The fight for gay marriages to be equal to heterosexual marriages has been going on for a while now. The argument is that everyone, no matter their sexual orientation, should have the same, equal rights. However, this is currently not the case with homosexual couples. Currently, the most that homosexual couples can get in most states is a civil union. In a civil union, the couple do not share all of the rights that a heterosexual couple do in a marriage. For example, civil union couples do not get a tax relief, the power to pull the plug if their partner is very ill, or the right to decide what happens to the body if their partner passes. There are a lot of other things that civil union couples do not get that heterosexual married couples get, but this is only a couple examples. The people that are fighting for gay marriage and equal rights say that it should be legal because America is supposed to be the country where everyone has equal rights, but the people that are fighting against it are saying that it is "dangerously sinful to describe a relationship between two persons of the same gender as a marriage." The argument here is that God, not humans, created marriage and in God's definition of the word, marriage is a "faithful partnership between a man and a woman." I personally believe that homosexual couples should be allowed to get married because I truly believe that everyone should have equal rights. I believe that it is really not fair that there is discrimination just because of sexuality. I do not think that it is American to discriminate because of how someone lives.
I agree that gay marriage should be legal. I find it very contradictory that the only argument against gay marriage is that the bible (or God) states that a marriage is between two people of different genders. America was built on the notion that church and state should be separate entities. I think that people have a right to be married, no matter what sex they are.
I completely agree. I feel that a major problem in this world is that people stick their nose into other peoples lives way too often. If some people have religious beliefs that tell them homosexual marriage is wrong, then that is fine. But when they try to impose their own, personal beliefs onto other people and our government, that is crossing the line. This country is made up of a wide variety of people, and everyone needs to stop judging others and just accept the differences. If you don't like gay marriages, then don't get one.
If the "homosexuality is against God, marriage is between a man and a woman... its in the bible" argument is used, one must also take into account all the other actions prohibited in the bible and see just how arbitrary and ridiculous most of them are in the first place. For example, the eating of fat is prohibited forever, a rape victim must marry her rapist, and people with flat noses cannot go to the altar of God. Have you ever worked on a Sunday? Chances are, if we as a society used the bible as our law book, you'd have been killed. Really, people are people, and they should be allowed to get married to a person they love regardless of gender. As the person who posted above me said, "If you don't like gay marriages, you shouldn't get one". I think it's pretty simple.
I completely agree with everything that you said in this post. I believe that we should not be able to decide who can get married and who cannot, especially when such critical aspects of a marriage (like some of the examples you described in this post) are on the line. I personally do not understand why some people are so bothered by the concept of same-sex marriage, considering it does not concern them whatsoever. I think that if people are going to continue to use the "marriage was created by God" argument, then civil unions should include the same rights as legal marriages. Overall I enjoyed reading this post, and I completely agree with your argument.
Personally, I believe that a marriage should be exclusive to a man and a woman. As a Christian, that is what I believe. However, I completely understand that a civil union doesn't hold the same rights as a marriage. This is unacceptable, and it needs to be changed because everyone deserves equal rights! I really don't mean to sound harsh, because I honestly have nothing against homosexuals. All humans were made equal and have the freedom to love who they wish. I simply think that a marriage is a special union between a man and woman, but a completely equal union should be made especially for homosexuals. And with that said, no man or woman should be allowed to have a civil union. That is fair, right?
Thanks for writing this post! As a gay guy, this is something that is very important to me. I find it ridiculous that homosexual couples are not able to have the same rights as heterosexual couples. In a country of equality, we need to give everyone equal rights no matter your race, religion, gender, or sexual orientation. For the comment above me I would have to ask what about those who are gay and Christian? I respect your view that marriage should be between a man and a woman, but I also consider myself Christian so would therefore like to get married to another man.
I find it interesting and unfortunate as well that a country founded on the ideas of equal rights for everyone has so much trouble backing it up. The real question is whether a homosexual marriage will adversely affect anyone, and to that I think the answer is no. Just because something was defined in one way in the past does not mean it can't be amended (doesn't Webster's dictionary do that every year?). If this is the case, I don't understand why there is so much resistance to something that will improve the quality of life of some, and not even affect others.