Same-sex marriage has been one of the most controversial social issues in current history and one of the most debated as well. In the United States, particularly, the number of supporters is big but a number of opponents are not far behind. After the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts passed a law to concede marriage licenses to gay couples, the American community soon responded and made open their feelings about this court decision. Some argue that same-sex should be banned while others say gay marriage should be allowed. The Christian leader, Charles Colson, and the poet and essayist, Katha Pollitt published their opinion about this issue in a very distinctive way. Charles Colson, in his essay “Gay Marriage: Societal Suicide”, opposes same-sex marriage. This essay intends to demonstrate the reasons why same-sex marriage is negative for society. Is also considered to be written for a conservative community because it was published in Christianity Today, a religious magazine. Colson writes this essay using a formal and dramatic diction. For instance, he opens his essay with the query “Is America witnessing the end of marriage?” to introduce his audience with a dramatic mood. …show more content…
According to Christianity same-sex marriage is not acceptable. Colson says that “Marriage is the traditional building block of human society, intended both to unite couples and to bring children into the world. ” He uses this sentence to highlight his meaning of marriage, he intends to emphasize that to be considered marriage, individuals in wedlock must procreate. Therefore, same-sex marriage cannot be considered as marriage because two people of the same sex cannot procreate. As a result, the union of gays will misinterpret the meaning of