Sergio Cortez

Sergio Cortez, 500
Articles: "Race, Religion, and Opposition to Same-Sex Marriage" &
"Multiracial Church Attendance and Support for Same-Sex Romantic and Family Relationships"

After having read both articles I have come to be more aware that the main reason we the people do not really see much of a support for same-sex marriage, or even gay/lesbians coming from the African American community is due to the fact that we see just how much more African Americans attend church which is the main cause for the problem we see present in society. There has been many studies that are able to show just how much both the African American, as well as the white racial groups, attend church, and we see a 2:3 ratio for African Americans being involved while for whites it is only a 1:3 ratio. Which is honestly quite interesting, and shocking to see. The thoughts, and attitudes that African American individuals have acquired from attending church has obviously caused them to create their own beliefs towards these topics. We are able to see that these individuals basically continue to attend church from a young age, and into adulthood which is why they are more then likely to follow the beliefs of whatever church they may attend, and that is what is reason behind the issue with African Americans not accepting such behavior in society. The way they look at these topics have nothing to do with wealth, or the amount of education one may accomplish in life. It all happens inside of churches. The main reason why they may feel the way they do about same sex marriage is because of the way that churches discuss families. The reason this is important is due to the fact that they portray a family as traditionally having a husband, wife, and children so it is quite horrendous to these people when they hear of men marrying men, or women marrying other women and they begin their own families from then on. This could explain why they are quite uneasy around discussions or even individuals that have to do with same sex marriage, gays, and lesbians. This clash between liberals, and conservatives and the way they see certain issues is quite a big thing actually. It is the same reason people are the way they are. They have either been brought up to stick with what have been knowing all their lives or they are flexible enough to accept these issues as fine. Racial segregation is also a really big thing mentioned in the articles. We have those who are not okay at all with both having, and seeing interracial relationships due to the beliefs they have still attached to them. It just has to do with the church these people may attend. If there is a church which has a lot more people of opposite races them we can clearly see that there will be more flexible minded people who believe that it is quite okay to see that, and have it happening. However, when we see only a single race attending then that is a completely different story.