The Debate On Same Sex Marriage - 1934 Words

As citizens of the United States, we all have rights protected by our constitution set forth by our founding fathers; however, the right to marry whichever one we choose has been a hot topic for endless debate. In recent years, the repealing of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) in California had stirred great deliberation. Marriage equality has been a nation’s issue on and off election agenda. Back in 2013, Supreme Court’s decisions on Hollingsworth vs. Perry, also known as Proposition 8 established oppositions from around the world. As a nation, there should not be any reasons as to why there is sill no clear declaration of answers for this issue. The small percentage would argue that there seem to be progress toward same-sex marriage,†¦show more content†¦God does not allow marriage between people of the same gender. Conservatives tend to align their decisions of politics with guidance of the Church’s views, and that marriage is a union between a man and a woman. This attitude leads to their opposition of homosexuality. But there is always an odd one in among others. Our second populated state, Texas, has been known for it conservative-ness, yet it have the sixth largest LGBT population beside California and Atlanta. These few constituencies will always be the one that astonish and be an outlier in statistical sense. The Cathedral of Hope situated in Dallas is home to over 30,000-gay/lesbian members-as its name gave away, the Church served to hold events that will hopefully turn people’s attitude toward gay marriage. Lastly, Texas ranked first in the race of having the most number of same-sex households with children, proving that even in the most conservative state will not follow the GOP Platform effectively . These new ideologies did not occurred when President Ronald Reagan’s was in office. However after his election, the Republican Party began a new reign of Christian conservatism, and continues to converse ideologies until now. The conservative is not a proponent of marriage equality. Because conservatives are strict on laws, they tend to lean toward powers outline in the constitution by our founding fathers.