Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage
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Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage
THE DEFINITION OF MARRIAGE
DEFINITION OF MARRIAGE The traditional definition is defined as a formal union between a man and a woman
MEANING OF MARRIAGE
“To have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness or in health, to love and to cherish ‘til death do us part.”
RELIGIOUS VIEWS ON HOMOSEXUALITY
HOMOSEXUALITY IS A SIN
THE BIBLE VERSESLeviticus 18:22 “ you must not lie with a
male, only in the beds of a woman. It’s an abomination.”
Leviticus 20:13 “a man who lies with a
male, in the beds of a woman, the two of them have committed an abomination they certainly must be put to death. The blood is on them.”
ACCEPTANCE Catholics Golden
Rule: treat others how you want to be treated
We have accepted religious, non religious people, and all races. What is the difference?
SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances”
The First Amendment
PROPOSITION 6In 1978 a call to fire gay teachers and remove those who promoted homosexuality in public schools.
PROPOSITION 8 In 2008,an initiative to ban
same-sex marriage by recognition.
ANTI-GAY & POLITICS Anita Bryant John Briggs
GAY RIGHTS MOVEMENT
RECOGNIZED STATES Connecticut Iowa Maryland Massachusett
s New
Hampshire New York Vermont Washington
BENEFITS Assumption of Spouse’s
Pension Bereavement Leave Insurance Breaks Medical Decisions on
Behalf of Partner Sick Leave to Care for
Partner Social Security Survivor
Benefits Tax Breaks Visitation within a hospital
setting
ADOPTION RIGHTS
16 states definitely allow for same sex couples to adopt.
In 2000 about 65,000 children lived with same sex parents.
In 2012 nearly 110,000 live in same sex households.
That’s still less than 1% of all children in households across the U.S.
HOMOSEXUAL FAMILIES
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HOMOSEXUAL AND HETEROSEXUAL PARENTS
Homosexual parents chose to be parents. Compared with an almost 50 % accidental pregnancy rate among heterosexual
PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS ON CHILDREN
Children of homosexual parents do as well as children of heterosexual parents.
CHILDREN’S SEXUAL ORIENTATION “Children of
gay parents are more likely to be gay themselves”
Gay children feel pressured into denying their sexuality
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