Gay Marriage and Culture War

Gay Marriage and Culture War

We live in a time of constant evolution, diversification and ever-changing norms where things that were once incomprehensible are now an ordinary aspect of everyday life. To each end of our society there exists those who have adapted and accepted the differentiation of 'free-will,' and those who still clash dramatically with their perception of improper or unacceptable expression.

The gay/lesbian movement in our country has been halted by many a blockade, which has slowed the overarching determinations for an equality paralleled to heterosexual considerations. The boiling water over this issue in our country is the direct result of the fire ignited through cultural dissimilarity to the extent of strong moral perception. The opposition and clash of these people and our society is our so called "Culture War."

The United States is listed as one of the top 10 largest national Christian populations in the world, marked at nearly 85% of the entire country (Krantz, L., McCormick, J., 1999). The Christian community is the strongest opposition to gay and lesbian rights and the gay movement altogether. Christianity is based upon strong moral and ethical fiber with deep belief in what is considered by the Catholic Christians as the Holy Family - Christ, the Mother Mary and the Father Joseph. The belief in the family unit consistent with this 'model' family is extremely important under the Christian faith. Thus, the concepts of gay marriage and other gay rights strictly counter these values of life.

An underlying factor within the rights sought by gays and lesbians is the right to have and raise children. This agenda is one of the most motivating details within the gay movement for Christians. The belief that a child deserves a mother and a father is the foundation of much of Christian argument (Bidstrup, 2004). In rebuttal, the gay movement claims that it is better for a child to be in a safe and loving home than in a dangerous one, or no home at all. Though the Christian movement claims that is as useful as saying rape is better than murder, there is much political support for this objective.

Drafting into the political arena, the issue of gay marriage and gay rights is constantly under reform and debate through every infrastructure of state and federal government. The contest of whether or not civil liberties are being breached is the battle-ground of all controversy. As the movement has progressed and continues to grow, more and more laws have been revised and updated to the account of gay rights. and, as this progresses, so then does the debate and cultural war.