A Christian Ought to Vote Against Prop 8

Thanks for the response. In this round I'll start by combining my opponent’s main arguments and attack them as a whole. My opponent has made 5 main arguments listed below that have little to do with the resolution. Being gay is not a sin. At all. Rather, acting on those impulses is the sin. Being gay is fine as long as you don’t act feelings. This point is non-topical because of the fact that we are debating the acceptance of homosexual unions. This action goes far beyond the action of lust (which my opponent has agreed is a sin) so he is supporting a sin. Many LGBT people aren’t necessarily repelled from church because of their sin How do you know? My opponent has given no evidence why this would be true, while I have given the Biblical reason as to why homosexuals are more likely to not attend church. There is no way you can tell me that Christians aren’t the main supporters of Prop 8-esque laws. Yes, however just because the church has been known to ostracize homosexuals gives us no reason for us to endorse homosexual behavior. My entire contention was a counter-plan to show what the Christians response should be. Their response should be to support the sinner, not the sin. This is absolutely true. My opponent has agreed with the following statement: if we make it available to homosexuals to do things which are not supported by the Christian morality, they will be unwilling to relinquish those practices to be converted. This will only make it harder for a homosexual to become a Christian if they are already in sin. Because he has agreed with statement then we can see that there is no reason to vote against prop 8. VOTING AGAINST PROP 8 DOES NOT MAKE GAY MARRIAGE LEGAL, IT MERELY DOESN’T MAKE IT ILLEGAL. By voting against Prop 8 a Christian doesn’t condone gay marriage. My opponent restates the obvious. However, I would like to point out that a vote against prop 8 would be a vote in favor of homosexual practices. Now on to my contention. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- My opponent agrees with my case entirely that we should love the sinner in order to evangelize. He makes a few objections however I would like to say something. It seems as though my opponent’s whole argument is illogical. The second law of logic states that something cannot be true and not true at the same time speaking in the same sense. So let’s examine a few of my opponent’s claims. Disclaimer: Paraphrased by myself. -Homosexual behavior is a sin -A vote against prop 8 would support the recognition of domestic partnerships. -We should not sacrifice doctrine in order to witness to others. -We should support homosexual behavior in order to witness to others. His entire argument is illogical and because it is such my opponent should lose this debate. My opponent also makes the following remark. This was poor naming on my part. Jesus never says anything about homosexuality. It’s more or less all Paul and the Old Testament. Jesus said that he did not come to abolish the Law, but rather to fulfill the Law. Jesus is in support of the OT Laws, and therefore he would be in opposition to homosexual behavior. Because we can see that Jesus would not support homosexual behavior, Christians should not support homosexual behavior. There are several reasons why I should win this debate. A few reasons are listed below: -Opposition to prop 8 would only make it harder for a homosexual to become a Christian if they are already in sin. (My opponent has agreed with this.) -My opponent’s entire argument is illogical. - Jesus would not support homosexual behavior, so Christians should not support homosexual behavior. -My opponent has given no logical Biblical evidence to show why we should support this. So in conclusion, there are several reasons as to why a Christian ought to support prop 8. So let us not sacrifice our doctrine by supporting this sin. I look forward to my opponent’s response.