, while others would prefer that is was banned everywhere, or at least in their individual states. There are logical reasons to allow gays to adopt children, but for some, these reasons are not enough. The main issue really is, what is in the best interest of the child? This type of problem isn’t really one with causes, effects, and solutions, but one with pros and cons. Like any other adoption situation, a parent prove themselves to be responsible and capable enough to raise a child on their own, or with a spouse.
The idea of a “normal” and opposite sex marriage is often taught in sexual education courses throughout the country. The teaching of other views such as same sex marriages and what is not necessarily socially viewed as normal has not begun in much of the curriculum. If education of same sex marriage is implemented, those who identify as homosexual may feel more comfortable expressing their identify and less likely to be made fun of by the majority party.... ... middle of paper ... ...
What is marriage? Marriage is defined as the legal union of a man and a woman. According to Psychology Today, marriage is the process by which two people who love each other make their relationship public, official, and permanent. While given the definition of marriage and most of society making same sex marriage nearly impossible; Psychology Today recognizes that “any” two people who love each other can come together and be united. In 1970, in Minnesota, the first gay couple to apply for a marriage license in the U.S. was Jack Baker and Michael McConnell and they were not allowed to marry. However, on May 2013 Minnesota finally legalized same sex marriage and the law would be effective starting August 2013. They had to wait over 40 years to finally be happy about the wedding they wanted and becoming legally married. In 1975, two men from Phoenix, Arizona were granted a marriage license from their county clerk. Nevertheless, marriage is still banned in more than half of the United States of America.
What is marriage? According to Webster’s Dictionary a marriage is “the state of being united to a person of the opposite sex as husband or wife in a consensual and contractual relationship recognized by law.” It can also be stated for those of the same sex, but for the purpose of this paper it will be examined from a heterosexual standpoint.
A marriage is the customs, rules and obligations that establish a special relationship. All over the world there are marriage’s, in America a marriage is shared between two people who vow to stay together until death due them part. A marriage is usually heterosexual and monogamous but as of recently same sex marriages have been legalized in some states across America even though it is seen as taboo.
However that is only really put that to test when others state that gays and lesbians cannot get married because of who they are or who they choose to be. Love is a strong feeling and to know who others want to spend the rest of their life with due to the emotions that they share and the spouse share are just not possible. Though people may believe that everyone gets the chance to have a happy marriage that is not true to everybody in the world. The gays and lesbians have to follow the law that is set. Though many states have vetoed this law and allowed gay marriages there are still more than 25% of the states who have yet to consider if the law be vetoed or if they just not even recognize it.
In conclusion I argue that banning same-sex marriage is discriminatory. It is discriminatory because it denies homosexuals the many benefits received by heterosexual couples. The right to marriage in the United States has little to do with the religious and spiritual meaning of marriage. It has a lot to do with social justice, extending a civil right to a minority group. This is why I argue for same-sex marriage. The freedom to marry regardless of gender preference should be allowed.
The three ideas included in the definition of conjugal marriage formulate a more comprehensive definition that can be more easily understood. The first idea included in the definition is stable mated relationships. The idea of stable mated relationships is seen as the basis for marriage (Ember, et al., 1997). Basically, this idea means that the partnership of marriage creates a sharing of duties and the division of labour. The
Gay Marriage: it’s the person right to marry whomever they please to marry Gay Marriage is a very controversial topic in today's world, many people have different opinions on it. There is nothing wrong with gay marriage, like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said, “marriage is a basic human right. You cannot tell people they cannot fall in love.” Even though he was referring to marriage between races, this can mean the same for homosexuals. What he is saying is that you cannot tell a person who to love, it just doesn’t work like that...
The way society views same sex marriage can change. Throughout history, many beliefs have changed. In the past, black people were not considered as citizens in the constitution. It is not until the thirteenth amendment in 1865 that slavery was banned. Women were not considered equal to men and were not given the right to vote until 1920 when congress passed the fourteenth amendment. It takes time but opinions and beliefs can change and the past has shown us that is indeed possible! Same sex marriage are nothing more than the union of two humans being that care, love, and want to make commitments to each other. That commitment can not be recognized unless same sex marriage is legalized.
There are many opponents of gay people as it is, and they all have their reasons to dislike the idea of permitting them get married. One of the main reasons is that the primary purpose of marriage is procreation. Because gay couples are unable to have children, they should not be allowed to marry (Schiffen 495). Another main argument is that the word marriage means the union of one man and one woman. This is a long-standing theme of most major Western religions. Under a proposed bill known as the Defense of Marriage act, marriage is defined as “a legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife.” Furthermore, it defines a spouse as “ a person of the opposite sex who is a husband or wife” (What 1). Under these guidelines, it is quite obvious that gay couples would not be eligible for marriage. People against homosexual marriage also say that it is a person’s choice to be gay. Since the individual chooses to be a homosexual, they should not be given special privileges. Another argument that you hear is that these couples should not get married simply because of the torment and ridicule they would be faced with in their everyday lives. 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. Some of these people would end up the target of verbal abuse and maybe even physical abuse, just because some heterosexual people see them as different.
Marriage is the joining of a man and a woman, who loves one another and wants to spend the rest of their lives together. It is not the joining of two women or two men and I do not believe the society our or U.S. government redefine the true meaning of marriage. I am against same sex marriage because of the following several reasons. Gay marriages are unacceptable in my opinion because it goes against God’s words. God’s word is the truth and no one can change it.