There are many obvious changes in the social archetype that is marriage. Seen throughout the past as a union between man and woman, same-sex marriages have only just been recognized in our culture. There are a number of people who enthusiastically support this idea. To them, marriage is not necessarily ?the ceremony, act, or contract by which a man and woman become husband and wife? as defined by The American Heritage Dictionary. Their idea expands to the greater thought of a true and complete love, no matter the sex of the individuals. This sentiment has yet to touch marriage laws, however, as only Vermont will legislatively acknowled

Divorce has gradually become more tolerable in society. As the ideas that marriage is a union of two people in love, and that we are free to love whomever we choose become orthodox, society will attempt to accept a divorce that has lucid necessity. Church may not be so forgiving, as they struggle to accept it as an ethical decision. But as love is the basis for any relationship, beginning with God, the church would do good to remember a passage from the Bible, ?Love cannot be drowned by oceans or floods; it cannot be bought, no matter what is offered (Song of Songs 6.7).?

Society?s equal acceptance also has yet to come. Many people adhere to the idea that the dictionary definition portrays - that wedlock should be between a man and a woman. These people by and large support this definition with the moral teachings of the Holy Bible. As in the Bible it states, ?That?s why man will leave his own father and mother. He marries a woman, and the two of them become like one person (Genesis 2.24).? We are consistently taught to believe this in hopes of keeping a moral constant. At a time when only the most natural things occurred to people, and other options seemed more inconceivable than deplorable. However, as we continue to boast of our evolution, we should further accept these now feasible choices, and embrace the free will and love that God has graced us with.

Women were also generally not expected or allowed to work outside of the home. Today in America,

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