Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage

THE DEFINITION OF MARRIAGE

DEFINITION OF MARRIAGE The traditional definition is defined as a formal union between a man and a woman

MEANING OF MARRIAGE

“To have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness or in health, to love and to cherish ‘til death do us part.”

RELIGIOUS VIEWS ON HOMOSEXUALITY

HOMOSEXUALITY IS A SIN

THE BIBLE VERSESLeviticus 18:22 “ you must not lie with a

male, only in the beds of a woman. It’s an abomination.”

Leviticus 20:13 “a man who lies with a

male, in the beds of a woman, the two of them have committed an abomination they certainly must be put to death. The blood is on them.”

ACCEPTANCE Catholics Golden

Rule: treat others how you want to be treated

We have accepted religious, non religious people, and all races. What is the difference?

SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances”

The First Amendment

PROPOSITION 6In 1978 a call to fire gay teachers and remove those who promoted homosexuality in public schools.

PROPOSITION 8 In 2008,an initiative to ban

same-sex marriage by recognition.

ANTI-GAY & POLITICS Anita Bryant John Briggs

GAY RIGHTS MOVEMENT

RECOGNIZED STATES Connecticut Iowa Maryland Massachusett

s New

Hampshire New York Vermont Washington

BENEFITS Assumption of Spouse’s

Pension Bereavement Leave Insurance Breaks Medical Decisions on

Behalf of Partner Sick Leave to Care for

Partner Social Security Survivor

Benefits Tax Breaks Visitation within a hospital

setting

ADOPTION RIGHTS

16 states definitely allow for same sex couples to adopt.

In 2000 about 65,000 children lived with same sex parents.

In 2012 nearly 110,000 live in same sex households.

That’s still less than 1% of all children in households across the U.S.

HOMOSEXUAL FAMILIES

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HOMOSEXUAL AND HETEROSEXUAL PARENTS

Homosexual parents chose to be parents. Compared with an almost 50 % accidental pregnancy rate among heterosexual

PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS ON CHILDREN

Children of homosexual parents do as well as children of heterosexual parents.

CHILDREN’S SEXUAL ORIENTATION “Children of

gay parents are more likely to be gay themselves”

Gay children feel pressured into denying their sexuality

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