“Marriage is about love, not gender!” » (Anonymous)Same-sex marriage is a topic that has been widely debated because of its impact on a society where extremely conservative and liberal groups coexist. Same-sex marriage is the union of two people of the same biological sex who live together as a family. Today, sixteen countries have legalized them, mostly European countries, while two other countries have regional laws for them, such as Mexico and the United States, seventeen states have legalized them. Same-sex marriage should be legalized because same-sex couples are also citizens who deserve to have the same rights enshrined in the constitution as any other citizen. The legal status of same-sex marriage has been questioned by conservative groups, who have argued that "marriage" is the union between a man and a woman, that changing it would distort its true meaning, and that same-sex relationships are immoral. . and a sin according to religious views. First of all, religious arguments against same-sex marriage are against religion itself, because religion establishes that God has given us the right to choose our decisions. Most Christians are against same-sex marriage because same-sex relations are sinful, which is according to the Bible: Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor the idolaters, nor the adulterers, nor the prostitutes, nor the homosexuals, nor the thieves, nor the covetous, nor the drunkards, nor the slanderers, nor the swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. (1 Corinthians 6:9-10) This Bible verse clearly states that homosexuality is a sin; however, the Bible also makes it clear that God has given us free will. “I have set before you life... middle of paper ......www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marriageMesserli, J. (n.d.). Should same-sex marriages be legalized? Accessed January 13, 2014, from http://www.balancedpolitics.org/same_sex_marriages.htmNational Organization for Women. (nd). Equal Marriage NOW: Talking Points. Retrieved January 13, 2014 from http://www.now.org/issues/marriage/points.htmlProCon.org. (January 6, 2014). 17 states have legalized same-sex marriage and 33 states have banned same-sex marriage. Retrieved January 13, 2014, from http://gaymarriage.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=004857Search Quotes. (sf). Retrieved January 13, 2014, from http://www.searchquotes.com/search/Pro_Gay_Marriage/Study Mode. (2013, March). Argumentative essay on same-sex marriage. Retrieved January 13, 2014 from http://www.studymode.com/essays/Argumentative-Essay-About-Same-Sex-Marriage-1488985.html