... recognize same-sex marriages and civil unions is discrimination masquerading as morality. Finally, there is a wall of separation between church and state and this needs to be recognized. The First Amendment clearly states this, and therefore religious policies should not effect the decision of a legal issue. The issue of marriage benefits is one of the most important reasons why same-sex ... nor you are currently engaged in another marriage. Nothing states in the Constitution says otherwise. The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled marriage a fundamental right under the Constitution. Also found...

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... , and their as well as to enjoy its benefits, should the law prohibit their request merely because they are of the same gender? I intend to prove that because of Article IV of the United States Constitution, there is no reason why neither the federal government nor any state government should restrict marriage to a predefined homosexual relationship. Marriage laws have changed throughout ... agenda the DOMA act has been widely criticized as intensely unconstitutional. It is bias and discriminatory toward homosexuals and therefore against the United States Constitution and once again the ...

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... constitutional terms, furthermore, requires an extraordinary, super-majority consensus of the people. "Civil rights," therefore, include only such rights as those enunciated in the Bill of Rights and the Fourteenth Amendment. Those who claim fundamental civil rights status for same sex marriage, however, can point to no similar societal--let alone constitutional--consensus. The prohibition of same-sex marriage does not ... same-sex marriages are approved either by court decision or legislative enactment, Hawaii may well be deciding the issue--not only for itself--but for other states as...

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