SAME SEX MARRIAGES

Same Sex Marriages

Same Sex Marriages

Introduction

The concept of same-sex marriage is not new. It was introduced by Chinese, Japanese and Western and Roman societies around 342 CE. In today's society it is a lot more common to see same-sex couples together. In the past few decades, same-sex marriages have brought changes drastically. Today's youth has gone above and beyond changing the way we look at things, from tattoos and piercing to same-sex couples. (Laycock, Picarello, Wilson, 2008) Just like before, as society changes people believe it's time to allow our laws and government to accommodate everybody with the same rights including the right to marriage. This study will explain how states and people see same-sex marriages in our society today.

Discussions

One of the main arguments against gay marriage is that marriage is a union between a man and a woman, but who says? Where do we get the idea that just because that is what we are used to that marriage is only a union between a man and a woman? The only place that states that marriage is only a union between a man and a woman is the bible. According to our constitution state and religion are to be divided; the state cannot be involved in religious matters. Part of the argument is that marriage is a religious thing and that people who are gay cannot be religious because it's against the religions belief. Yet, religion is a personal thing and who can tell you that you are religious or not, no one but yourself. Which runs into another part of this argument that it's against religious beliefs. Seeing how there is no government-imposed religion, whose religion does this represent? Buddhist's? Buddhist's support the right of gay's to marry. Sure, there are many religions opposed to gay marriage and ...