Analysis Of The Article 10 Reasons Why Homosexual...

Nathan Fink PHL 123 Corrine Painter DATE Final Critical Analysis Paper In the Article â€Å"10 Reasons Why Homosexual â€Å"Marriage† is Harmful and Must be Opposed† by TFP Student Action the group lays out ten points on why it believes homosexual marriage is not only wrong but is harmful to society. The article gives 10 reasons why same-sex marriage is wrong: it is not marriage, it violates natural law, it always denies a child either a father or a mother, it validates and promotes the homosexual lifestyle, it turns moral wrong into a civil rights, it does not create a family but a naturally sterile union, it defeats the state’s purpose of benefiting marriage, it imposes its acceptance on all society, it’s the cutting edge of the sexual revolution, and it offends God. These reasons may sound rational on the surface, but I am going to point out flaws I see in these arguments. In the first argument, TFP Student Action makes the claim that marriage has always been a covenant between one man and one woman, which is far from true. According to The Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion and Ministry, â€Å"In many cultures, both ancient and modern, polygamy has been quite common, which describes the relationship of one husband with multiple wives† (CLGS). The fact that marriage has not always been between one man and one woman obviously discredits the argument made by the Student Action Group. Seeing as how the TFP’s definition of marriage has been discredited its argument from that