Opposing Gay Marriage
A battle has been in progress for years over whether equal rights and equal protection against discrimination should be extended to homosexuals. In this rough draft essay I will briefly discuss reasons why gay marriages shouldn’t be allowed first of all it is a disgrace from what marriage is supposed to be for, secondly God Said that it was an abomination and that you shall not lie with the same sex. But obviously same sex couples are paying a least amount of attention to what God says about gay marriage. The topic of homosexual marriages is a common issue today. This topic has been debated bringing up many valid points, but the fact of the matter is that homosexual marriages are wrong and we, as a country, should not condone such acts (2009 Bidstrup, Scott.) Marriage is a unique practice, in that it is both a religious sacrament and legal registration controlled by the state. Marriage is also the institution whereby men and women are joined in a special kind of social and legal dependence for the purpose of founding and maintaining a family. Not for two of the same sex getting together and playing mummy and daddy to adopted children and insulting the real reason and purpose of marriage. Although some same sex marriages may be capable of coping financially, the negative influence on children raised in their household has been statistically proven. Not only would same sex families’ deal with negative suggestions in terms of their children, but most religions in America glared upon the union of same sex relationships and restrict marriage to one man and one woman (2009 Bidstrup, Scott.)
I am a Christian man that comes from a Christian household and I was always taught growing up to love your wife as Christ love the church. I love my wife dearly and we are totally against gay marriage. The Bible doesn't identify people as homosexual. It identifies their behavior, and does not use the words gay or homosexual; however it...