Homosexuality
In today’s society, there exists a myriad of issues which, when discussed, tend to raise the temperature of the citizens’ proverbial blood. There are a handful of topics that always seem to escalate this temperature to the boiling point among individuals who earnestly participate in discussion, debate and argument. Some examples of such delicate subjects are the death penalty, abortion, and euthanasia. An issue that has in recent years, begun to command the intensity of the foregoing, is the acceptability of in mainstream society. Until recently, was considered strictly taboo. If an individual was homosexual, this revelation was considered a grave secret to be kept from all family, ...
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religious communities, to welcome the marriages, adoptions, and families of homosexuals as though they were in no way different from heterosexual ones. It seems unreasonable that such an authority be involved in legislating the acceptance of an identifiable group that behaves in a manner unbecoming of any moral, decent, and even moderately religious human being, when our society itself can offer no consensus on such a moral issue.
In order to conclude that the government is wrong by legislating, it must be shown that is wrong as well. Many feel that such a lifestyle is acceptable so long as it is kept in the privacy of one’s own home. However, all too often such activity seems to spill over into mainstream society as same sex couples are seen strolling the streets arm in arm, kissing, and even engaging in unsightly groping. Such behaviour is displayed proudly by homosexuals during their various ‘equal rights’ marches. It seems analogous to lobbying for a new car while driving ...
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the children they raise will be fine. They claim that in and of itself does not make one an inherently poor parent. This seems quite ridiculous when you consider the issue from the child’s point of view rather than that of the homosexual, whom would obviously be thrilled to raise a child. The child however, would grow up with his personality, lifestyle, and attitude being formed by homosexuals. The problem here is that such input from a decidedly unpopular point of view might not properly prepare the child for the world to come. Learning life through a homosexual’s eyes can do little but cause future confusion for the child when he or she realizes that people are not always raised by ...
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