Gay marriage

Thank you for your argument! As far as I can tell, the only argument of mine that you even attempted to refute was that of the parent's ability to raise a child. I never claimed that children raised by gay parents turn out horribly. I actually said that would not happen, and many children raised by gay parents turn out fine, as you said. However, all people have both a masculine and a feminine gender role. [1] It can be quite difficult to raise a child in the right balance if both parents have a strongly masculine or strongly feminine gender role. However, no matter how the child turns out, homosexual persons cannot biologically create children. One of the most important and defining characteristics of marriage, sex, only has 50% of its intended meaning. Sure, it can express love. But as human beings, we are given bodies with parts that have specific use. Our heart pumps blood. Our lungs help us to breathe. Our brains control our nervous systems. Our sexual organs are intended to unite sperm and egg to create a human being. If they are used for anything else, they are denying their purpose. It would be like using a baseball bat to beat someone up. Yeah, sure, it can be used for that, and it works, but that isn't the point of a baseball bat. It's engineered for baseball. (That's not a perfect analogy, but it gets my point across) Yes, homosexual persons can have "sex." And yes, they can adopt children. These two ideas are not intrinsically linked however, and therefore skip a very important part of marriage. You spent most of your rebuttal trying to disprove something that was never there. I never claimed I hate gay people, and I never said that they cannot have relationships together, or hold hands, or any of the other examples you have. That, like you said, isn't harming anyone. I have no problem with a sexless gay relationship. However, I believe gay marriage would be harmful to the already established tradition of marriage. It would change the definition of marriage by more than just who is allowed to be married. It changes a vital aspect of marriage, the ability to procreate. Without this, marriage is a vastly different idea. If gay marriage is allowed, then marriage can no longer be marriage. The United States Constitution (really more of the bill of rights and constitutional amendments) does guarantee the rights of American citizens. However, gay people have no less rights than straight people. They have the legal ability to do every single thing that straight people do. They cannot marry people of the same sex, but neither can straight people. When African Americans fought for their rights, they did not have the right to everything white people did. They could not swim in pools that white people could, go to college, eat at the same restaurants, etc. Their exclusion was one of physical nature, and it was an unconstitutional, unjustifiable exclusion. Meanwhile, no matter whether gay people are born with it or not, their exclusion is a behavioral nature, not physical, and cannot be equated with civil rights. Lastly, our nation was founded on Christian principles. This is evidenced in the Declaration of Independence, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights." [2] Our nation was founded off of the principles that God gives the rights that man deserves. If certain rights can be proven to be opposed by God, then they are against our Declaration of Independence. In the Christian Bible, it states: Leviticus 18:22 "Do not practice homosexuality, having sex with another man as with a woman. It is a detestable sin." (NLT) Leviticus 20:13 "If a man practices homosexuality, having sex with another man as with a woman, both men have committed a detestable act. They must both be put to death, for they are guilty of a capital offense." (NLT) The definition here of homosexuality is having sex with another man. Furthermore, a romantic, nonsexual homosexual relationship is fine. But man is not biologically meant to have sex with a man, and therefore cannot marry another man. Again, no hate for gay people here. Thanks for your time, and back to you! [1] http://www.rebellesociety.com... [2] http://www.archives.gov...