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The Morality Of Same Sex Marriage: How Not To Globalize A Cultural Anomie, Chris O. Akpan
The Morality Of Same Sex Marriage: How Not To Globalize A Cultural Anomie, Chris O. Akpan
Journal of Health Ethics
The question of the morality of same-sex marriage has become quite prevalent in the 21st century. Some western cultures believe that same-sex marriage is morally defensible and can be legalized. Using the human right fad and political might, they subtly engineer the globalization of this phenomenon. This move has been strongly opposed mostly by ‘developing’ nations and some churches across nations. The argument of such group is that same-sex marriage is immoral, unnatural and ungodly. This paper defends the thesis that same-sex marriage cannot morally be defended successfully. It shows that same-sex marriage is not exclusively a western phenomenon …