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'''Same-sex marriage''', also referred to as [[homosexuality]], is an immoral relationship/lifestyle between two people of the same sex.
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'''Same-sex marriage''', also referred to as [[homosexuality]], is an immoral relationship/lifestyle between two people of the same sex. The use of the word "[[marriage]]" is inaccurate and can be confused with the real definition, thus the quotes around it.
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The Christian conservative organization [[Focus on the Family]] consistently presents the phrase as ''same-sex 'marriage,''' with quotation marks around the word ''[[marriage]],'' to emphasize their view that marriage&mdash;civil as well as religious&mdash;is intrinsically a union between a man and a woman, and that therefore same-sex unions can only be marriage "counterfeits."<ref>[http://www.family.org/socialissues/A000000464.cfm Same-Sex 'Marriage' and Civil Unions], ''Focus on the Family's'' website</ref>
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The Christian conservative organization [[Focus on the Family]] consistently presents the phrase as ''same-sex 'marriage,''' with quotation marks around the word ''marriage,'' to emphasize their view that marriage&mdash;civil as well as religious&mdash;is intrinsically a union between a man and a woman, and that therefore same-sex unions can only be marriage "counterfeits."<ref>[http://www.family.org/socialissues/A000000464.cfm Same-Sex 'Marriage' and Civil Unions], ''Focus on the Family's'' website</ref>
    
Unheard of a few decades ago, these unions are one of a number of issues involving gay rights and the "culture wars."{{fact}} In the United States, marriage is primarily governed by each individual state and marriage laws differ from state to state.
 
Unheard of a few decades ago, these unions are one of a number of issues involving gay rights and the "culture wars."{{fact}} In the United States, marriage is primarily governed by each individual state and marriage laws differ from state to state.

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