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A 12 page overview of the many issues surrounding same-sex marriages. The author reviews same-sex marriages from the perspective of how they impact society as a whole and, providing a review of the history of developments in churches in particular, evaluates those impacts under the utilitarian, deontological, and theological realms of philosophy. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
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Society has been torn apart at the roots in recent years as to what types of situations are regarded as falling under the holy bond of marriage or even
the legal bond of marriage. The controversy of gay marriages, marriages occurring between two individuals of the same sex, is a reminder of the ever more visible gay rights
movement. This movement, considered by many as having originated in Greenwich Village New York in 1969 with the Stonewall Inn riots (Ahearn, 1996), is of course not a stranger
to controversy. The movement has brought the very real issue of just how gays fit into society from the hazy realm of our consciousness to the forefront of public
attention. Homosexuality, of course, is not a construct of modern society but formal homosexual marriages are. This construct is one which can be reviewed on both a practical
level and a philosophical level. The intent of this paper is to review same-sex marriages from the perspective of how they will impact society as a whole and to
evaluate those impacts under the utilitarian, deontological, and theological realms of philosophy. The reasons some in our society advocate same-sex marriages vary dramatically.
Individuals of the same sex have cohabited throughout history without the apparent need for the formal bond of marriage. Many today, however, seek to escape the label of
societal deviant which is typically attached to such arrangements. Many others actually seek acceptance from their religion. Others simply seek the legal advantages which come with the formal
bond of marriage. The utilitarian approach to gay marriages is somewhat more applicable from an everyday perspective than is the more
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