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alone, others in loving relationships- maybe in marriage or other forms of commitment.
We need to ponder our own choices and try to understand the choices of others. Love has
many shapes and colors and is not finite. It can not be measured or defined in terms of
sexual orientation.” (From the Statement of Affirmation and Reconciliation by the
Quaker Meeting in Aotearoa, New Zealand.) Even though is it thought by many that
marriage is mainly a religious agreement, it also creates a legal relationship between the
Currently there is much debate on homosexuals couples right to legalized
marriage. There is much information available, both for and against. Two articles that
are strongly in support of legalized same sex marriage are Iowa Representative Ed
Fallon’s speech to the House in 1996, and an article from the Partners Task Force for Gay
and Lesbian Couples. One article that is strongly opposed to same sex marriage is an
article written by Dr. Paul Cameron titled “Same Sex Marriage: Till Death Do Us Part?”
In a speech read to the United States House of Representatives on Februa
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before making a decision where to stand on this issue. According to his article, “Legal marriage triggers 150-250 laws in every
U. According to one study that is based only on half of a
percent of Americans who had a homosexual parent, they were more likely to have had
sex with a parent, experience homosexuality as their first sexual encounter, be sexually
molested, become homosexual or bisexual, and report dissatisfaction with their
childhood. A third reason, is a high rate of domestic
violence. His first reason against same sex marriage is that homosexual marriages are
short lived. Paul Cameron of the Family Research Institute does not believe that this is
true. None of these are required of legally
married couples. In 1990, nearly half of 90 lesbian couples in Los Angeles reported domestic
violence yearly. 1999) He points out that there when a heterosexual couple
gets married, clergy are not required for a license to be completed, nor does the couple
need to belong to a church or temple. “Iowa Representative Ed Fallon on
2/20/96. He strongly believes
that this is a civil rights issue, and poses no threat to the society. “Same Sex Marriage: Till Death Do Us Part?”
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