"I Do" Or "Please Don't": Hawaii's Same Sex Marriages
With the recent decision by the Hawaii courts regarding the legalization
of marriage between same-sex couples, a political debate across the United
States has begun. Many people believe that this is a monstrous step to
legalizing same-sex unions country wide, especially since legal tradition
recognizes marriages performed in other states as binding within every other
state, but also because Hawaii is known for it's liberal, ground-breaking first
steps that the other states often follow the model of. If the states have any
will, however, they will not fold to the pressure put on them by this state and
the gay rights groups, they will continue to not recognize a man and man or a
woman and ...
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one cannot receive alone.
For example, joint parental custody, insurance and health benefits, the ability
to file joint tax returns, alimony and child support, and inheritance of
property and visitation of a partner or a child in the hospital. In fact, the
Hawaii Commission on Sexual Orientation itself concluded that denial of marriage
licenses to same-sex couples deprived applicants of these legal and economic
benefits. So, are homosexuals fighting for the right of marriage to state their
love as the gay rights groups suggest or are they pushing for the right of
marriage because of the many benefits that come with it? The answer is obvious –
they are fighting for the benefits that come along with marriage. If they were
fighting for love, then where would we stop these "feelings?" If homosexuals
were allowed to marry because they love each other and they consent, then
couldn't a pedophile marry a younger child as long as both parties fully
consented? If homosexuals were ...
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should work for white-skinned people
just because of skin color or women can't vote just because of sex to saying
that homosexuals can't marry just because of their sexual habits. There is a
clear distinction. First of all, Colin Powell once noted that skin color (and
gender in this case) and sexual behavior are completely different and
incomparable. Skin color and gender are born into, and they have absolutely no
effect on conduct or character, sexual behavior on the other hand, has
everything to do with character, morality, and society's basic rules of conduct.
If anything, homosexuality is comparable to smokers, compulsive gamblers,
pornography fanatics, sex addicts, and ...
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