Essays 31 - 60
This 5 page paper discusses societal trends that affect individuals, specifically gay marriage, gun laws, abortion and the privacy...
In eight pages gay marriage is examined from a historical perspective in a consideration of constitutional and legal rights and al...
In seven pages this paper argues that unlike Americans in general Church doctrine is moving toward a greater acceptance of homosex...
establish a legal precedent in 1967 which declared bans on interracial marriages as unconstitutional that states were forced to re...
It could be said that the ban, as well, could likely violate the concept of equality, which is also implied in the Constitution (T...
many questions which arise. II. Questions and Answers As requested by a student writing on this subject, this part of the pape...
responsibility for child-rearing or housekeeping duties traditionally assigned to women (Luker, 2003). To complicate things still ...
in a same-sex marriage. The definition of marriage states that it is a union of two people of the opposite sex. Given...
of marriage and those who are against same-sex marriages argue that this issue will only serve to erode the institution even furth...
family rights" (Farrell 130; Stacey and Biblarz 159). In September of 2000, the Dutch parliament followed suit by also granting e...
was viewed in the modern era as not so much a disease but was seen as lack of upbringing and evil intent. Gay relationships were s...
ailing partner; they cant file joint tax returns; there are no survivors benefits for the one left behind (Quindlen, 1992). Quind...
Bush Oppose Gay Marriage 14). The statement went on to pronounce heterosexual marriage as "holy, while homosexual acts go against...
said they had an obligation to give witness to the whole moral truth and reinforce Catholic teaching that gay sex is a sin" (Bisho...
of gay marriage actually found its way into the patchwork of society. "Lesbian behavior does not fit within that framework of pub...
that the state must show that there are compelling reasons why marriage license should be issued only to heterosexual couples (Dor...
and cultures claim that marriage is about creating a committed union for the sake of creating children, many people today get marr...
liberal origins, the conservative had developed their own distinctive view of Social Security, which can be summed up in a single ...
the argument, straight couples will be less likely to think marriage is important, and therefore will not be as willing to stay to...
it is possible for these breakaway churches to form a communion or fellowship that can participate as a fully-fledged member of th...
the fight against same-sex marriage being legalized is largely influenced by religious ideology in the legislative and constitutio...
can be viewed as a socially constructed contract, opposition to applying marriage to homosexual unions extends from the social con...
be relatively conservative in terms of ideals. "Many of my fellow conservatives have an almost knee-jerk hostility toward gay marr...
never have children, and how many couples never have children nor intend to have children. They are not asked if they plan to have...
wedding is what this event implies about secularization, as a deep fear of the Catholic Church has been that secular attitudes wil...
in these times of change and forward movement. Will the Catholic Church change its stance? That remains to be seen. This is like e...
observation as well noting that this prohibition is a substantive one just as was women being kept out of certain occupations in o...
opposite sex. There is, in fact, a federal law (the Defense of Marriage Act) that prohibits such marriages (Hotakainen, 2009). ...
this paper, however, is to explore the thesis that sexual attraction has nothing to do with marriage. The thesis can be presented...
This essay uses scholarly articles to present an argument in favor of the legalization of same-sex marriage. The writer presents r...