...Devin Brumfield Maldonado/Period5 English 2 5 November 2013 Adam and Eve…or Adam and Steve? The following is a persuasive essay that argues two points: whether same-sex marriage is wrong and whether it is not. Before this essay is started out, here are a few interesting facts on homosexuality and same-sex marriage. The Netherlands was the first nation to legalize same sex marriage (in 2001). Same sex marriage is outlawed in 76 countries as of 2013. These are just a few out of the ma ny facts about homosexuality/same-sex marriage. This essay has several key points to why same-sex marriage is okay. Same sex marriage/attraction is not a sin and the Bible and history is wrong about the definition of ‘traditional marriage’, it does not affect heterosexual values/attraction, it increases the number of adopted orphans, I) Traditional marriage (same sex marriage isn’t considered a traditional marriage because its same sex) isn’t historically/culturally accurate a. The Random House Dictionary (circa 1970) defines marriage as “the state of being married”. Today, many Americans like to define marriage as “a bond between a man and a woman only”. Traditionally, Christians (who make up America’s religion census) oppose the concept of same-sex marriage because in the Bible it is viewed as a “sin”. Protest and posters that read “Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve” and “God hates fags” all because same sex marriage isn’t “traditional” marriage. The shocking thing is that it isn’t...
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...According to Harvey, a man is made up of 3 components: who they are, what they do, and how much they make. Steve is absolutely correct (Genesis 1:28, Gen 2:15). God says, Let us make man. Then he gives him dominion over everything except one tree. A man is incomplete if he has no job, no place to live or doesn’t know his purpose. It’s not until Adam has all these things that God said, man ought not to be alone. A grown man’s job is not to maintain, his job is to multiply. You cannot be in the same place without making progress. Men are supposed to multiply and subdue the thing that is beneath them. Women are not beneath men. Men are supposed to subdue the thing that is crawling (snake). When you are a woman of God you should never beg for the attention of a man. The moment you crawl, you submit to that authority. When a woman comes to age, she has signs that she is becoming a woman. She grows from wearing training bra to a full bra. Her cycle begins and her body changes. A man doesn’t have those same kinds of changes. He is only affirmed of his manhood from the outside (peer pressure). Gen 3:1. You cannot be connected to a man who doesn’t know who to listen to. God gave the rules of conduct to Adam not Eve. The snake then went to the person who it knew didn’t have the code of conduct. Sometimes when the enemy can’t get to you, he will get to who you are sleeping with. Gen 3:6. You are too mature to just go on looks. If you are always caught up in looks, you...
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...Bibl 105-B17 Vereen, Steve Genesis 1 starts off, “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” which indicates that God is the source of the entire natural world. From this creation, we have day and night, land and water, heaven and earth. All the stars, moons, and planets are His design. Everything we see today is a result of that creation. All these things He created for His own pleasure. God desired to populate the earth. He did this with animals and humans. This means God also created man (and woman). All was flawless in the world. There was no death, no sin. Adam and Eve had a perfect relationship with each other, and with God. He had created them in His own image. He walked and talked with them frequently. He gave Adam complete control of everything in the garden, allowing them to eat “of every tree of the garden” (Gen.2:16, NKJV) except for “the tree of knowledge and evil” (Gen. 2:17, NKJV). As long as Adam followed this one rule, he and eve were welcome in the garden. This all changed when Eve allowed herself to be tempted by Satan while Adam stood idly by. At this point, all perfection came to an end. Death, both physical and spiritual, had entered the world. Adam and Eve had disobeyed God’s one commandment. They were thrown out of Eden, and separated from God. This one act has had massive impact on the entire population of the world ever since. The next generation, and all generations that followed, wasn’t immune from sin. The story of Cain and Abel...
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...and some people just do not care or just do not want to talk about it. Homosexuality is on the rise in the United States as well as many other countries. Homosexuality and same sex marriages are rising; marriages are taking place. In the eyes of the church, God and many others this is a socially incorrect relationship. Throughout the United States and other countries, Homosexuality or same sex marriages defies the laws of Christianity and it is an immoral acts in Gods eyes and society. God created humanity to be fertile, Adam and Eve to be heterosexuals to populate the world with a heterosexual raise. Man and woman bodies symbolically as one flesh, to marry create children and their children to create children. How is homosexual to be a part of Gods plains. In Genesis 2:4 to 2:25 it states specifically that a man and woman, one flesh one body. Homosexuals raising a kid, which is not in the Holy Bible, in the Bible it reads Adam and Eve not Adam and Steve or Jane and Anne. Homosexuals raising kids this is sure to create a development issues in kids. How can a child identifies him or herself as who he or she is as person, being raised by homosexuals parents in a same sex marriage. A child needs heterosexual parents to learn from, providing separate love and support. How can to homosexuals male or female raise a child? In today’s society and not have an effect on that child. He or she would be...
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...Running Head: OLD TESTAMENT SUMMARY PAPER 1 Old Testament Summary Paper Arlietha Jackson Mid-American Nazerene University Discovering the Old Testament Professor Steve Longley, B.A., M.A. February 9, 2013 Running Head: OLD TESTAMENT SUMMARY PAPER 2 The World Out of Which the OT Emerged Approximately 6,000 years ago God created the earth in six days and he rested on the seventh day. On the sixth day he created the first human beings and name them Adam and Eve. They both lived in the Garden of Eden. In the Garden, God placed the tree of life and the tree of knowledge of good and evil (Genesis 2:9). There was a Serpent in the tree who deceived Eve into eating from the tree. Adam also ate from the tree as well and their actions created the first sin of man; this was catalyst for the fall of mankind. After they were banished from the Garden, Adam and Even multiplied and populated the earth. God saw that all of mankind had become evil and corrupt and therefore he destroyed the earth with a great flood. Noah (a descendant of Adam and Eve) was spared by God before the flood and instructed to build an ark, gather up his immediate family along with a male and female of every living creature, and repopulate the earth after it was destroyed. Abraham a (descendant Noah) was part of God’s covenant. God promised Abraham that as long as he obeyed his commands, he would make him the father of a great nation; the nation of Israel. Because they were...
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...Same sex marriage is not only wrong but immoral for these reasons alone it should not be allowed. The definition of marriage as stated by Merriam-Webster is “the state of being united to a person of the opposite sex as husband or wife in a consensual and contractual relationship recognized by law.” (N.A., 2011) This union was started as a religious recognition of the union between man and woman and what began in the church was upheld and made a legal binding contract under the rule of law. In order to adapt to the changes society has undergone in accepting same sex relationships the rule of law adapted domestic partnerships. Domestic partnerships were created to include partners of the same sex, but the law would not recognize these unions as marriage. If marriage were changed to adapt to same sex couples then the sanctity of marriage would be eroded and this would lead to a slippery slope for what we define marriage as. It wouldn’t be far off before people would be petitioning to have polygamy made legal. Osama Bin Laden was a polygamist that was killed with one of his wives in the room, whom he used as a human shield. Is this what we want our society to become? If you feel that same sex marriage is a right then this is the society that you want. Domestic partnerships should be enough for same sex couples asking for the definition of marriage to be completely changed is wrong and selfish of these groups. Marriage once adapted to meet same sex couples could potentially be...
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...includes a father and a mother of the opposite sex. People feel this is what's best for a child. What a bunch of baloney this is just a stereotype. What happened to the best interest of the child? Why are there so many same-sex couples getting rejected by adoption agencies? Why are there so many children being kicked out of the school system because they have gotten too old. In the United States, more than 397,122 children are waiting to be adopted. Approximately 2,000,000 same-sex couples are interested in adopting, but religious groups are against it, and a lot of adoption agencies associated with different religious groups. Most religious groups feel as though same-sex couples should not even marry. They believe in God made Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve, who gave them the right to judge? Same-sex couple's path to parenting is not easy. It depends on state laws and lots of money. In addition to same-sex adoption, it could help move children out of the welfare system, which would create more money for the state. Homosexual parents are more motivated and committed because they are parents by choice, not by accident. How many children are placed up for adoption by opposite sex couples? How many children are up for adoption by same-sex couples? Sexual orientation does not influence good parenting. People should understand. Just because same-sex couples raise you won't make you gay. Opposite sex couples have raised kids, and some are gay. It's not because their parents are, it...
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...Love is a beautiful thing. It makes people happy. It can change a person, and show someone things that they never knew about themselves. It lifts one up, knowing there is always someone who will stand by their side through anything. It brings people together, and makes the world a better place. Some people may disagree; they might think love is just a fantasy. Either way, it is a fantasy that everyone deserves to dream of and experience in all its glory, whether straight, lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender. However, not all people are so accepting of love when it is not in the form that they are familiar with, or is not demonstrated in ways that they think are proper. This can be easily seen in society’s treatment of non-heterosexuals, especially in the cases of marriage laws, bullying by teens and young adults, and general homophobic attitudes in our culture. It is important that these situations be changed so that each and every person has the same rights and is not harshly and wrongly judged because of the sex of the person that they love. When thinking of the word “marriage,” what comes to mind? Is it long white dresses and dapper tuxedos, or a towering cake and beautiful flowers? Do sappy love songs and the first dance come to mind? Some imagine a fairytale come true, with a horse and carriage whisking the happy couple away from the church in which they nervously exchanged vows? No matter what comes to mind, most people can agree that marriage is happy, and wonderful...
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...Ethics are used to find answers to morality. Morality refers to personal or cultural values, codes of conduct, or social mores that distinguish between right and wrong in the human society. Describing morality in this way referring to what is considered right or wrong by people. For the most part right and wrong acts are classified as such because they are thought to cause benefit or harm, but it is possible that many moral beliefs are based on prejudice, ignorance, or even hatred. This sense of term is also addressed by descriptive ethics. Society seems to weigh on individuals to much, and tells them what they can or cannot do. One of our greatest influences would have be the society that we live in. The question of topic that has big discussion around it would have to deal with someone’s sexuality. Is it ethical to be gay or straight? People tend to have their own views on it. The question given to write our second essay portrays that exact subject. One person to whom they had their own views would be Ruth Benedict. Benedict was a believer of cultural relativism, which were the moral standards and values that are derived from groups of people and cultures. She was against Social Darwinism and “survival of the fittest”. So you can say her teachings as an anthropologist would support same sex couples adopting the other partner’s child while in a relationship and parenting that child together. Her views on no one culture or person be superior than the other would support this...
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...>> Anne Rudden: Good afternoon. My name is Anne Rudden, and I am here to introduce Adam Lashinsky, who is joining us as part of the Microsoft Research Visiting Speaker Series. Adam is here today to discuss his book, Inside Apple, How America's Most Admired and Secretive Company Really Works. Apple has created some deeply loved products, but even sophisticated business people don't understand how Apple does what it does. Adam will tell us more about some of their unique approaches to business. Adam Lashinsky is a senior editor at large for Fortune Magazine, where he covers technology and finance. He is also a frequent speaker and Fox News contributor. Prior to joining Fortune Lashinsky was columnist for the street.com and the San Jose Mercury News. Please join me in welcoming Adam Lashinsky. [applause]. >> Adam Lashinsky: Thank you very much. It's really wonderful to be here. I want to tell you straight off the bat that I'm doing this presentation on Power Point and running off of PC. A dirty little secret that I've been waiting to reveal until I got here is that I wrote the book on a PC in Word. So thank you. Thank you very much. I have to get some things off my screen. There we go. And one other sort of opening comment is that I know that a lot of people when they begin a talk ask people to turn off their telephones or to close their laptops. I would like you to do just the opposite. I'm assuming that if you are looking at...
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...probably going to be a heavy topic in the upcoming presidential election. Devoid of any connotations of hate, homophobia, or other such negative motivations. I believe that there are, in fact, legitimate, substantive reasons as to why gay marriage should not be legalized. Many arguments point at the realization that the children raised in a same sex household will be surrounded by hate due to the fact that the parents will experience homophobia. The children will experience homophobia as well because it will trickle down to them in many social settings such as school. (Connor) Another argument is that same sex couples cannot bring children into the world by themselves. The bible teaches procreation, between Adam and Eve not Adam and Steve (KJV) in a homosexual relationship this is not possible therefore the couple must go outside of their marriage in order to procreate which leads to yet another problem monogamy. (Human rights)There is also the belief that children are not born gay. Homosexuality is a chosen lifestyle. Children raised in families headed by gay or lesbian parents will be immersed in the gay lifestyle and be more likely to choose to become homosexuals themselves when they grow up. (vople) Proponents for Same sex unions are very widely publicized and wre quick to state their facts and...
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...angry, because I wanted Romney to win. It seems like he stands for the same values that I stand for. I also wanted him to win because we got involved in his campaign as a school because we believe God has a plan for every life, and that abortion is wrong. Jeremiah 1:5 says “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations”. We believe that God created marriage for one man and one woman. Genesis 2:24 says “Man shall leave his mother and father, and shall be joined with his wife, and they will become one flesh.” In Genesis 1:28, God tells them to have children and fill the earth. Now, I don’t know what kind of science they’re studying, but I’m pretty sure Adam and Steve or Addie and Eve are not going to get the job done. The truth about the elections is, the votes are in, Obama won, and gay marriage has now been approved. It is what it is, and 1Timothy 2:1-2 says we should pray for those in authority so we can have peaceful lives. God’s called us to be salt (Matthew 5:13) and light (Matthew 5:14-16) in this world which means I need to have a good attitude because unbelievers watch how we walk. The truth is, people all over the United States have been praying for over a month and we need to accept God’s answer. The first lie that comes to my mind is that God failed us. Deuteronomy 31:6 says to be happy and not afraid because God goes with us, and He won’t leave us or fail us. Another lie is that I have...
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...this paper, there will be different pieces of evidence and facts supporting each theory and there will be an argument, within my conclusion, on which theory I support. The theory of creation can be explained through various books in the bible. Creationists use the Bible as the truth for which they believe the origin of life came into existence. In bible studies and bible school, we were taught that God took clay from the ground which he shaped to a man that he called Adam. A verse in the King James Version, of the Bible, mentions “and the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.” Then, the Lord made a garden as Adam’s place of residency. There are pictures of beautiful trees and animals that were created to accompany Adam, only one thing was missing, a woman. A woman was to provide and care for Adam. I was taught that God took a rib from Adam and made a woman from this. The next morning, there was a woman who accompanied Adam. Next, the theory of creation can be explained through...
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...The plaintiffs in this case were fourteen same-sex couples, and two men whose same-sex partners were deceased at the time of this ruling. James Obergefell was one of these plaintiffs. The named defendant, Richard Hodges, is the Director of the Ohio Department of Health. Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, and Tennessee defined marriage as a union between one man and one woman and did not recognize same-sex marriages. The plaintiffs challenged these laws under the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution by filing lawsuits in federal district court in their home states. The plaintiffs argued that the Fourteenth Amendment required the States to allow same-sex marriage and to recognize the validity of such marriages performed in other jurisdictions. In each case, the federal district courts ruled in favor of the plaintiffs. On appeal, the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit consolidated the cases and reversed the rulings. The plaintiffs appealed to the Supreme Court of the United States. The question and answers under the holding and Kennedy rule of law said: “Do same-sex couples have the right to marry in every State? Yes. The Fourteenth Amendment requires that same-sex couples have the right to marry in every State. Must the States grant marriage licenses to same-sex couples? Yes. The Fourteenth Amendment requires that the States must license marriages to same-sex couples. Must the States recognize same-sex marriages that have been licensed and performed lawfully...
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...Barbie Miller Philadelphia Movie Review I think the movie was okay, not something I would have watched on my own. This movie shows how one is discriminated against because of his disease. Discrimination comes in all kinds of forms, from racism, gender, age and more. I am not sure how this really fits into this period, other than it was in the early 80’s when people started to learn about aids. Homosexuals started coming out of the closet as they say. You had to be afraid to be gay because you would be persecuted for your sexual orientation. Everyone thought Aids was just related to the gay community, but it was also from doing drugs with someone that had the disease. Sharing needles from during heroin with someone that was a carrier. Therefore, here is my take on the movie. Andrew Beckett (Tom Hanks) is one of Philadelphia's most promising lawyers. He is the hot rookie and hired by a top law firm headed by Charles Wheeler (Jason Robards). Andy is also gay and dying from AIDS. When the physical signs of the disease begin to manifest themselves, the firm gets cold on Andy and he is out of a job. They tell him it is because he has an attitude problem and his work is mediocre, but Andy knows it is more personal than that. After no other law firm will take his case for unfair dismissal, his last resort is old adversary Joe Miller (Denzel Washington). Joe, a homophobe with an innate fear of AIDS, is reluctant to take the case also because of his personal reasons, but after...
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