Same Sex Marriage

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This paper explains that many gay and lesbian couples believe their legal marriage is a civil rights issue just as heterosexual couples are allowed to marry because, if they are not allowed to marry, they miss out on the rights and benefits of marriage such as the right to visit a spouse in a hospital, spousal health insurance and marital tax breaks. The author points out that the Bible very distinctly forbids any homosexuality and refers to persons who perform homosexual acts as sinners. The paper relates that civil unions as domestic partnerships would offer the legal rights and benefits gays want without society endorsing their relationships as marriage.

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"More than three-fourths of the people in the United States favor equal rights for gays and lesbians; however, when it comes to legalizing marriage between people of the same sex, their attitude changes. About half of all U. S. citizens oppose gay marriage. In other words, they have conflicting feeling towards homosexuals. Many who support gay rights oppose marriage. Statistics show that about six out of ten people prefer their state to resolve the conflict; however, the other four out of ten agree with a constitutional amendment that would ban marriage between same-sex couples."

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