Gay Marriage should be legalized

I thought I made this four rounds. Contention 1 Many pro gay marriage supporters argue to deny someone their 14th amendment rights. This is not true. Cornell University, the 4th ranked uni in the world posted the 14th amendment. For the purposes of this debate I will only provide the 1st section, but will provide the link as well All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside. No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. Now we must define, life Liberty and property Liberty- The ability for one to have control over their actions Property- Any physical or intangible entity that is owned by an individual or jointly by a group Life-characteristic that distinguishes objects that have signaling and self-sustaining processes from those that do not,[1][2] either because such functions have ceased (death), or else because they lack such functions and are classified as inanimate My opp would have a hard time arguing how not passing a law in support of gay marriage would hinder these three things, I would also ask that he defend my claim that marriage as a whole is not a right Contention 2 I believe that if a law were passed making gay marriage legal, that would hinder other people's liberties. My argument for that is I believe if this law were passed under the current ultra-libral administration, that the gay couples would be given the right to sue any minister or whoever they would have oversee the marriage, if they turned them down. This would infact be a hinderence on that individuals liberties as defined above. if no law were made in support, then no one's rights would be infringed on. Contention 3 My opp says that marriage is between two people who love eachother. While I agree, there is a deeper meaning to marriage, depending on your beliefs. That deeper meaning is when a marriage is conducted that marriage is to be used not only to show love between husband and wife, but to glorify God. The Bible states that homosexuality is not something that glorifies God. This harkens back to my belief that marriage is not a right. It is a gift given to a certain number of people and gays were not bestowed that gift, much like it was not bestowed on many heterosexuals as well Contention 4 The vast majority of gays who want to be allowed to marry, want it for the rights that come with marriage. These rights are partially outlined in the following link: http://www.nolo.com... While I think some of those rights should be universal, i.e., adoption, I do not think one should marry for tax purposes and for ways to get more finacial benefits. And that is what I think the prime reason gay people want to get married As promised, here is that Cornell link: http://www.law.cornell.edu... As I side note, I'd like to state I am not for any laws BANNING marriage between gays. I just do not think there should be a law for it either