Vermonts civil union law essays

Vermont's civil union law essays Vermonts civil union law would be good for the country in a number of ways, some of which are not so much ethical, but moral. Allowing a man to be united with another man, or a woman with another woman will not signify the end of society. Will it bring about changes? Absolutely! That is what this entire argument is all about; change. Change is unpopular. It tears at the glass walls of our individual paradigms, creates chaos and uncertainty amongst some individuals, and puts almost everyone in a state of uneasiness. But change always occurs! Could we have come this far as a society without change? Technology, medical science, education, and our abilities as humans are pushed to new boundaries each and every day. This would not be possible without change. Most of us tell our children its not nice to say derogatory remarks concerning a persons race, sex, or religious preference. We educate our children that they must be open-minded and that god gave them a brain that is capable of doing and creating such wonderful things. We tell them how smart they are (or will be) and how their education and life experiences or exposures are so much greater than ours. Then we force our old values upon them...........just the way our parents did to us, and their parents did to them. Maybe women shouldnt have the right to vote? Maybe no person should be entitled to hold land or any property; everything should belong to the state? Maybe marriage outside ones own race should be outlawed? Maybe blacks should go back into slavery? Would society have been a better place if change hadnt occurred? Should we vote to go back to the way it was? How many of us would want to do that? When all these issues were at large, there was similar sentiment about them as there is about same sex coupling. Some were for it, others were against it. I believe in allowing same sex marriages. ...