Premarital Sex: The Moral Battle

In the debate over the morality of premarital sex there are two main sides; one being the liberals and one being the conventionalists. Liberals reject the ideas that suggest premarital sex is immoral. In opposition, conventionalists would say that sex before marriage is totally unacceptable. Both sides propose a variety of arguments that defend their viewpoints on premarital sex and the moral issues that entail. Before we jump in head first, we need to define marriage. Some say that marriage would constitute a ceremony in which a man and woman become legally committed to one another. Others, such as author, Vincent Punzo, would disagree by saying people "may be morally married without having engaged in a marriage ceremony (Punzo, V.C., 2002, 169)". This difference causes arguments between conventionalists and has created a gray area in this moral issue.
Liberals believe that premarital sex is permissible as long as it "doesn’t conflict with a well-established moral rule ...