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Sex Marriage Should not Be Legal
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The question of the legislation of homosexual marriages becomes
more and more burning and needs a deep survey. There are a
lot of reasons against same sex marriages which prove that
legalization of same sex marriages can be harmful and even
dangerous for the society. One of the reasons is that homosexual
marriages contradict the tradition. The idea of homosexual
marriages threats the very idea of the sanctity of the marriage.
The term "marriage" should refer to a loving relationship
between man and woman. The institution of marriage considers
the union of two adults of different sex living together.
For centuries the marriage was considered just between the
people of the opposite sex and by now the marriage of the
people of the same sex can be wrong on an evolutionary scale
(Coolidge, 1997). People don’t have much faith in the
marriage institutions now and the legislation of the heterosexual
marriages can weaken this faith. In addition, if the homosexual
marriages are legalized to protect the freedom of human why
there should be other restrictions for the marriages such
as marring the relative or the age of getting married? So
called domino effect can cause the demand to cancel all kinds
of restrictions on the marriages. If the marriages between
the people of the same sex can be accepted like a demonstration
of the free will of the individuals, why can not be accepted
the marriage between the brother and the sister or other close
relatives?
The next point is a religious disapproval of the heterosexual
relationship in general and marriages in particular. The word
“marriage” implies religious significance. People
who state against the homosexual marriages claim that homosexuality
is against the Christian faith and the Bible and the legalization
of this kind of marriage by the state can make a bigger separation
between the state power and the religious organizations. This
point can become a stumbling block between the Church and
the State and bring the contradictions to the minds of people.
Legalization of homosexual marriages gives an approval to
the homosexual lifestyle, which is not supported by the church.
The last but not least argument is the one, which deals with
one of the human reproduction. The marriage is an institution
aiming to create a family first of all and the family presumes
giving birth to children. Homosexual marriage create no opportunities
for natural reproduction. Modern science gave people opportunities
to have children even in the same sex marriage but a number
of problems appear. It’s commonly known that men and
women are equal creatures and have same rights and obligations
but they are not identical and usually presume different models
of behavior, models of reactions and thinking. A lot of research
made by scientists proves that the child needs both –
a mother and a father to become a full personality (Orth,
2003). There are some things during the upbringing which can
be taken only from women’s or only from men’s
behavior patters. The children raised in the homosexual families
will not have the opportunity to see both –female and
male behavioral patters, which can cause serious problems
for their future life. In addition the children raised in
a homosexual surrounding are more probably to pick up same
lifestyle in the future and to copy the model of homosexual
relationship. Another problem the children from the homosexual
families can and most probably will come across is an attitude
of the surrounding. The children can meet a social hostility
from the very beginning of their social interaction due to
their family background which can make more difficult the
social adaptation in the future. A lot of homosexual couples
meet social and religious disapproval but they have chosen
their type of behavior themselves and must be responsible
for their decisions. The children raised in the homosexual
families do not have this choice. Negative attitude of the
church to same sex marriages can create additional problems
for children.
References
Bradley, Gerard V. (2000). "Same-Sex Marriage: Our Final
Answer?" Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public
Policy, 14:729-752.
Coolidge, David Orgon. (1997). "Same-Sex Marriage? Baehr
v. Miike and the Meaning of Marriage," South Texas Law
Review, 38:1-119.
Orth, John V. (2003). "Night Thoughts: Reflections on
the Debate Concerning Same-Sex Marriage," Nevada Law
Journal, 3:560-571.
Schelberg, Neal S. and Carrie L. Mitnick. (2004). "Same-Sex
Marriage: the Evolving Landscape for Employee Benefits,"
Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal, 22:65-80
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