Gay Marriage

RebuttalDirect Quotation(R2):"Traditional marriage changes, and is changing"Things may be changing, but is it for the better? Change happens, many things are changing. Our debate is essentially answering whether or not this change is for the good, so this line is arbitrary. Direct Quotation(R2):"Interracial marriage used to be a problem and was socially unacceptable; and illegal"You cannot control your race, your born a race and you cannot change it. Homosexuality may not be completely a choice, but you are not born gay. Many people may say that people are born as a homosexual, but that isn't true(1). Direct Quotation(R2,R3):"Marriage is a human right towards all"Pro repeats this in his arguments but is it true? Lets look into this deeper. Life, Liberty, The pursuit of happiness, and marriage? It just doesn't make sense. There is also nothing stopping a gay person from marrying, but they just can't marry someone of their own sex. This is similar to how you can pursue happiness, but if your idea of happiness is burning down buildings, we may just restrict you. Direct Quotation(R2):"It doesn't affect anyone if gays get married, and it is selfish to think otherwise. Why do you get a say in how somebody should live or what they do? "I will now parody this quote. "It doesn't affect anyone if someone kills themselves and it is selfish to think otherwise. Why do you get a say in how somebody should live or what they do? "Direct Quotation(R3): "In 1967 the US Supreme Court unanimously confirmed in Loving v. Virginia that marriage is one of the basic civil rights of man. "Loving v. Virginia was a case of interracial marriage(2), I have explained the different between interracial marriage and homosexual marriage already. Direct Quotation(R3): "The White House website lists same-sex marriage amongst a selection of civil rights, along with freedom from employment discrimination, equal pay for women, and fair sentencing for minority criminals. "The white house website has a section about fighting against the discrimination of LGBT individual. There is nothing about marriage as a civil right. In fact the section that LGBT people are under is "fighting discrimination"(3)Direct Quotation(R3):" Polygamy has been widespread throughout history, according to Brown University political scientist Rose McDermott, PhD. Polygamy now is considered socially unacceptable, but if it was tradition, like you say, it should be allowed because it was how marriage was traditionally. Just think about that for a second. "Things change, and polygamy is not acceptable. I am not arguing towards traditionally. This quote is arbitrary and doesn't really help Pro's cause. DefenceSummery: Homosexual parents are more committed, eliminate gender roles, and encourage open mindedness; therefore making them better parentsThe reason that the children are at a greater risk may not be because of the parents themselves, but because of the environment that they are in. Homosexuality is seen as "weird" and the children of these couples may be be marked because of their parents. The commitment may not be enough to justify the parenting. The other two point really don't justify the higher risk of suicide(4). Studies always go multiple ways, here is another study going my way(5). Common sense also backs my point. When something is not normal it is always antagonised. This antagonistic is not goes, but it's in human nature. Summery: Pro completely disregards my religious argument, marking it as "utterly irrational"75% of the American population identifies as one of the 3 religious I have specifically pointed out(6). Completely disregarding this is very naive. Antagonising these people isn't the smartest thing to do. The largest amount of LGBT people in us cities is 6.2%(7). Ignoring 75% of people over such a small percent is nothing less of stupid. Religion should be separate from the state but the influence will always be there, and acting like its invisible does not help. Direct Quotation(R3):"Religion should never have an impact on the everyday lives of people, especially the ones who don't believe in the religion. "Pro may have meant something else, but if religion should not have an impact than praying and church should not be allowed. And the old atheist fallback is used again. Atheists are a good portion of the population but hey are only around 20%(6). Ignoring them wouldn't be smart, but tailoring everything towards them isn't the answer either. The atheist fallback is used many times, and I think its very arrogant. For these reasons I urge you to vote Con over to ProCitations1. . https://socialinqueery.com...2.https://www.law.cornell.edu... 3. . https://www.whitehouse.gov... 4. . http://www.familystructurestudies.com... 5. . http://thefederalist.com... 6. . http://www.pewforum.org... 7. . http://www.usnews.com...