Howard Wang
Mr. Hall
English
April 3rd, 2009
Gay Marriage Essay
A widely debated and serious matter in our society is gay marriage. Opinions on gay marriage vary so much that some countries such as Greenland have gay marriage legalized while certain countries such as Somalia have the death penalty for homosexuals. Canada became the fourth country in the world to approve of gay marriage. Although many people at first think that everyone should love and marry whoever they want, most people do not look deep enough into the issue of gay marriage to see the flaws and errors of gay marriage. Gay marriage causes many negative problems and should be illegal.
First of all, all major religions are against gay marriage, Christianity the largest religion in the world which also makes up 33% of the world’s population, is against gay marriage. According to the Canada 2001 census, 77% of Canadians are Christian. (Population) In Genesis 19: 4-5 god destroyed two entire cities (Sodom and Gomorrah) because they were populated by homosexuals. Also in Corinthians 6:9 the Bible lists homosexuals as wicked and says that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of god. (Bible) Also in Romans 1:26 the Bible says that man and female relationships are natural while homosexual relationships are unnatural. (Jim) In Judaism the Torah states that “a man must not lie with a man as he would a woman” Another example is that in Islam there is a law called the Sharia which tells Muslims the proper way to live. And because of this law many Islamic countries have the death penalty for homosexuals because it is against the Sharia. Religions that come from India such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism are less clear on homosexuality, because it is considered a forbidden topic; however homosexuality is still frowned on in those religions because of dharmic traditions. In Chinese religions such as Taoism and Confucianism, homosexuality was highly discouraged because not only does homosexuality not provide a son to continue the bloodline but it also unbalances yin and yang. The two largest religions in the world, Christianity and Islam, both highly disagree with gay marriage, and all major religions do not accept same sex marriage. (Maqs)