Americanists....worldwide!
From Lugano to La Jolla....what a remarkable amalgam of ideas, insights, and perspectives. Welcome to this site. Mr. Izsa (TASIS) and Mrs. Shaul (LJCDS) invite you to join us in our conversations about the history and the realities of America's history and culture--from a decidedly international perspective.
Each month a new series of questions will be posted here by Mr. Izsa and Mrs. Shaul. Please click on the blog posts and write in your comments for the questions below, per your teacher's instructions.
Please make certain that entries are thoughtfully written (check for typos and grammatical faux pas), as erudite as you can make them, and appropriately worded for a school-related activity (note: students from other parts of the world may not share your same philosophies or your same sense of humor, so please be mindful of our differences).
With every blog session assigned, one or two can be direct responses to the questions, but at least one MUST respond directly to the students who have already written posts, answering one thread per question (more is welcome, this is the minimum requirement).Be specific. Explain why you might agree or disagree with their (his/her) opinions. Feel free to "debate" or "discuss" with your international counterpart. Make sure we can identify you with your name so you can receive credit for your contributions.
I believe in the right of gay marriage. Even as a Christian myself, I do believe in the right of an individual to choose the path in their life which makes them happy as long as they do not disturb the nation. Individual states should be allowed to legalize gay marriage and the Federal government should create an amendment determining the legalization of gay marriage as well. The government should not stand in the way of a human beings personal choices in life and they should be lenient with the evolvement of society.
ReplyDeleteThe Federal Government, should not make an amendment against gay marriage, but nor should they legalize it completely.Each state should have its own option to legalize marriage or not.
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ReplyDeleteI do not understand why the entire country has not yet legalized gay marriage. The government should not interfere with its citizens beliefs and choices. If someone is completely against being gay for religious reasons it should not bother them what other people are doing. I think that each state making its own decision makes even less sense. There may be a majority of people in a state against it, but 49% of the people could be for it! Most often people don't argue that things should be banned just because its against their religion, so how is this any different? For example I am Jewish, and we believe that you should not eat pork, but that doesn't mean I am trying to stop anyone else from eating it! It has been proved that homosexuality is something that you are born with and cannot be cured, so the argument that it is unnatural and inhumane is invalid. The United States of America is supposed to be free country where you are allowed to practice your own beliefs. I could go on forever as I feel strongly about this topic, but I don't feel like this is the place for that kind of debate.
ReplyDeleteI think that gay marriage should be legalised everywhere in the world except for former soviet union countries. Sexual orientation is a private and intimate thing, and people in free countries should have the ability to be who they want to be.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, that states now are not allowed to legalize gay marriage because it is said in the constitution. However, in the early future, there should be an amendment made allowing gay marriage. America is a country, populated with people of different religions and nationalities. Since the Constitution does not allow gay marriage because of christianity and that it is not right according to it and to the nature of laws. However, may be many other religions say nothing about it or even support it. Finally, federal government should take into a consideration that america is multicultural country and not only christians live there and that Europe has already let gay people marry.
ReplyDeletePersonally, I believe that since America is known for it's multicultural citizens gay marriage should be deemed legal. Although it is stated in the Constitution that gay marriage is illegal, citizens should still be allowed to express their personal and sexual beliefs freely. In my opinion, the turning point in this debate is basically if a gay couple got married I know I really would not care at all, it does not make an impact on my life so there is really no reason why gay marriage is illegal.
ReplyDeleteI believe gay marriage should be legalized in all of the United States, not just in certain states. Even if I believe homosexuality is wrong or against nature, that doesn't mean that gay people don't exist (and it's not their fault they're gay). Not legalizing gay marriage is being in a permanent state of denial that gay people are part of today's society. It is clear and inevitable that human society has become increasingly more liberal over the course of the past centuries, and it will most likely continue to be like this. So basically I think people should accept this idea rather than resisting to something that will eventually happen.
ReplyDeleteAs a country of great diversity, America should establish the right of gay marriage. I believe it should be legalized all over the country, not depending on the Constitution or any other document. Being attracted to the opposite sex is something of natural of life, and there shouldn't be anything stopping people from being together due to any laws. The federal government shouldn't do any amendments, I believe they should just legalize it completely and not interfere with people's choices.
ReplyDeleteGiovanna Carvalho
I believe gay marriage should never be legalised. Why can't gay people just live together peacefully and not involve the government and society in their relationship? Gay marriage is unnatural and it goes against the morals and the beliefs of our ancestors. We shouldn't be saying that "we are the new liberal, progressive generation and all the people that lived before us don't understand anything".
ReplyDeleteIndividual states should be able to legalize gay marriage as a right. Gay marriage is something to be decided by the population of each area and not by federal rule because there are many people who are stereotypical towards the ideal of gay marriage, and that may make gay marriage prohibited everywhere. This does not break the constitution in any way for "all men are created equal" and according to the Bill of Rights have "the right of free speech". Also the idea of involving religion is just wrong for the right of religion is free for all and not to be defined as a concrete religion for a country.
ReplyDeletePietro Guglielmi
Interracial marriage used to be illegal. However, nowadays people understand that this is unfair and deprives people from their equal rights (therefore it is against the Constitution). The gay marriage issue is no different because making illegal the union between two people is the same as depriving them an underlying freedom. Therefore, I believe that gay marriage should be federally legalized in the US. In addition, religion should not be used as an argument against the legalization of the gay marriage for two reasons. First, this is against the separation of church and state. Second, the Bible can be interpreted in different ways (as seen before with the slavery issue).
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