Gay Marriage

MARRIAGE My opponent says that I did not explain why I believe marriage should be between man and woman only, and why gay marriage is not considered valid. However, I believe I explained myself quite well between both my round 2 and 3 arguments. - I believe I explained myself quite well when talking about the traditional marriage of ONE MAN and ONE WOMAN. In my round 2 argument, I stated that a mother and father are needed in a child's life. I also mentioned that research shows that children with gay parents (two men, or two women) will not be as successful or well-educated (A). If I am not mistaken, I am pretty sure this backs my argument of why I believe marriage should be between ONE MAN and ONE WOMAN. *note* My opponent did not make any further arguments, all she did was point out arguments I made and call them wrong. My definition of marriage did not contradict any arguments that I made, it was simply stating that there is a difference between traditional marriage and gay marriage (according to the dictionary). -My opponent pointed out that I said, "traditional marriage is the backbone of the United States and our founding fathers were Christians". I am not sure where she pulled the last part from. At no point, and I repeat NO point, did I ever say the founding fathers were Christians. I encourage the voters to reread my arguments. I never said the founding fathers were Christians, I said they were fearful of the Lord and followed the Bible. That does not mean you are a Christian. The United States was not founded upon Christianity, our 1st amendment does not allow the establishment of a religion. But, instead, the United States was founded upon Christian morals. "In short, while America did not have a Christian Founding in the sense of creating a theocracy, its Founding was deeply shaped by Christian moral truths. "(B)My opponent went on a rant saying that even if the founding fathers were Christians, they do not have to follow their own views. Then goes on to say that many Christians are in support for gay marriage. Let me enlighten my opponent. If you support gay marriage, you are not a Christian. So that "rise" in the number of "christians" supporting gay marriage is illegitimate. Those are false Christians. Let me share a verse with you. "All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. " 2 Timothy 3:16This basically says that all scripture in the Bible, even the scripture about homosexuality, is true and God-breathed. So you are not a Christian if you support same-sex marriage, because we all know what the Bible says about it. And true Christians use the Bible. -My opponent uses the Washington Post as an article to show research that children growing up with gay parents are "measure up" to their peers. The Washington Post is heavily Liberal and biased. Here is some research that contradicts my opponents source. "Other studies find that homosexually parented children are more likely to experiment sexually, experience sexual confusion, and engage in homosexual and bisexual behavior themselves. And for those children who later engage in non-heterosexual behavior, extensive research reveals they are more likely to suffer from psychiatric disorders, abuse alcohol and drugs, attempt suicide, experience domestic violence and sexual assault, and are at increased risk for chronic diseases, AIDS, and shortened life spans. " (C)2. HOMOSEXUALITY IS A CHOICEI believe this line by my opponent is a desperate attempt to save herself: "However, he provides absolutely no scientific evidence that being gay is a choice or even that God is real. "I believe I did provide scientific evidence. I encourage the voters to look back at my round 3 argument, in bold you will see a entire experiment conducted saying homosexuality is a choice (D). The second part of what she said is completely irrelevant. I encourage my opponent to friend me, and we can then proceed to debate on whether God is real or not. -Homosexuality is a choice, my opponent thinks it is an absurd argument to claim that homosexuality is learned. She claims I said it was disease to be gay, or that being gay is contagious. I mentioned you are not born a racist or sexist. Neither of these are diseases or contagious. I am not sure where she got the whole "disease" things, seems to be a manipulation of words. Answer to question 1) I believe that if you want to be gay, you are considering the consequences and sacrifices that may follow. Just a as thief would consider the consequence of going to prison if they were caught. Gays or lesbians do not have to be gay or lesbian. Answer to question 2) This is a personal question so I will answer with a personal answer that has nothing to do with the debate. I chose to be straight because I am a follower of Christ, and homosexuality is a sin in the eyes of the Lord. 3. EQUALITY-My opponent tries to claim that the LGBT community was unequal before the Supreme Court ruling in 2015. I believe that everyone is equal in that we are all given the same right by the Lord and our government, life. Life is all we need to be equal. Nothing is ever "fair" in life. All men are CREATED equal, when we are created we have life - nothing else. We are not guaranteed anything for sure on this earth, and to claim you are unequal because you cannot marry the person you love makes no sense. People, just be happy you are alive. Answer to opponent) If my opponent is not aware, just recently a woman's religious rights were affected because of the unjust ruling by the Supreme Court. Her name was Kim Davis and she was a Democratic County Clerk in Kentucky. Here is an article relating to this horrible incident (E). There are many other examples of Christians, such as myself, being affected by the LGBT community. Here is how the Supreme Court ruling in 2015 could affect religious institutions (F). CLOSING STATMENTMy entire stance on gay marriage is fully supported by my faith in Jesus Christ and the Bible. However, science and research will also show you that homosexuality is not safe for future generations. Lies are being given by the LGBT community, trying to convince the population that homosexuality is not a choice. Look at the research. It is a choice. It is a learned behavior. The traditional marriage between one man and one woman is the backbone of the United States. Our founders of this great nation are on the anti-LGBT side, look at what they have said about homosexuality and try to dispute that. Let's preserve this nation for what it was founded upon. Let's "make America great again". Thank you to my opponent for providing arguments which made this a quality, informative debate. Best of luck. Thank you! (A). http://discussingmarriage.org...(B)http://www.heritage.org...(C)http://ic.galegroup.com...(D)http://www.independent.co.uk...(E)http://insider.foxnews.com...(F)http://www.pewresearch.org...