Same Sex Marriage Must Be Avoided

Marriage has been a part of life since before the medieval times. For two people who

love each other and plan on spending the rest of their lives together, the natural instinct

is to make it legal and get married. Marriage is important to our society but in our

country our religion is strict of same sex marriage because our priest said that if we are

going to legalized the same sex marriage we are not respecting Jesus that’s why same

sex marriage is not acceptable. The Philippines is principally a Christian country,

particularly a Roman Catholic nation. Although there is a separation of the church and

the state, the lawmakers of the Philippines consider morals derived from the Bible in

legislating laws. Homosexuality is a rising trend in the Philippines, with 1 in 16 men

being gay, according to an article by Munawar.(2015). With this rise in homosexuality,

the question “Should same-sex marriage be legalized?” becomes more relevant, if we

consider the fact that it is against Filipino culture, morals and tradition. Same-sex

marriage should not be legalized in the Philippines.

If the Philippine government will legalize same-sex marriage, it would violate the

religious freedom and the long-held morals of the majority. Homosexuality is considered

a sin according to the Holy Bible as said in Leviticus 18:22 which says “Thou shalt not

lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination”. This would mean that gay

marriage is an abomination in the eyes of the Lord. The issue of a person’s sexual

orientation should not be an issue. All men are created equal, so the right to marry

should also be the same. Philippine-centric also began to emerge during this
period. Further developments in gay literature and academic learning saw the first

demonstrations by LGBT political activists, particularly LGBT-specific pride marches.

Same sex marriage is hard to solve, because many conflict of the human rights so the

LGBT community said that listen to their different opinion and respect them what would

they like to do their lives, but many Filipinos are not ready to legalized same ex

marriage because we are very religious. A solid majority of 61 percent of Filipinos,

stretching across all areas of the country and all religions, has expressed strong

opposition to the legalization of same-sex union. This was borne out by a survey

conducted by the Social Weather Stations (SWS).Held from March 23 to 27 this year,

the survey results indicated that despite a recent show of openness of Philippine society

to the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) community, the idea of civil union

by individuals of the same sex remains highly unpopular in the country. It was thought

by some, particularly the LGBT community, that following the precedent-setting election

of the first transgender to Congress, the legalization of same-sex union would soon

follow.

Same sex marriage is argued that allowing same sex marriage would change the nature

of parenthood. Marriage is seen not only as a commitment of two people, but also as a

form of procreation. It is known fact that in order to procreate, both a man and woman

are needed. Instead, the SWS survey found that Philippine public opinion has hardly

budged. From virtually any angle, the Filipino polity appears not to be ready to support a

law that would radically revised marriage and family law.

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The writing is evidently on the wall. The Filipino people are not open or ready for the
legalization of same-sex marriage. If Congress presses the proposed bill that it is now hearing, it
will find scant support throughout the country.
A solid majority of 61 percent of Filipinos, stretching across all areas of the country and all
religions, has expressed strong opposition to the legalization of same-sex union. This was borne
out by a survey conducted by the Social Weather Stations (SWS).
Held from March 23 to 27 this year, the survey results indicated that despite a recent show of
openness of Philippine society to the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) community,
the idea of civil union by individuals of the same sex remains highly unpopular in the country.
It was thought by some, particularly the LGBT community, that following the precedent-setting
election of the first transgender to Congress, the legalization of same-sex union would soon
follow.

Instead, the SWS survey found that Philippine public opinion has hardly budged. From virtually
any angle, the Filipino polity appears not to be ready to support a law that would radically revise
marriage and family law in the statute books
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(The other is my opinion)