Gay Marriage

For some years, same-sex marriage (SSM) has been near or at the top of any list of leading religious/secular/political controversies in North America. It is complex, divisive, and not readily agreeable to compromise. After all, U.S. states either allow SSM or ban it. Any change, or threat of change, to the culture is distressing to many people. But a change to the structure of the fundamental building block of society -- the family -- can be chiefly upsetting. Most American adults currently oppose SSM, but the tendency is towards increasing acceptance. If current trends continue, most American adults will be supportive of SSM sometime in the early to middle 2010's. People who argue for SSM say that "The institution of marriage conveys dignity and respect towards a couple that make a lifetime commitment to support each other. Same-sex couples deserve this dignity and respect."They also argue Denying marriage to same-sex couples removes from one group a fundamental, important human right -- the right to marry the person that one loves and to whom one has made a commitment. That is unfair and unjust in a democracy. They believe that they have equal rights as well. Arguments against SSM say that for most Americans, marriage is a religious sacrament or ceremony. If the definition of marriage is changed to allow SSM, religious individuals and groups become at risk of having to violate their beliefs by marrying same-sex couples. Children benefit over regular marriage because many researchers have found that children thrive best when reared in a home with a married mother and father. Boys and girls have needs that are uniquely met by parents of the opposite gender. I am against gay marriage because i am a christian pentecostal. The world is already corrupt if they make gay marriage legal it would make it harder for us Christians to get people to convert. But I'm not only going against it only because i am christian i think that is disgusting and it isn't good morals. I think that we were made to marry the opposite sex. Nothing is going to change my mind this is wrong and everyone who is gay and supports SSM will pay the consequences which is burn in hell because this is a sin. Besides no where in the constitution it says marry the same sex therefore they hav no right to marry the same sex.