Warning: Use of undefined constant referer - assumed 'referer' (this will throw an Error in a future version of PHP) in /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays on line 102

Warning: Use of undefined constant host - assumed 'host' (this will throw an Error in a future version of PHP) in /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays on line 105

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays:102) in /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays on line 106

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays:102) in /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays on line 109
Same Sex Marriages - Papers Online

Same Sex Marriages

There are so many factors that may affect one's view of this topic it
becomes easy to see why it is controversial. To list all of the arguments would
be impossible. However, by focusing on the main topics that both that both
defend and disagree with the issue, we are able to get a brief glance at the
enormity that the outcome of a problem like this carries in our society.
Right from the beginning the bible states that it was not good for man
to be alone; “therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother and shall
cleave unto his wife, and they shall be one flesh.” (God) We can also read
about God's discussion of unlawful marriages: “Thou shalt not lay with mankind,
as with ...

Want to read the rest of this paper?
Join Essayworld today to view this entire essay
and over 50,000 other term papers

God apply to you? (God)
For years and years these were the words that nearly everyone followed.
Only people who were clearly wrong dared to disobey the word of God. It was
clearly black and white, and often times church leaders were looked to for
advice on what to do when we are faced with a choice. After all, they “
represent” Him, so they must know right from wrong. So what do we say to Bishop
John Shelby Strong who is quoted as saying, “I regard the blessing of gay and
lesbian couples by the church to be inevitable, right, and of a positive good.
We must be willing to relinquish prejudice and turn our attention to loving our
gay and lesbian brothers and sisters, supporting them, and relating them as part
of Gods creation.” And how about the Roman Cardinal Basi Hume? He says that
love between people, whether of the same sex or a different sex, is to be
treasured and respected. “To love another person is to have entered the area of
richest human experience.” I think that we ...

Get instant access to over 50,000 essays.
Write better papers. Get better grades.

Already a member? Login

CITE THIS PAGE:

APA
MLA
Chicago
Turabian

Same Sex Marriages. (2008, February 14). Retrieved December 23, 2024, from http://www.essayworld.com/essays/Same-Sex-Marriages/79038

"Same Sex Marriages." Essayworld.com. Essayworld.com, 14 Feb. 2008. Web. 23 Dec. 2024. <http://www.essayworld.com/essays/Same-Sex-Marriages/79038>

"Same Sex Marriages." Essayworld.com. February 14, 2008. Accessed December 23, 2024. http://www.essayworld.com/essays/Same-Sex-Marriages/79038.

JOIN NOW

Join today and get instant access to this and 50,000+ other essays

PAPER DETAILS

Added: 2/14/2008 04:13:23 PM
Category: Social Issues
Type: Premium Paper
Words: 839
Pages: 4

Save |

Report

SHARE THIS PAPER

SAVED ESSAYS

Save and find your favorite essays easier