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What Could Be Legally Right May Be Morally Wrong
The DOMA (Defense of Marriage Act) law defines marriage as a legally sanctioned union between one man and one woman. ... Although some may think that homosexual marriage and adoption is acceptable, it is in fact morally and ethically wrong in the eyes of God, as stated in Leviticus 18:22 and Lev. ...
“Thanks to a historic court case now underway [1996] in Hawaii, lesbians and gay men may be on the verge of winning the right to marry---a basic right still denied to them in all fifty states”(Lambda 66). In the past some people were refused the right to marry until a law was passed, but unlike them, gay people need and want the right to marry one another. One man said,” What we are asking got is our equal right to marry the one we love and care for, just as non-gay Americans do” (Lambda 67). Another person said, “It is not right for the government to prevent gay people from sharing the rights and responsibilities of marriage” (Lambda 68). “Some may ask do all lesbians and gay men want the right to marry. ... However, virtually all gay people want the right to decide for themselves whether and whom they want to marry, just as non-gay people do” (68). ...
Even though gay rights advocates believe same-sex marriage and adoption is acceptable, it is wrong in the eyes of God. ... “Gays and Lesbians have an Equal Right to Marriage” Gay Rights Current Controversies Ed.
Approximate Word count = 1603
Approximate Pages = 6.4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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