Morality does not come from any religion.

Rebuttal Number One: “…your inference that morals cannot exist within religion is incorrect and not the intended debate” Yes, this is the intended debate. My opponent’s resolution was “Morality does not come from any religion”. Since he is pro, he must prove that no morals come from any religion whatsoever. “Your self set task of proving 'There are morals that exist within at least one religion' will not win this round of the debate as it avoids my supposition” Yes, proving my claim will be enough to support my position. Since I am against the statement “Morality does not come from any religion”, then I would have to show that morality does come from at least one religion. That will show that my stance is correct. Rebuttal Number Two: “…morals were adopted by religions and then claimed as coming from religious teaching when in fact they already existed as favourable behavioural traits in humanity evolved from group living” All my opponent has offered so far is his own opinion and theory. He did not give any proof as to why his claims and theories are true. In fact, my opponent offered up many of his opinions and theories without proof or logic. “…our sense of morality & doing the right thing does not come from any religious teachings, that morality possibly evolved as a necessity for living in a group together” “That learning to trust each others behaviours instinctively before we evolved to a stage we could utilise language was critical to group success and therefore the driving force for the evolution of behavioural morality” My opponent must give evidence to show why his theories should be accepted as fact. He must also show why his opinions are the most logical way of looking at the subject. Argument Number One: Resolution: “Morality does not come from any religion.” Since I am taking the con side, I must show that at least one religion has morals attached to it. However, I will offer many morals of one religion in existence. Christianity: It’s likely that most people have heard about the Christian religion. Not only that, but they have heard of the Ten Commandments. Let’s list the Ten Commandments taken directly from the scriptures. Exodus 20: 2-172 “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.3 “You shall have no other gods before[a] me.4 “You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. 5 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, 6 but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments.7 “You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.8 “Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. 9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 10 but the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor your animals, nor any foreigner residing in your towns. 11 For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.12 “Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you.13 “You shall not murder.14 “You shall not commit adultery.15 “You shall not steal.16 “You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.17 “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male or female servant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.” The Ten Commandments is a list of ten moral standards by which the God of Christianity would want his people to live. So, I have showed that the Christian religion have morals. Once again, my opponent hasn’t showed exactly how all of these morals have been adopted by the Christian religion from the standards that humans created for themselves. So, my claim still stands to be true, unless my opponent proves otherwise.In conclusion: My opponent hasn’t defended his resolution with any evidence. He claims that religion obviously has morality, but he is arguing that no religions have any morality. So, he has not met his burden of proof of defending his resolution. He has also offered up opinions and theories, but hasn’t defended them with any facts, data, evidence, or logic. So, he must also meet his burden of proof for that, as well. I must show that at least one religion has at least one moral. I have given 10 different morals for one religion. My opponent must show why all 10 of the morals I have taken directly from the bible are morals that humans have created.http://www.biblegateway.com...