Friday, July 18, 2008

same sex marriage?

I got the following story from KNX 1070 news radio in LA. This story is about a homosexual couple that got married today. This is a news story because it is controversial. Since the beginning of marriage ceremonies, it was believed that this ceremony should be done between a man and a woman. Because this has been the tradition, changing it to include marriages between homosexuals breaks the tradition. This is also a controversial story because of religious views. According to the bible, for example, god created a man and a woman, and he condemned homosexuality. Marriage, to people who are religious, and even to those who are not, is supposed to be a sacred act. The story is about a couple that got married today after they had tried for four years. They were successful after their attorney filed a lawsuit and the Supreme Court declared that it was unconstitutional to prohibit gay marriages. They exchanged vows on the steps of the court house. After the ceremony, one of the partner’s said, “I can believe. I can believe now we’re married people.” There were protesters at the wedding, but they only said something after the ceremony was over. Since there is an amendment to banned gay marriage, and some are trying to put it on the November ballot, the couple’s honeymoon is going to be spent fighting this amendment. It is known as proposition 8. According to a Field Poll, 51 percent of people oppose same sex marriage, and 49 percent are for it. It will be very interesting to see on Election Day what happens.

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