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kyrranielson

Same-Sex "Marriage" Is Not a Civil Right | The Center for Public Justice - 3 views

www.cpjustice.org/...storyReader$1178

shared by kyrranielson on 10 Oct 14 - No Cached
  • constitutional principles of equal protection and equal treatment.
  • civil right of equal treatment cannot constitute social reality by declaration.
  • A homosexual relationship, regardless of how enduring it is as a bond of loving commitment, does not and cannot include sexual intercourse leading to pregnancy. Thus it is not marriage.
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    • kyrranielson
      kyrranielson on 10 Oct 14
       
      I do not believe that this is true. Marriage isn't defined by your ability to reproduce.
  • A marriage and a homosexual relationship are two different kinds of relationships and it is a misuse of civil rights law to use that law to try to blot out the difference between two different kinds of things.
    • kyrranielson
      kyrranielson on 10 Oct 14
       
      There is no difference between a straight or homosexual relationship. You can't compare it to brothers and sisters living together or an eight year old wanting to get married. This is a civil rights issue because it is infringing on people's personal rights to enjoy the benefits of marriage.
  • The only thing that will change is that the law will mistakenly use the word "marriage" to refer to two different kinds of sexually intimate human relationships.
  • Judges and public officials will then be required to recognize as a marriage any sexually Intimate bond between two people who want to call themselves married.
    • kyrranielson
      kyrranielson on 10 Oct 14
       
      Judges are not being called upon to accept the idea of marriage between any individual that claims that. The only relationship that is asking to be recognizing is between two people of the same gender, nobody is asking them to allow brother and sister marriage or marriage between a 12 year old and a 20 year old. This is just a matter of mature relationships being recognized to the next level.
  • In that regard, the question of marriage is not about a civil right at all. It is about the nature of reality and interpretations of reality that precede the law.
  • the question of marriage is not first of all a religious matter in the sense in which most people use the word "religion."
    • kyrranielson
      kyrranielson on 10 Oct 14
       
      marriage is not a matter of religion, then why is it a standard of moralistic values that a man and a woman can be married but not homosexuals?
  • sebasgm on 10 Oct 14
     
    I agree with you Kyrra, it shouldn't be defined by your ability to reproduce. I also agree with the statement that marriage is a "civil matter, not a church affair." There is really no argument against the restrictions put on same-sex marriage being discriminatory and unconstitutional, hopefully society will soon come to understand this.
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  • Joanne Kim on 11 Oct 14
     
    I also agree with Kyrra and Sebastian and think this article is using ridiculous reasons to oppose same sex marriage. I think same sex marriage is not different from any other types of marriage, and therefore should be allowed.
  • paigedeleeuw on 11 Oct 14
     
    I completely agree with the statement that marriage is a civil matter rather than a church affair. I do not, however, believe that just because same-sex marriage cannot physically create pregnancy, it does not count as marriage. You are all right to say that this article is using absolutely ridiculous reasons to support their ideas on same-sex marriage. As Sebastian said, hopefully society will lessen their biased minds on the subject matter.
  • danielajallath on 18 Oct 16
     
    First, I was not very familiar with the legalities of this issue until I read this. To my surprise I realized how many factors went into the process of legalizing same-sex marriages. I agree with Kyrra's comments, which I think are on point. This issue is an example of how religion does tie into law at times. The Constitution does not point at any religion in specific. However, if in law marriage did not tie up to religion... What said that only a man and woman could be married and not same sex people? There was no one definition for this. At the end of the day, same-sex marriage was passed at a federal level. There cannot be any discrimination towards these individuals, or if there is then they are protected by the law. Going back to "Civil Rights", this law was passed in response to civil rights. How the law should not discriminate. Many of the excuses that this article uses of why same sex marriage is different are ridiculous in my opinion. Just like my older fellow classmates said marriage should not be based on wether a couple can procreate. In conclusion, its is 2016 and same sex marriages are legal, respected and protected against the law. So, justice was served!
kyrranielson

Women's Rights and the Human Rights Program | American Civil Liberties Union - 2 views

www.aclu.org/...ights-and-human-rights-program

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  • Many of the rights recognized in these treaties are more protective than their domestic counterparts yet, to date, the United States has failed to ratify them..
    • kyrranielson
      kyrranielson on 11 Oct 14
       
      I wish our government would step up and help these organizations achieve perfect equality between man and woman.
  • incorporating human rights standards in litigation and state and federal legislative advocacy; and • engaging with the United States before U.N. and regional human rights fora.
janicebi98

Why US Still Needs a Civil Rights Movement - 1 views

www.livescience.com/-still-needs-civil-rights.html

ap government civil right

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  • danielajallath on 18 Oct 16
     
    The first thing that came to my mind when I read "Civil Rights Movement" in the title of the article was some kind of violent movement. As I started to read the article, I disagreed with the thesis. However, as I keep reading I started to agree more. There is not one specific definition of what a cilil rights movement consists of. A civil rights movement does not necessarily include violence. I think part of what America has to do to help get rid of the problem of racial discrimination has to be included in the basic education of the newer generations. Kids get taught by society about racism or other kinds of discrimination. I think a key factor for this issue is educating the upcoming generations about this issue and respect. A civil rights movement will not change the country from one day to another. However, it can bring awareness, again, to society. It will take time to improve in this issue. I do think that a major key to the solution of this issue is awareness and education to be taught to our youth and future generations. Because they are the future of America.
danielajallath

"Narrowcasting" - Obama and Islam, right wing Fox News directed... - 0 views

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ap government obama islam isis right wing muslim narrowcasting

shared by danielajallath on 03 Nov 16 - No Cached
  • danielajallath on 03 Nov 16
     
    This video is a good example of right wing narrowcasting. It is obvious that this is directed to Fox News viewers. Not all Fox News viewer would agree with the statements made on this video. This is more focused to anti-Islam and anti-Obama supporters. The language used by the newscaster is very specific and persuasive. It is generalizing and directly connecting Islam with terrorism. Here is an example: "Islamic killers are the central problem on this planet." In my opinion these are radical ideas themselves. It shows some evidence and pictures relating Obama with Islam. These are there to tie Obama to the negativeness that the newscaster has already said about Islam. We can see that this is an example of narrowcasting because this will not appeal to most people. It will most likely appeal to a certain group of people which this video was made for.
  • danielajallath on 03 Nov 16
     
    As we know, freedom of speech is an example of a Civil Right. Many countries do not allow bias media to be published, or if they do allow it, it is usually for their own benefit. This video and some ideas expressed could be offensive to some people and many would not like it (me.) But this is one of the beauties of this country. I could respond to this video with something bias on my side without a consequence from the other party that will endanger my security. Sometimes the picture could get dirty or might not be pretty, but at the end of the day it is something we should be grateful for, civil rights.
paigedeleeuw

Current Issues - 1 views

civilrightsproject.wordpress.com/article-on-survey-here

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  • paigedeleeuw on 11 Oct 14
     
    Education Emerges as Prominent Civil Rights Issue. Gay rights, health care, gender equality such as strong support for equal pay are also identified as top civil rights issues. According to a recent survey, education has been decided as a prominent civil rights issue in today's society.
  • natedurrett on 11 Oct 14
     
    This survey is all very well, but how can we just vote on what "right" we need most when most of these named rely heavily on each other? One can not just pick a random cause and fight for just that. Each topic stated should be of the same amount of high importance.
nicktoth

Cicil Rights Movements - 2 views

This article really covers the civil rights movement and the major events in the black community. Does anyone else feel like without a black president, black rights would have regressed or taken a ...

ap government civil rights

started by milesreaviskappa on 18 Oct 16 1 follow-up, last by nicktoth on 18 Oct 16
nicktoth

Womens Rights - 3 views

Like I said in my brief description of my article, I feel like of all the Womens rights that are currently being violated, this is the least important. Typically (notice how I say typically) the fe...

ap government civil rights

started by milesreaviskappa on 18 Oct 16 1 follow-up, last by nicktoth on 18 Oct 16
janicebi98

The History of Americans with Disabilities Act - 2 views

dredf.org/...the-history-of-the-ada

ap government

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  • janicebi98 on 16 Oct 15
     
    I am fascinated by the common relevant between disabilities movement and civil rights movement. American government covers more respect toward to the disabilities. This is a codification of simple justice.
  • jennacrosby on 16 Oct 15
     
    I had not thought about the rights of the disabled. I had been meaning to look into the ADA but I hadn't until now. I agree that the similarities between the two movements is kind of crazy. And it is just another testimony of people standing up for what is right. I remember hearing about the kind of places that disabled and elderly people were being put into before the ADA, and because of space it was often mental health facilities where they were in very bad conditions.
jennacrosby

LGBT Equality & Civil Rights - U.S. Representative Jared Polis - 0 views

polis.house.gov/...issue

civil rights equality

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  • jennacrosby on 16 Oct 15
     
    I found this interesting. Today in equality we have approached a subject that 50 years ago would have been avoided. Today it is a known fact that the people in the LGBT community are being discriminated against, and are lacking certain civil rights. This article discusses the importance of changing this, as well as what is already being done.
jennacrosby

The Justice System | The White House - 0 views

www.whitehouse.gov/...justice

civil rights justice system

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  • jennacrosby on 16 Oct 15
     
    This discusses civil right s in the justice system. President Obama is very passionate about protecting everyone. And that includes protecting first time non-violent offenders from a life destroying sentence.
natedurrett

This Alabama Judge Has Figured Out How to Dismantle Roe v. Wade - ProPublica - 2 views

www.propublica.org/...ut-how-to-dismantle-roe-v-wade

alabama judge how to roe wade supreme court

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  • Before his election to Alabama’s highest court, Parker had been an aide-de-camp to Chief Justice Roy Moore, whose installation of a granite Ten Commandments monument in the state judiciary building had touched off what became for Alabama both a considerable embarrassment and a genuine constitutional crisis.
  • A DVD of the session shows him gripping the lectern, dressed in a gray suit and blue tie, as he railed against the perceived sins of jurists at every level. “It’s the judges who have legalized abortion and homosexuality … They are shaking the very foundation of our society.”
  • Parker has been the most creative in his relentless campaign to undermine legal abortion.
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  • Again and again, he has taken cases that do not directly concern reproductive rights, or even reproductive issues, and found ways to use them to argue for full legal status for the unborn.
  • Those efforts have made Parker a pivotal figure in the so-called personhood movement, which has its roots in a loophole in Roe v. Wade.
  • During oral arguments, the justices had asked Roe’s lawyer what would happen if a fetus were held to be a person under the Constitution.
  • “If this suggestion of personhood is established, [Roe’s] case, of course, collapses, for the fetus’ right to life would then be guaranteed.”
  • natedurrett on 11 Oct 14
     
    Alabama Judge challenges pro-choice by stating that fetuses should have full rights as citizens of the US
Joanne Kim

Supreme Court To Hear Holt V Hobbs - Business Insider - 3 views

www.businessinsider.com/rt-to-hear-holt-v-hobbs-2014-9

religious discrimination supreme court

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  • That case was brought by a Muslim inmate named Gregory Houston Holt who claims his prison violated his religious rights by refusing to let him grow a beard as his faith requires. 
    • Joanne Kim
      Joanne Kim on 11 Oct 14
       
      Does prisoners still deserve religious rights?
  • Last term, the Supreme Court ruled that corporations have religious rights when it found some employers didn't have to pay for insurance that covered birth control. This is a different twist on the topic of religious freedom.
    • Joanne Kim
      Joanne Kim on 11 Oct 14
       
      Will the supreme court take the side of the religion when the case is about prisoners too?
  • Joanne Kim on 11 Oct 14
     
    I thought this court case is very interesting in that it deals with religious rights verses safety problems in prison.
  • danielacon on 13 Oct 14
     
    I think the with the case of the beard it could be dangerous to allow inmates to have a long beard because it could endanger people's lives especially since it's a prison. I don't think they should allow inmates to have long beards because inmates who are not religious could easily say that they are Muslims and use that to their advantage.
bennordpaskin

No workplace discrimination laws for gays | WyomingNews.com - 0 views

www.wyomingnews.com/...19local_10-16-14.txt

workplace discrimination gays

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  • bennordpaskin on 17 Oct 14
     
    This article emphasizes how there is a misrepresentation in anti-discriminatory laws benefiting people of differing sexualities. It makes it very obvious that even though the Supreme court won't hear any cases on the disallowance oh HBTQ peoples right to marry, there is a need for legislation defining HBTQ rights.
jennacrosby

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/10/15/religious-freedom-under-fire-41-percent-us-worry-a... - 6 views

Those were really interesting numbers. That fact that because people are fearing there is strain or potential strain on religious freedoms, more people (particularly the younger generations) are b...

ap government

started by eylulyel on 16 Oct 15 1 follow-up, last by jennacrosby on 16 Oct 15
nicktoth

Trump on Civil RIghts in the US - 1 views

http://abcnews.go.com/topics/news/issues/civil-rights.htm This article touches on Donald Trump's opinion of the current status of and the future of civil rights in the United States. Being Donald T...

ap government elections civil rights

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johnnyfoster123

Black lives matters civil rights - 5 views

Yes... I feel racism is still a big issue within the United States, even many decades later. What we need to realize however is that there are always two sides to every story. We need to examine bo...

started by egklaerner on 18 Oct 16 4 follow-ups, last by johnnyfoster123 on 20 Oct 16
eleanorthorp

Civil Rights - 0 views

publicpolicyalliance.org/civil-rights

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  • eleanorthorp on 16 Oct 15
     
    This article interests me because it talks about Middle Easterners in America and if you browse around the site you will find an entire page of cases that the article talks about.
  • eylulyel on 16 Oct 15
     
    I liked this article, it talks briefly about the Middle Eastern/Muslim situation in America and that definitely relates to civil rights. Discriminating against a certain group of people is not okay, I think this is a good article to read.
lcrogers

In Kim Davis case, whose liberties are truly under attack? | TheHill - 0 views

thehill.com/...berties-are-truly-under-attack

ap government

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  • lcrogers on 19 Oct 15
     
    While I see each side, the side of Ms Davis, who was expressing her religion, and the side of the lgbtq+ individuals who were denied a government document that should have been their right to have, there is really no argument. Kim Davis is a government official, and the fact that she does not believe in the constitutionality of gay marriage should have never prohibited her from doing her job. She refused a public service, it is as simple as that.
eleanorthorp

A Closer Look At The Federal Government's Role In Civil Rights Cases - 3 views

www.huffingtonpost.com/...overnments-role_n_3775695.html

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  • eleanorthorp on 16 Oct 15
     
    I always find that the best way to learn content is applying it to more recent news. I think this is a great article in the sense that it brings more recent news, slightly older cases, and information from the civil rights period (which the chapter talks quite a bit about).
  • jennacrosby on 16 Oct 15
     
    I like how this article posed the question "Why would the feds consider stepping into a state murder case?" I of course believe they should if the state is failing to provide justice. It is interesting that even though many cases investigated. Most cases aren't pursued due to a lack of evidence. Which is kind of sad.
egklaerner

Civil Rights Movement - 2 views

Reporters risked their lives to cover a civil rights movement http://www.poynter.org/2016/reporters-risked-life-and-limb-to-cover-civil-rights-movement/404408/

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