I am writing a paper for class on gay marriage and i need reasons why & why not it should be legalized.?

Question

This paper is for a Human Development class. Plz give a detailed answer not just "i dont agree with gay marriage or im pro gay marriage."

Thank you

Ok i know that it is a sin so plz submit other answers. Im having writers block the only reasons i have is that it is a sin and it destroys society.
so plz help

Thanks

Answer 1

We all have the right to pursue happiness in this country. Happiness for one may not be the same definition for another. But I think most people would agree that the pursuit of happiness includes the pursuit for romantic love, security, and family. The definition of what love is or what a family is can also be up to individual interpretation.
I was taught in Civics class that my rights end where another's begins. Gay marriage does not interfere with the rights of straight people, it doesn't touch straight people. However it seems that the rights of straight people are being allowed to interfere with those of homosexuals that want to enter into a legal communion and gain the security and recognition that is currently only granted to heterosexuals.

There are two reasons it isn't legal 1) certain religious views 2) those of us that disagree with the religious views aren't coming out in numbers to the polls in support of it. There is no logical reason *why* it shouldn't be legalized.

Answer 2

Chew on these four thoughts:

Two reasons why gay marriage should be legalized:

A) Responcibilities for each others happiness are recognized by the courts, the couple can then like any other married couple, be held accountable for shortcomings during a messy divorce.

B) It was legal in the eyes of the lord, legal in the hearts of the ones betrothed, and no church has a right to say all kinds of persons are accepted, except for that one, they sin too much.

Two reasons NOT to legalize gay marriage:

A) Legal strife around religion has always been difficult. Thats why religion was taken out of schools. Marriage should not need legality, not even man to woman.

B) Gay denotes happiness, how can we possibly legalize happy marriages? Since no real marriage stays happy..

To be sure, marraige is defined by
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriage
A marriage is a relationship between or among individuals ...(has) dual nature of a binding legal contract plus a moral promise.

Now, in one wedding vow, the 'bride' was suppose to say 'to obey'.. somehow, this is seen as archaic, yet for two men to find compromise, that's too new age?

Answer 3

The government has no business interfering in the personal lives of its citizens its a matter of liberty. If two people engage in a contract that hurts no one else its not the governments business. IF you feel that marriage is a religious act well then the government shall not establish a religion or make religious rules. It has been proved over and over again by science not superstition that homosexuals are born homosexuals to discriminate against them for the way they are born is also against the law.
What the bible says does not apply unless you apply every other law of the bible I'm already circumcised so I'M not too worried about that but all these Christians who eat pork and are not pure should be.IN fact they should be worried about the rule Jesus spoke of more than any other Don't judge unless you are without sin. Don't be like the pharisees and be hypocrites.IN a world where children starve nations fight nations millions of poor. WHat do talk about Gay marriage. You should tell your human relations teacher to talk about a topic that isnt a scheme to get peoples minds off the war. Talk about that.

Answer 4

It isn't a sin, and it doesn't destroy society. Those are not reasons, they are assertions from a particular GROUP of religious denominations. Which of course is the problem with the whole thing.

There is no threat, all of that rhetoric is simply a method of trying to keep moderates opposed while a certain subgroup of denominations manipulate the government to crush the rights of another subgroup of denominations.

I support governmental recognition of all marriages performed by recognized religious group, and that is the secret about the gay marriage question.

The gay marriage fight is really a battle between two groups of religious denominations - Christian and other in both cases. That battle is being missed by the media, and I believe that the battle threatens democracy in America.

One of the reasons for the Revolution, in which ancestors of mine fought -- was to establish freedom of religion in the new nation. Now, we are throwing that away, because contrary to what those on the Right would like you to think, this is not a battle between "people of faith" and "atheists" or some such -- this is a battle between two groups of people of faith, using the government to establish one side’s views -- the EXACT THING that the anti-establishmentarian clause of the Constitution is there to prevent.

Of course no one should "make" those whose faiths oppose gay marriage perform such marriages, and no one ever would. So ministers from the Southern Baptists and Assemblies of God and Ultra-Orthodox Jews and Fundamentalist Muslims should never be asked to perform gay marriages, and certainly not forced to.

On the other hand, why should faith groups that support gay marriage -- such as the United Church of Christ, the Unitarian/Universalist Society, the North American Spiritualist Church, Reform Judaism, and the Correllian Tradition of Wicca -- all recognized Churches and 501c3s be barred from practicing their religious faiths, which say it is ok to marry same sex couples?

The first group of faith groups is realistically using the government to prevent the second group of faith groups from practicing what they believe and having it legally recognized. The founders tried to prevent this, for the stability of the country. It doesn't matter that everyone "thinks" they are right and others are wrong -- it matters that we are plural as a society and the government should recognize everyone's ceremonies the same -- which means that gay marriages committed by churches and faith groups that believe in gay marriages, should be honored by the government regardless of what groups that don't like it say.

Everyone's beliefs can be honored, thus preserving the values that my 12 times removed Great Grandfather died for -- but not if we allow one side to legislate away the rights of the other side.

Since I do not believe the government should be used to control religious belief -- I think that the government should recognize gay marriage, when performed by members of clergy -- and should create a civil union equivalent for those interested only in secular marriage.

Otherwise we should stop saying we don't have an establishment of religion.

Regards,

Reynolds Jones
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Answer 5

gay marriage is good because it allows people to express themselves and be with the one they love. Gay marriage is wrong because it goes against the laws of nature. If every person on planey was to go gay- their would be no more children and the human race would die and become nonexistant. I dont think we should hinder free will to be with the person we love however i dont agree its right to alllow gay marriage because marriage is a binding contract of love between a woman and a man. The entire point of marriage is really to continue the human race with offspring. I also dont beilive gay marriage should be allow to raise children, because how should a child come to know the norm of society, and if so what about the opposite sex's lessons of life, and having both role models in ones life. Futher more I do agree that not all familys that are straight are perfect either. In the end, I remain netural. Not for it, not against it. Lol.

Answer 6

I was raised by a lesbian mother and I totally disagree and think it should be banned. Why can't a person just be gay, why do they have to take the title of marriage. Why should it be banned, I'll tell you why. If it does become legalized, preachers will begin to get sued for discrimination if they refuse to preform ceremonies. Also, for the children involved. My childhood was a living hell. I had hell lying to my friends about how my mom's girlfriends were my aunts. It's hell on a childs self esteem. Imagine having sleepovers as a child and children coming over to your house and your mother is shacking up with another woman. That is if the parents even allowed their children over to my house in the first place. And though being raised by homosexuals didn't make me gay, it made me the complete opposite.I got into sex and all kinds of stuff at a very early age trying to prove I wasn't like her. Let's allow the prostitutes to screw in the broad daylight, let the nudists walk around naked. Like gay people, they're not hurting anyone right? Aren't they just trying to be happy?

Answer 7

If anything, the above answer (brookepotts) proved why it should be legalized. Gay people are already looked down on in society, and that's what causes the problems. If you give gay/lesbian couples equal rights, and allow them to function in society just like everyone else, soon people will begin to realize that they are just like everyone else.


I really think you should make sure to mention in your paper that you've had difficulty coming up with legitimate reasons why gay marriage shouldn't be aloud. That alone is quite a powerful argument for why it should be allowed.

Answer 8

thats all crap. Gay people should have the same right. Marriage is the joing of two people in love. There are places in the world where it is legal and if it stays this way where there is only a small potion of places you can get married we will eventually see a popultion of these areas increase. It's un fair on the gay people who still value the idea of marriage.

Answer 9

if you are in the Us then a reason for it stems from our own laws already in effect stating the governtment gives us the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Who we marry makes us happy. Not being able to marry who we wish to interferes with our right of happiness. Not to mention there is also a seperation of church and state. Saying it is a sin interferes with those laws and there fore is not an answer to the question. We also have many privacy acts in the Us and a marriage, once the paper is filed, becomes a part of our private lives. So where in here does the government have the right to say we can not do in our own homes as we chose, so long as we are not harming others?

Ps My Favorite Uncle was gay and i saw him suffer for the lack of ablity to marry the one person in the world he loved the most, simply because he was also a man. GRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!

Answer 10

Moon-Shadow who like I was taught Your rights end where another persons begins wants to see if she can get straight people to condone improper sexual behavior. Trying to manipulate the straights is not leaving well enough alone, it is interfering with the straight point of view.

Hopefully this is college. I don't think it should be a subject for grade school or high school. It is a subject that is too deep for their shallow mines. I don't think it should be a subject for first year college students either. I think they need a little growing up time emotionally, mentally socially and physically before they delve into the deep well of thought. I wouldn't want them to snap a mental brain cell.