Should homosexuals have the right to marry in the United States? ... Many churches believe that homosexuals do not make good parents and that homosexuality is forbidden by the Bible. ... The idea and/or definition of marriage should not be changed for any reason according to them. ... Homosexual couples must have the right to get married. ... Homosexuality is also not a disease, it is just a way of life. ...

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This nation may have some misunderstandings and preconceived notions when approaching homosexual adoption. ... By definition, there is a difference between Homosexuality and Pedophilia. ... Moreover, the vast majority of minors raised in a homosexual environment, are in fact heterosexual. The numbers elevate slightly for those who experience homosexuality at least once. ... As bills are being brought forth to ban homosexual adoption, states are repealing previous bans of the same. ...

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Homosexual Parenting The last decade has seen a dramatic increase in homosexuals planning and forming families. ... Now, though, many factors contribute to the fact that homosexuals should be allowed to parent children. ... First let us evaluate the courts' approach to disputes involving homosexual parents. ... This only creates havoc for a child of homosexual parents. ... It is most important to remember that families are about love, not about narrow definitions. ...

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Homosexuals in Politics Homosexuality is exhibiting sexual desire towards another of the same sex. ... You would be surprised how many politicians today are homosexual and if they are not homosexual themselves, there are many that fight for their rights. ... In Leviticus 18 it calls homosexuality "abomination." ... She also said: "NEVER DOUBT that Congress will pass legislation that expands the definition of hate crimes. ... They fight for homosexuals to be in the military. ...

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Is homosexuality genetic or environmental? ... The definition of epigene is basically a temporary button that controls how human genes are expressed during pregnancy and after birth (Rice). ... It also states, "Forty-six percent of the homosexual men in contrast to 7% of heterosexual men reported homosexual molestation. ... Cultural environment can also contribute to homosexuality. ... In conclusion, homosexuals are not born this way. ...

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Time and again, the Bible clearly states and demonstrates God's position on homosexuality: ▸ Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed because of homosexuality (Gen 18:20-21; 19:5-7, 13); ▸ Homosexuals will not inherit the kingdom of God (1 Cor 6:9-10); ▸ Those who practice homosexuality are called "perverted men" (Jdg 19:22); ▸ The penalty under the Old Testament for homosexuality was death (Lev 20:13); ▸ It is abominable, whether committed by men or women (Ro 1:26-27) Three Ontario judges stated that "...prohibiting gay couples from marrying violat...

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This pressure to change the definition of marriage needs to be considered seriously. If the definition of marriage needs to be changed, what will be the consequences? ... All of these trends have caused people to alter their perception of marriage, and broaden their definition of the term. ... A homosexual connection is a breach to all three of these divine purposes. ... Homosexuals have the right to adopt a child which is erroneous in my mind. ...

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This is all by way of saying that the definition of marriage itself has not changed much for many thousands of years, all over the world. ... Can what has happened to African-Americans and other minorities still be comparable to the "discrimination- that homosexuals experience? ... Because stability is the key to raising an emotionally and mentally healthy child; unmarried and homosexual partners simply cannot provide the stability that married heterosexual couples can give. ... Because stability is the key to raising an emotionally and mentally healthy child; unmarried and homosexual partne...

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Homosexuality means that a person is attracted to a person of the same sex. ... Homosexual must have same rights with heterosexual. ... Open homosexual people cannot be in the military. ... Homosexuality acts and admits ones own homosexuality is banned in the military. ... By definition, a patriot does not have to be heterosexual, so realistically there should be no ban on gay men and lesbians in the armed forces. ...

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" Many would argue about the definition of marriage. ... " Like the "52% of Americans", I believe "it is discriminating not to allow two people who want to get married their right to marry just because they are homosexual" (Same). ... Given the prevalence of modern and ancient examples of family arrangements based on polygamy, communal child­-rearing, the use of concubines and mistresses and the commonality of prostitution, heterosexual monogamy can be considered "unnatural" in evolutionary terms causing the definition of "traditional marriage to be his...

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Within the past several decades, studies have been conducted that have resulted in a thorough definition of the irrational fear, possible causes, and, inevitably, potential methods for treating the phobia. ... Therefore, if a person only experiences an aversion to homosexuals and homosexual activities, it is not necessarily a phobia. ... This, however, is possible and such is the definition of homophobia. ... Freud also asserts that homosexual arousal which an individual is either unaware or denies is termed as latent homosexuality. ... Homosexuals can violate the stereotypical expecta...

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My personal definition of a few of the terms were as follows, homosexuals people who choose to develop sexual relationships with the same sex, heterosexual people who choose develop sexual relationships with the opposite sex and bisexual person who choose to be in intimate relationships with both. From this unit I learnt that my definition was to an extent incorrect, because according to (Williams 2006) no one was given a choice to choose sexual orientation as these are things that are erotically develop from inside in which the individual has no control over. ... Having gained all this info...

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They even take the argument further and say that a homosexual couple's home is no place to raise children, even if the couple were to adopt. ... (Note that many states allow homosexual couples to adopt children, but not to legally marry). The definition of marriage has got some opponents struggling up in arms, too. Traditionally, the definition of marriage is the union of a man and a woman. ... Allowing the definition of marriage to include two men or two women, they say, would open the door to all kinds of "undesirable marriages" including polygamy. ...

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Definition of Marriage: A gay marriage controversy has different aspects, different attitudes, different positions to it but for some experts, main focal point of the controversy is definition of the marriage itself. ... He claims that denying same-sex marriage to homosexuals will not make them heterosexuals. ... He further suggests that condemnation of same-sex marriage is derived directly from the biblical definition of marriage and that, gay marriage is that violation of the God's definition of marriage: "a lifelong union of husband and wife."10 On the contra, a theologian Daniel He...

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[Moe12] These findings were believed to be caused by the ill treatment of homosexuals. ... [Moe12] Moen argues that the research found on homosexuals could not conclude that homosexuality was the cause of these effects therefore; the same conclusion cannot be drawn for prostitution either. ... [Moe12] Moen uses the homosexual argument again to counterattack these statistics. He states that these same findings were found in homosexual research. ... [Moe12] Moen gives two definitions for objectification each from different researchers. ...

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A first objection in the resistance of homosexual marriage is the definition of marriage itself. ... If homosexuals win their struggle for marriage then they have changed the norms of society. ... In a homosexual marriage, the very thought of creating a child is out of the picture. ... Finally, in order for homosexuals to be marrying, it has to be an act accepted by society. ... Our society faces a huge moral and legal dilemma of allowing homosexuals to marry. ...

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It is completely unfair to deny these privileges to people because their relationship doesn't fit the state's definition of one. ... The definition of marriage that everyone is trying to get rid of is necessary otherwise the options are endless. ... Most religions consider homosexuality a sin. ... It is stated right in the Bible that the definition of marriage is to be between a man and a woman. ... The 50 percent divorce rate has already weakened the definition of marriage. ...

• Word Count: 1973
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What is homosexuality? ... However, intense homophobia - the fear and dread of homosexuals and homosexuality - permeates the American culture today. Myths about homosexuality abound. ... Still, others say that words in English cannot express the true definition of love. ... The actual word homosexual or homosexuality is never used in the Bible. ...

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With so many Homosexuals in the United States, how can the military prove its exclusion policy against Homosexuals correct and moral? ... This meant that homosexuality and military service were incompatible, and that homosexuals should be excluded from the military. However, in 1994 this policy was changed, and then only the exclusion of homosexual acts or overt acknowledgments of one's homosexuality are still forbidden in the military. ... Having homosexuals in the military is a matter of military effectiveness-not of the homosexuals' ability to perform military duties, but of the...

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Apparently the procreative requirement can be waived for heterosexual couples but not for homosexual ones. It is true that perhaps homosexuals do not fall into the traditional definition of marriage, but single parents do not necessarily fit the mould either, and yet the love for their children is no less. ... Therefore, denying homosexuals the right to marry, signifies a harsh parallel to the time of our past, a time in which people wish to forget. Some argue that for homosexuals to raise children would be unfair to those children because they would probably face harassment from peers. ......

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According to an article released from the Human Rights campaign Office in 2012, there is nothing wrong with allowing homosexuals to marry amongst each other. ... Personally, am not a homosexual. I am straight, so I cannot even begin to imagine how homosexual couples feel personally on this issue. ... Homosexuals are already stigmatized and lessened enough in today's society. ... I see no specification of gender in this definition, so why are we adding one? ...

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Therefore, by definition, marriage has to be different sex. Whereas, the definition of homosexuality is "exhibiting sexual desire toward another of the same sex" (Webster's New World Dictionary p.673). ... Under this definitional objection, "the state cannot recognize something that is an impossibility" (Eskridge p.87). ... The homosexual community speaks of itself as struggling for civil rights. " 'The gay community's goal is integration--just as it was with Martin Luther King,' argues homosexual activist Harry Britt" (Horowitz p.72). ... Society must have distinc...

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Utilizing the afore-explained definitions regarding what encompasses Civil Rights, it seems simplistic and ever apparent that both black rights and gay rights fall under a theme of Civil Rights as both movements strove/are striving to protect their minority groups from the majority opinion which views them as inhumane, deviant, and unequal. Clearly displaying the parallelism between the two movements on a most basic level, however, this issue far surpasses a dictionary definition in depth. ... Newton, even called for all marginalized groups, including homosexuals to "unite with the Black Pant...

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As with the definition of the word minority the narrator is the smaller number of the larger group, but he is not the minority, apparently his power over them makes them the minority. ... In Walt Whitman's case, we now know that Whitman was a homosexual male and his works are evident that he includes this aspect of writing in his works. The idea of indirect power is when reading Whitman's works there is no outwardly expression of his homosexuality. ... Whitman had do disguise his ideas of gay sex and homosexual ideas in order to get his work published. ...

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Now that you have released the latest definition of marriage, which includes same-sex couples, I feel that this may create some sort of possible alteration towards future generations to come. ... Now that you've changed the definition, allowing same-sex marriage to be a part of it, I truly feel that you will only deteriorate our future generation. Consequently, allowing homosexuality to be a part of the ultimate definition I feel that you are encouraging it, which may cause harm to the reproduction of our future society. I have no discriminatory feelings against homosexuality, and belie...

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