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A Non-Religious Contract In America - Term Papers

A Non-Religious Contract In America

The religious standards of Americans today have plummeted to a new low.
Fewer people are going to church than earlier in the century. Many people are
marrying without even going to a priest by getting a judge to marry them.
Divorce is steadily on the rise. Today's society accepts homosexuals! Now the
issue arises over whether we should allow homosexuals to marry. And you know
what? It is really none of the government's business.
America can no longer deny its homosexual citizens the right to have a
legal marriage. Looking at today's society, we can see that there is no good
reason to deny gay couples the rights that straight couples have in getting
married. The United States has ...

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ago. This points to America's increasing acceptance of divorce.
Therefore, we can conclude that religion has become less of an issue for many
Americans when marrying because most religions strongly discourage divorce, some
to the point of not allowing it at all. This leads to the question, "What is
today's basis for marriage?"
Some propose that the sole purpose of marriage be to bring life into the
world. If this were true, then it would be unacceptable for many in this
country to ever be married. There are many women and men who simply do not want
to have children. Should we condemn them and not allow them to marry just
because of this view? Should we not allow those who are physically unable to
have children to experience the joy and happiness that marriage brings? Those
who cannot bear children of their own can adopt children; would we rather they
raised that child without one or the other parental figure? Obviously society
does not operate with this as the basis for ...

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Added: 6/7/2005 05:50:38 AM
Category: Religion
Type: Premium Paper
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