Gay Marriage

\\\Actually, my point was that in most religions (Catholic, Christian, Muslim, etc.) it is a sin to be a HOMOSEXUAL, not a mentally retarded person. Also, looking deeper into his point, my opponent argued his own side calling homosexuals people with birth defects./// You do not understand my point. What I was arguing was that there is clear evidence that homosexuality is uncontrollable and is decided before birth. So are we going to call ALL people with uncontrollable birth defects sinners? NO! \\\There is PROOF, which I will state in my speech, that people place their religious beliefs higher than simple scientific polls and surveys- it seems to me you are telling people voting on this subject all around the world to simply ABANDON their religious beliefs and take science over their god(s)/// Not to get into a religion over science debate.... whether to choose the insanity that is religion or the facts and statistics that are science is the voters choice. But I assure you, that scientific facts get us farther than religion does. Just because religion is the popular belief doesn't mean its the right one. Take slavery, the majority liked it, but that doesn't mean its right! \\\My opponent stated no evidence or sources PROVING homosexuals know about these diseases and viruses./// My opponent has stated no sources or evidence PROVING homosexuals DON'T know about these diseases. Everyone has herd of AIDS, Herpes, etc. Either from other people or sex ed. class. \\\Yes, simple animals like insects and bacteria may perform homosexual activity, but they are COMPLETELY different than humans. The human body is very complex, unlike the simple structure of an insect or bacteria. Also, it is not unusual in the world of insects (and bacteria) to perform homosexual behavior. My opponent cannot say I contradicted myself because, I will repeat what I said before, there is a HUGE and prominent difference between insects and human beings./// Yes there is a difference, but not a huge one. According to the latest reality, evolution is the best explanation for life. And according to evolution, we all evolved from one organism. So we may be different, but there comes a point where HUMAN DNA is exactly the same as INSECT DNA. Not all the time, but sometimes. It is very likely that homosexuality is in this small fraction of DNA! \\\We humans are in this world for many things, but especially to reproduce. If we allow gay marriage, how will it be possible for the thousands of gay couples to reproduce? That is my question to you the reader./// Gay couples CANNOT reproduce. It is physically impossible. But you can't force them to reproduce! I do not exactly understand this point and wished my opponent had expanded upon it. \\\Now ask yourself, is homosexual activity normal based on this definition?/// Do we live in a country where people are forced to live "normally"? I thought the bill of rights guaranteed us rights that cannot be taken away. We cannot say "you're not normal, so you can't marry" everyone has freedom of expression, and if freedom of expression is being homosexual, then that's fine! \\\ Now, I said earlier in my refutes that I would refute his point about pushing aside religion. When asked what they would do if scientists were to disprove a particular religious belief, nearly two-thirds (64%) of people say they would continue to hold to what their religion teaches rather than accept the contrary scientific finding, according to the results of an October 2006 Time magazine poll. Indeed, in a May 2007 Gallup poll, more people cite their belief in Jesus (19%), God (16%) or religion generally (16%). SOURCE: answers.yahoo.com/// First, as I have said before, the popular opinion isn't always the right one. If the majority of people believe in religion over science, that's their problem. Just because the majority of America believes in that does not mean that you've won. Second, answers.yahoo.com is NOT a RELIABLE source! Anyone can answer that, who knows if you made another account and answered yourself? No one does. So if that's your source, I URGE the voters to see this error. The same goes with wikianswers. 1. Scientific evidence proves that people are BORN gay There are obvious cases where very simple animals such as insects and bacteria perform homosexual behavior. Organisms such as these cannot just "choose" or "be influenced" by people in their lives. To insects, there is mom, dad, and food. Lets put 2 and 2 together, people are organisms, more basic organisms are born being gay, that means that HUMANS ARE BORN GAY! http://en.wikipedia.org...... http://en.wikipedia.org... For this point, which has not been debated clearly and effectively I urge you, the voter, to put aside your current beliefs, and vote for the side that has truly won this debate... which is the affirmative. ===VOTE PRO!=== -Zapped