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    forever. As they stand at the altar, they remember how their life used to be. In the past, same-sex marriage was banned in all parts of the world. Out-casting individuals who loved members of the same sex, and using religion or moral values for their reasoning. “According to a study from the National Bureau of Economic Research, about 20 percent of the population is attracted to their own gender” (Eveleth). Same-sex couples contribute to much of the population, yet some states still ban the…

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    meeting a soul mate after years of searching and wanting to get married, but the law makes it a possibility for that marriage to ever occur. This feeling has been the center of many same-sex couples’s lives ever since our country…

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    did not have the right to marry whomever they want. While a law was passed in 2016, making same sex marriage legal in America, there is a threat of the law being appealed. It is a very controversial topic among Americans and is debated day in and day out. If homosexuals do not have the right to marry in America then it is not home of the…

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    Vandalia a same sex couple were about to be married when they find out that they cannot be married because the town outlawed same sex marriage. They then decided to take matters into their own hands, they then decided to challenge the town of Vandalias’ ban on same-sex marriage. Three months later the town ends its ban on same sex marriage and the couple was finally able to be married, but their victory was short lived because a radical christian group then says that same sex marriage should…

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    Same-sex marriage has been a hot topic with the media lately. Ever so often you hear another state make same-sex marriage legal. Every new overruling is a win for the LGBT community, and a lost to conservatives. In this day and age, you would think gay marriage would be okay, but there are still people out there that still bring religion into politics. Our government was set up to have a separation of church and state by the Establishment Clause. I believe the federal government should have…

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    time causing many controversial debates. In such a modern and freedom society like America, there are various perspectives to look at gay marriage. There are so many opinions about how same sex marriage will affect our life that this issue has always been a rich “land” for journalists and reporters to dig in. Most of elders or religious people consider same sex wedding is a sin which goes against The Bible, while the new generation views it as a way to express your true self and be happy with…

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    There is a question that has been circulating around the desks of politicians and judges for many years now, whether or not marriage should be limited to a man and woman or include those considered to be “gay”. In almost every major religion in the world the practice of being homosexual is a sin or blasphemous within itself. However, in the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment of the US Constitution is states “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion” essentially…

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    to the act that no children can be produced through homosexual sex. However under this view, heterosexual couples who are infertile would also be considered as immoral, yet the state still recognizes their marriages. The New Natural Lawyers attempt to conquer this hurtle by stating that if a, “couple know or come to learn that they will never be able to have children, their marital communion is no less real and no less fulfilling as a communion of complementary persons, even though it always…

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    Legalization Of Same-Sex Marriage The legalization of same sex-marriage is not only the right course of action, but it is the only course of action. Same-sex marriage legalization would mean an end to legal discrimination, a more accurate definition of the term ‘marriage’, and a removal of second class of citizens, therefore promoting equality. Same-sex marriage legalization has been a topic of argument for decades, however, recently said argument has exploded into the media. Such headlines…

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    Thesis Statement The term marriage has changed greatly over the last couple of decades, ranging from arranged marriages, polygamy, polyandry, traditional marriage, and same sex marriages. How is the definition and meaning of marriage changed over the years? History of Marriage “The first recorded evidence of marriage contracts and ceremonies dates to 4,000 years ago, in Mesopotamia.” (www.theweek.com). Originally, marriage was a way to preserve power or for alliances. Kings would marry off…

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