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In the controversial issue of same sex marriage, there are many different opinions and viewpoints.  Mainly, the different sides to this topic are broken into two opposing views; pro same sex marriage and con same sex marriage.

Different Viewpoints:

Pro:
People who are pro same sex marriage have several different arguments. One of these is that same sex couples deserve the same marriage benefits (joint ownership, medical decision making) as man/women relationships.  Marriage is not only a social status it is also a legal one. Things such as taxes, joint ownership and insurance.  It also affects critical medical decisions. If a same sex partner becomes very ill, the other partner may not be allowed to visit because they are not "family". Pro people also argue that adoption rates would go up if all states allowed same sex married couples to adopt.  Since same sex couple can't conceive children on their own, obviously, the desire to adopt would greatly increase. And since there are hundreds of children in this world that need to be adopted, allowing same sex couples to create families of their own would be all for the better.

Con:
People who are con same sex marriage have many viewpoints on this topic.  Their most "talked about" argument is that same sex marriage goes against religion.  The majority of religions in our nation do not allow same sex coupling.  Many feel that asking them to perform same sex marriages would be a sin and that they do not want to be forced to do something that their religion would see as sinful. Another argument is that same sex marriage destroys traditional family values.  In their eyes, marriage was created for the conceiving of children and rearing them in the traditional ways.