same-sex marriage should not be legalized

Same-Sex Marriage

Same-Sex Marriage Should not be Legalized

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Introduction

Although most people have a strong opinion about marriage , no one seems to be quite sure what marriage exactly is . In modern times , human beings have developed as many ways of living together in a union as they have developed new languages . Different cultures also have very different ways of approaching the concept of marriage ranging from different definitions of a marital union , to divorce and inheritance . This diversity has been a central part

of the marriage debate , often raising questions as to why society cannot shape marriage in such a way that gays or same-sex partners are allowed to marry each other . Beneath all this diversity however , marriage has always been a union between a man and woman . Advocates for same-sex marriage in the US have however argued that by allowing gay unions , those involved are only enjoying a natural extension of their civil and individual rights as American citizens They argue that same-sex marriage is a civil contract and should therefore receive protection from the Fourteenth Amendment clause that protects equal civil rights in such other agreements as mortgage and car loans . But while the man to woman marital union dates back to the beginning of human society , gay or same-sex marriage has no such historical background (Hymowitz

Same-Sex Marriage Should not Legalized

Same-sex marriage also commonly referred to as gay marriage can be described as the union between two people belonging to the same...