In the article, “An Appeal to Maryland Voters, for my Mom”, the author Chrysovalantis P. Kefalas, shows how his argument on why the ruling of the Defense of Marriage Act to be unconstitutional, is justified. Kefalas defends this action this action to show that despite religious views, authorities and laws should not hinder others from happiness and living a life that they desire. His argument take words directly from a widely used source to show that there is reason on both the sides of the law, and religion. He appeals to the Audience’s emotions by describing personal afflictions with himself and the beliefs he once had, and how his situation has affected his life as well as his family. His use of Ethos, Pathos and Logos give his argument a natural balance that can be seen from both sides, making it strong and effective.
Charles Colson argues, in his essay “Gay Marriage: Societal Suicide”, that the legalization of Gay Marriage would break the traditional institution of marriage and lead to an increase in crime. Though, the way Charles Colson structures his argument is ineffective and does nothing to advance his crusade. First, Charles argues that the imposition of gay marriage would, essentially be, an act of “judicial tyranny”, and that it be an overreach of American jurisprudence. However, this is an historically inaccurate argument, because not only American jurisprudence has always been accused of overstepping its boundaries, but by crossing these boundaries that it’s critics say it has, allows for social progress to be advanced in America. It was the
To elaborate, on June 26, 2015, the US supreme court made gay marriage legal in all 50 states. As a state that is strongly fixed on both individualistic and more specifically, traditionalistic values, the platform of these political cultures in Texas were challenged through means of media. A culture that is based on traditional values strives away from changes and is resistant to accepting new laws, such as the legalization of same sex marriage. However, pop culture and widespread media shared amongst the citizens of the state of Texas, opened and shaped the debate over this issue. In fact, “scholars agree that the news media have become more attentive to and supportive of lesbian and gay rights over time.”
The traditional Muslims relate homosexuality to the sins listed in the Ten Commandments. Farley writes, “Male homosexuality is prohibited in the Qur’an (Farley 98).” The article criticizes that view and is in favor of American Muslims supporting homosexuality. Farley says that compared to Christianity, Islam is a faith that is more “sex-positive” and I believe that is the way that American Muslims are trying to practice their faith (Farley 96). Farley also discusses how important it is that before anyone criticizes a culture or faith system that they immerse themselves into the idea they are criticizing.
In Bennett’s article, “Against Gay Marriage,” he is unsuccessful with who his target audience is. Identifying the target audience is essential for the content included in an article. It helps with the information included. Knowing who the target audience also helps with the argument the writer is trying to get across, or which viewpoint the writer has decided to take. A quote from Bennett’s article, “Obviously it is not always honored in practice.
WILDERNESS Brien Thangaiah S.O.I: This is a narrative style story written in first person. Its main purpose is to entertain readers; the story is based around the friendship of two friends, who had their friendship broken by a sudden event. They are now stuck in the forest together, and struggling to find a way out. The story is aimed at adolescent teens.
“Hating Queerness Without Hating the Queer”, written by Emma Green, explores the relationship between progress in the LGBT movement and changes in the philosophy of evangelical leaders. The article discusses recent wins for the LGBT community, such as the legalization of gay marriage, and how new policies impact notably conservative groups. A major theme of the article is how an act like legalizing gay marriage does not immediately make it “okay” or “permissible” in the eyes of everybody—it is likely, and realistically expected, that there will be opposition. Representing a group of conservative Christians, and a self-labeled evangelical leader, Albert Mohler, president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, offers a unique perspective
In the essay “What’s Wrong with Gay Marriage?” (2003), Katha Pollitt refutes all of the reasons why people think gay marriage is wrong. The author expounds on this argument by first showing that procreation is not a requirement for marriage because there are many straight married couples who don’t have children, the next argument that is refuted is that women domesticate men, but married men and un-married men still commit suicide and still do drugs so marriage won’t change that, and the final argument that was refuted was the argument made about historical marriages, but marriage has always been here and always will be and much of historical marriages polygyny was often as well as forced, arranged, and child marriage. By refuting
In the essay "The Legacy of Antigay Discrimination," written by George Chauncey, describes how homosexuality support and views have been changed throughout history. He believes that people are not aware of the struggles homosexuals had to face other than being "scorned and ridiculed, made to feel ashamed, afraid, and alone" (260). Using facts and statistics, Chauncey is able to present a stronger argument, because everything that he presents is accessible knowledge, creating a more realistic view on the changes and struggles of homosexuals. He presents the issues that were created in the LGBT community such as, movies not being able to represent homosexuality, people being fired from federal or state jobs, bars and restaurants not providing
As same-sex marriage become legalized in America, people fighting for gay rights has achieved a great breakthrough. However, those who are against homosexuality won’t just change their hostility to gay people even though people of the same sex can be legally related now. They have strong bias on homosexual people and can list thousands of reasons, no matter reasonable or not, that gay is wrong and guilty. When talking about marriage, it’s inevitable that people will mention the children, which is an important part of a family. The anti-homosexual will always say that gay parents cannot be good parents.
Opposite sex couples have always been what people consider “natural” and “normal,” which is why the institution of marriage revolves greatly around heterosexuality. Some people may believe that weddings and marriages are things created by the state to fulfil the needs of the people and grant their wishes in true happiness, when in fact, it is merely a way to legalize and reassure opposite sex relationships. William Duncan’s article, “The State Interests in Marriage,” describes how “marriage is necessary to ensure that children are brought into the world” (Duncan 164 -165) and raised properly. It is evident that one of the state’s main interest in marriage is procreation and though people do not need to be married to have children, heterosexual marriages help to provide children with the benefits of being raised by both a mother
Gallagher says that “stopping gay marriage is not victory, it is only a necessary step to the ultimate victory: the strengthening of a culture of marriage that successfully connects sex, love, children, and
Joey Cho Mrs. Middleton English 10 17 October 2016 Persuasive Research Essay Outline Introduction LGBT/ same-sex marriage is one of the most heated and controversial debates in our current society. Unlike the past thousands of years whereas marriage was defined as a legal union between a man and a woman, now the concept of marriage has been extended to a broader context. “Homosexuality” in most cultures is viewed as a disgrace, and it is often considered as a great sin from a religious aspect.
There are many discussions about gay marriage. While the topic about “Gay Marriage”, Charles Colson who wrote “Gay Marriage: societal suicide”, and Katha Pollitt , the author of “What’s Wrong with Gay Marriage” has some differences such as: the idea, word choices, and tone they wrote in. They impact the audience with their idea numerously. Katha Pollitt and Charles Colson have a completely opposite idea about Gay Marriage. Katha Pollitt is the one whose essay
Depression and drug use among LGBT people have both been shown to increase significantly after new laws that discriminate against gay people are passed. Most religious people have beliefs that the LGBT community shouldn’t exist. The Bill would prevent the government from taking action against businesses that discriminate against LGBT people based on their “religious belief or moral conviction” that marriage is defined as a union solely between one man and one woman. A new poll from the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life found, not surprisingly, that opposition to gay marriage and homosexuality is highest among the most religious. homosexuality is on par with covetousness, malice, envy, murder, slander, insolence, rebellion against parents, ruthlessness, deceit, pride, and the like—not one destined to destroy society.
