Same-Sex Marriage

Paper Summary:

This paper examines the hypocrisy of several laws, the standing of many blacks and the Roman Catholic Church, which oppose same-sex marriage. The author points out the position that it is hypocritical for groups that have had to fight long and hard to win their own constitutional rights to turn around and deny them to the next group. The paper stress that the acts of Roman Catholic priests turned pedophiles are morally unacceptable; the acts of adult gays and lesbians who love their partners are, on the contrary, morally very acceptable even though the Catholic bishops oppose same-sex marriage. The paper includes many quotations.

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"So, the point is, what the Bible said many centuries ago cannot be considered as relevant today, since slavery is no longer tolerated; one more example from John Nichols points to Exodus 35:2 which "clearly states" that those working on the Sabbath "should be put to death." Can you imaging, for example, to carry Dr. Laura Schlessinger's references a little further, all the NFL players who have games on Sunday (today's "Sabbath") being lined up and shot in a firing squad for "working" on the Sabbath? Of course, it's absurd, and the point is well made."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Bond, Julian. (2006). Virginia is no longer for lovers. The Roanoke Times, Retrieved 28 August 2006 from the World Wide Web: http://www.roanoke.com.
• Carpenter, Amanda. (2006). Can Government Define Marriage Any Way It Wishes? Human Events. 62(20), 3-3.
• McCarthy, Sheryl. (2006). Same-sex marriage is surely a civil right. USA Today, Retrieved 28 August 2006 from the World Wide Web: http://www.usatoday.com.
• NBC11.com (2006). Candidate Compares Gay Marriage to Bestiality: Democrats Pounce On Candidates Comments. Retrieved 29 August 2006 from the World Wide Web: http://www.nbc11.com/print/96875/detail.html.
• Nichols, John. (2000). Reading The Bible According To Dr. Laura. Common Dreams News Center, Retrieved 28 August 2006 from the World Wide Web: http://www.commondreams.org/views/071300-106.htm.

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