Gay Marriage should not be allowed in the United States

Thank you Untitled_Entity. I ask for fair voting, I prefer an honest vote against me rather than a dishonest vote for me. I am not sure, but i am betting that my opponent feels the same way. "1) Democracy,....our country is not ran [sic] like that. --> Dear Alex Hanson, "All men are created equal." Sincerely, The Signers of the D.o.I" Our country is in fact ran like that. I ask that any readers view the Gettysburg address. I will post the end of it here. "that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom -- and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth." A government ran by the people. Again i will reiterate, you cannot undermine and make a law that is based strictly in violation of the majority of the people. This alone should be reason for a pro ballot, you cannot undermine the people in this situation, if you do what stops you from undermining the people in other situations, which is strictly in contradiction to the basis on which this country was founded. You have also left out the act of marriage protection in the constitution. 2. That is a mere harbinger of what would come if we used your logic of why gay marriage should be allowed. "* Pedophilia : A child does not have the mental capacity to marry an adult, therefore it does not happen." So anyone under 18 years of age cannot love? I disagree. 3. Diminishing the value of marriage, divorce is not diminishing the value of marriage, at least not to the extent that allowing gay marriage is. When you get married, you are not bound by chains to that person, if it is best not to be together than you cannot trap them. However, allowing gay marriage is in strict contradiction to the original creator of marriage, since you like documents, in almost every one of ours, it states under God. Going against that is what diminishes the value of marriage. 4. You have not shown me why it is a moral obligation of the government to allow gay marriage when it is in contradiction to well...Everything. 5. Family, institution of marriage. I didn't say that a single parent family is a horrible experience, I am saying we should never aim towards increasing the number of kids that will have to experience it. I am sorry to hear that you are, and i am sure it has not always been the most pleasant experience. "By the way, Scandinavian countries and United States are worlds apart." Yes but we are still a group of people just like they are, whether we are neighbors or worlds apart, that does not make it irrelevant. They are showing us the errors of allowing gay marriage. "5.5) Single parent marital rights... --> What are you talking about? If a single person is unmarried they should have the right to remarry, which they do." Yes, that is not what i meant. I am saying that by your logic, single parents should get marital benefits as well, but that defeats the purpose of marital benefits in the first place. "Then, why do you need marriage. Marriage is a human right first and foremost, and the benefits that come with it are ultimately beneficial. If you have a gay partner and you and that partner are unmarried and you fall ill, they are not allowed in the hospital. You cannot file joint tax returns, I mean really, the list goes on." We don't need it, but it was originally created to bond a man and a woman for life, and then later there were added benefits. I realize that gays cannot get those benefits without marrying a partner of the opposite sex, that is why civil unions should be given the same benefits, and we call it a day. "7)Sex - ed systems... --> Homosexuality and Tolerance are covered in high school sex - ed curricula, this point is unnecessary." Maybe touched lightly on, they don't actually teach you about it, but nothing like a man and a woman. Would you like to be in school and learn about how Males must have sex? 9. "8) Civil Unions... --> Civil unions do not provide the same benefits as marriage. Same - sex marriage would be normal marriage with two people of the same - sex which would guarantee the rights." That's why i stated above, that if gays must have something to officiate their love and give them benefits, than give them those benefits through civil unions. "You can't put the rights of these people in the hands of people who have no care to advocate for them, that is unfair." That is like saying only murderers can vote on whether murder should be legalized. I'm pretty certain that we all unanimously conclude that we should not put the lives of others into only the hands of murderers. "Christian values.... You mean those people who murdered Matthew Shepard, pass out crazy literature and so on and so forth? I respect Christian values, I do not respect ignorance. There's a separation of church and state for a reason." The original created of Christian values did not murder Mathew Shepard, I'm sorry that thousands of years later someone who thinks they are advocating christian values murdered that person. If you respect Christian values, than do not contradict something that was meant to be a beautiful thing between a man and a woman. Sure, give the benefits to civil unions. I have a hard time not going religious when you try and miss-use American documents that strictly uphold Christian values, against them. "When elected officials take the oath of office they place their hand on the bible and swear to uphold the Constitution, not the other way around." Again, the constitution rests on Christian values. "You have the right to marry. I do not. You will have the right to file taxes jointly. I most likely, will not." "Equal rights..." Tell me how denying a group of people a simple, fundamental right does not impede equal rights." You have the right to marry, exact same right as i have. If civil unions pass, than you will have the same benefits. "Smoking marijuana is not illegal for everyone across the board --> California etc., see decriminalization. However, that is a baseless conjecture and doesn't even remotely tie into the argument at hand. The reason you want to deny gay marriage is because your parents have preached against it your entire life, nothing more. It is not like you personally have something to lose or gain." It is with one exception, medical marijuana, which should be illegal as well. My parents are hardly religious, they are also not once told me that gay marriage should be denied, but thanks for trying to figure me out. _______________________________________________________ My opponent has tried to miss-use official America founding documents. Has utterly mistaken equal rights. Has misused democracy, and shown poignant misunderstanding of it. Shown no real reason that was not easily refuted of why Gay marriage should be allowed, especially over civil unions. Has not shown why there is a moral obligation to allow gay marriage. Said she respects Christian values, although shows clear contradiction of this. I have: Shown why legally it should not be (Democracy, will of the people.) (Defense of marriage act) Shown how America was founded on Christian values, and how contradicting that is immoral and wrong. Shown that it will lead to unfortunate actions and events. Shown that there are alternative actions to anything my opponent has suggested gays cannot get without marriage. There is nothing in the constitution that supports it, and there is the federal defense of marriage act that actually protects it. That short list is very brief and incomplete, read entire debate and see how the resolution is clearly AFFIRMED.