Homosexuals Should Have The Right To Matrimony
...gay couples allowed to marry. Same-sex marriage is very important with gay couples and activists in today's society. On January 1, 2002, a bill became effective to give members of registered same-sex and opposite-sex couples the right to adopt a partner's child. A reason why the Vermont same-sex union battle received so much nation press is because legislators were responding to a court order, while some ended up losing their jobs to same-sex unions. Religious, government, and social groups have debated this issue and it is taking a long time for it to be resolved. Same-sex marriage has some very distinct facts and values important to one's religion, morals, or even what his or her family thinks of the gay lifestyle. Although gay marriage has its opposition, there are those that regard it as something that should be permitted in American society. As a result, this causes a great deal of controversy when both sides of the argument are taken into perspective.
Many American's disagree with the legalization and recognition of same-sex marriages. According to USA Today/CNN/Gallup Poll of 1,006 adults conducted on March 15-17, 1996, nearly 70 percent of U.S. adults oppose gay marriages, (National Campaign). A major argument that American's use to oppose gay marriage is that it offends everything religion stands for. Many typical religions believe that the gay lifestyle is completely immoral. Mormons are one of the main religions that oppose gay marriage. However, when the Mormon Church arrogantly claimed to represent all religion in the Baehr vs. Lewin trial in Hawaii, the principal Buddhist sect in that state made it very clear that the Mormon Church didn't represent them, and made it very clear that they support the right of gay couples to marry. That particular Buddhist sect claims many more members in Hawaii than does the Mormon Church,...
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