Introduction
Choose a prompt and use the links below it to collect evidence to support your position.
Same-Sex Marriage Laws:
Prompt: Is it moral or immoral to discriminate against the LGBTQ community? Why?
http://www.ncsl.org/research/human-services/same-sex-marriage-laws.aspx
- Article on the same-sex marriage laws, with maps, charts, and the history of the same-sex marriage law.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/26/politics/supreme-court-same-sex-marriage-ruling/
- Article about the Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage throughout the country.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/26/opinions/holbrook-marriage-equality/index.html
- Article with bullet point lists how the LGBTQ community is treated equally as well as how it is not.
http://money.cnn.com/2015/06/26/news/companies/lgbt-discrimination/index.html
- Short article on how businesses can still discriminate the LGBTQ community
https://s.bsd.net/freemarry/main/page/-/files/images/WorldMarriageMapJune2015.png
- A map that shows all the countries around the world that legalized same-sex marriage
Religious Freedom Act and discrimination against LGBTQ’s
Prompt: It is moral for businesses to discriminate against the LGBTQ community because of their religion? Why or why not?
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/indiana-religious-freedom-law-what-you-need-know-n332491
- Article about all you need to know about the Religious Freedom Act
http://www.eater.com/2015/3/26/8296615/indiana-law-religious-freedom-gay-lesbian-mike-pence
- Article about the “Religious Freedom Act” and discrimination
http://www.eater.com/2015/4/3/8326565/indiana-religious-freedom-discrimination-law-update
- Article about how the “Religious Freedom Act” has been amended to eliminate LGBTQ discrimination, but it’s still happening in some ways.
Kim Davis:
Prompt: Who’s actions were moral: Kim Davis or the government? Why?
https://www.aclu.org/cases/miller-v-davis
- A summary of the entire Kim Davis situation
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2015/09/03/ky-clerk-gay-marriage-timeline/71670068/
- A timeline of the Kim Davis situation
- To get to the articles, RIGHT click on the blue dates and click "open in new tab"
http://www.businessinsider.com/meet-kim-davis-clerk-refusing-to-give-licenses-2015-9
- Short article on Kim Davis’s past. Does her personal life matter?