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No and yes. Unethical is defined as "not conforming to approved standards of social behavior." In states where same-sex marriage has been legalized, such legalization is de jure approval of the social behavior of same-sex marriage. If an employer terminated a worker for the unethical behavior of same-sex marriage, then that would likely become the subject of a discrimination lawsuit.
In states where same-sex marriage has not been legalized, however, one could argue that the illegality of such is evidence of its non-conformity with approved standards of social behavior.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoSome people, including some extremist Christians/Jews, believe that it is wrong for people of the same sex to have loving and lustful feelings for each other.
The only religious group I am able to speak for on this topic is Christianity. As a Christian woman in a lesbian relationship, I will face a lot of controversy during my life with my girlfriend. Some Christians, going back to The Bible, quote that God found it unacceptable for same sex relations to take place, because it is lustful and wrong. Furthermore, God created woman for man and man for woman, not woman for woman or man for man, in the book of Genesis. A Christian many also say that a primary purpose of marriage is procreation, which cannot take place naturally in a gay marriage.
Others will oppose this, saying that God only condemns same sex physical relations if they are based on lust not love, and that the story of Creation is symbolic rather than true. For many people, marriage is more about love and mutual trust than about starting a family, and so they would say that gay marriage is not an issue.
For those who have no specific faith but are still homophobic, I can only suggest the following reasoning:
- They feel it is unnatural; body parts etc. are not right together.
- They feel that it is not right for people of the same sex to feel that way for each other; they cannot empathise with this feeling and so do not understand it.
- They do not want to address the issue because of long lasting social belief that it is immoral. This social belief has its roots in a previously Christian-dominated society where people were unable to express their opinions.
I would like to stress that it is only certain Christians who feel this way, and that the general Christian belief is unclear. The past of Christianity was much stricter than the present.
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∙ 11y agoSame-sex marriage is an ethical issue inasmuch as everyone believes that their own marriage is ethical, but some heterosexuals cite ethics as a reason to deny marriage rights to same-sex couples. Normally, ethical and legal are two separate things. But, when you attempt to codify religious judgments into civil law, you need to refer to them as "ethics" in order to circumvent the separation of church and state.
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∙ 12y agoNo, the Constitution of the United States does not ban same-sex marriage, neither explicitly nor implicitly.
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What is an ethical question?
An ethical question can be argued from many different perspectives all presenting arguments as to why a particular view is right / good and another is bad / wrong. An ethical question will be one where there are different ways of looking at the issue and people feel uncomfortable / passionate / threatened / defensive when considering it or are challenged about their view. An ethical question generally has a value base which may be influenced by things such as culture, religious beliefs, education and upbringing.
What makes one an ethical hacker?
An ethical hacker is someone who attacks the security systems of a computer and network with the consent of its owners. Ethical hackers are used to test the security of a system and seek ways to improve it.
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You can legally terminate a marriage by divorce, dissolution, or annulment.
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In what ways affect a bankruptcy your Australian marriage visa?
What are ways in which desertion can be prevented?
In marriage, the solution is divorce.
Who taught that there were three ways of being a human being the aesthetic the ethical and the religious?
Soren Kierkegaard
In what ways are you qualified to address the issue of diversity as part of your instructional program?
N what ways are you qualified to address the issue of diversity as a part of your instructional program.
Does same-sex marriage affect the economy?
Only in the same ways opposite-sex marriage would.
What ethical questions apply to warranties?
In what ways can you set ethical examples for the people in your company? Select all that apply.
Buddhism marriage compared with Islam marriage?
In Islam, there is arranged marriage. In Buddhism, I am not sure but the traditional ways I believe is also the same because back then, traditional marriage was very common.
What ways are available to get married?
There is only one way to marriage. And that is the existence of love. If love is not available then the marriage will crash.
How many ways of a sexual reproductive?
One, through marriage
