Same Sex Marriage
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Same Sex Marriage
Angela Wimbley
Catherine Terry
SOC.100
September 11,2012
Same Sex Marriage
Same-sex marriage is a matter of tremendous controversy in the united states. Gay and lesbian individuals support same-sex marriage, while conservative Christians and other conservative religious groups do not. The primary arguments against same-sex marriage are first that homosexuality is wrong and therefore same-sex marriage is wrong, and second that marriage is intended to be between members of the opposite sex. This line of reasoning overlooks the many reasons that same-sex marriage is worthy of support, however. There are many significant reason why and why they should not get married. The reason why people would say that they should not marry would be, children can never succeed without a male and a female role model in the home, marriage is designed to protect the well-being of the children, gay people do not need marriage because they never have children from prior relationships, and a man should not be able to marry whomever a woman can marry, a woman should not be able to marry whomever a man can marry. Also children of married gay couples might suffer bulling and teasing in school. Although you have some that would say marriage is an institution that is very sacred and personal to a human being. As a basic human right, it should be his or her will to decide when and whom to marry, even if it is a person of the same sex. When a gay couple contemplates marriage, it is their...
Angela Wimbley
Catherine Terry
SOC.100
September 11,2012
Same Sex Marriage
Same-sex marriage is a matter of tremendous controversy in the united states. Gay and lesbian individuals support same-sex marriage, while conservative Christians and other conservative religious groups do not. The primary arguments against same-sex marriage are first that homosexuality is wrong and therefore same-sex marriage is wrong, and second that marriage is intended to be between members of the opposite sex. This line of reasoning overlooks the many reasons that same-sex marriage is worthy of support, however. There are many significant reason why and why they should not get married. The reason why people would say that they should not marry would be, children can never succeed without a male and a female role model in the home, marriage is designed to protect the well-being of the children, gay people do not need marriage because they never have children from prior relationships, and a man should not be able to marry whomever a woman can marry, a woman should not be able to marry whomever a man can marry. Also children of married gay couples might suffer bulling and teasing in school. Although you have some that would say marriage is an institution that is very sacred and personal to a human being. As a basic human right, it should be his or her will to decide when and whom to marry, even if it is a person of the same sex. When a gay couple contemplates marriage, it is their...