Gay Marriage Should Be Allowed

You are welcome. I do not believe that it is right for people to use hateful language to try to win their debate. That aggravates me very much. First of all, I am going to start refuting your first two comments about what I said. Where in mother nature can you tell me that you find this same kind of lifestyle? It doesn't make itself evident in nature, with animals, and therefore that is what I meant by it not being normal, and natural. People are not born with a desire for someone of their own gender. It is a desire that is triggered by several different things, the biggest of these being situations in the family. For example, lets say that a boy is raised in a home, that is a functioning American family. However, the father of the home, works on a Ups route, and is rarely home. The boy, still needing an influence in his life, turns to his mother, for support and encouragement, that is supposed to come from the father. So, basically, he is being taught how to become a man, by his mother. This will ultimately led in a boy that has an effeminate voice, and when they get out of the house, they will still be seeking a male influence in their life, to take the spot of the father that never was around. This can cause them to turn to this type of lifestyle. I do not see what the discrimination against black people has anything to do with the homosexual crowd. The type of discrimination that was upon the blacks, is way more intense then the what little discrimination there might be on the homosexuals. Allow me to explain. The blacks face extreme types of discrimination such as lynching, getting sent to the back of the bus, complete social segregation, I could go on and on. The worst thing that the homosexual crowd gets is what? A little "hate speech" now and then? That is nothing compared to what the blacks went trough. So what's wrong with being gay?? I will try to make you see. The issue of homosexual behavior has had a lot of publicity of late. Homosexuals say that the slaves have been freed and women have been liberated, so gay rights are long overdue. Society does seem to be moving in that direction. Many homosexuals are "coming out" and openly declaring their homosexuality. In many parts of the western world, homosexual couples receive the same recognition as heterosexual couples with regard to social security benefits. Some church leaders are giving their blessing to homosexual relationships, homosexual church members and even homosexual ministers.Many homosexuals' claim that… They are made that way. Homosexuality is of no harm to the participants or to anyone else. If it feels right to those involved, it is nobody else's business. Homosexual relationships and heterosexual relationships are equally valid. (Some even claim that the Bible condones homosexual relationships.) Made that way? Since other groups who have been discriminated against (such as women, blacks and the disabled) have been given equal opportunity, homosexuals claim that they, too, should be liberated. However, as one expert has said … "Gender, race and impairment all relate to what a person is, whereas homosexuality relates to what a person does." In contrast, homosexuals claim that scientific studies have shown that there is a biological basis for homosexuality. Three main studies are cited by "gay rights" activists in support of their argument,Hamer's X-chromosome research,LeVay's study of the hypothalamus, and Bailey and Pillard's study of identical twins who were homosexuals. In all three cases, the researchers had a vested interest in obtaining a certain outcome because they were homosexuals themselves. More importantly, their studies did not stand up to scientific scrutiny by other researchers. Also, "the media typically do not explain the methodological flaws in these studies, and they typically oversimplify the results". There is no reliable evidence to date that homosexual behavior is determined by a person's genes. To the extent that biological or social factors may contribute to a person's bent toward homosexual behavior, this does not excuse it. Some people have a strong bent towards stealing or abuse of alcohol, but they still choose to engage or not engage in this behavior the law rightly holds them accountable. No harm? Andrew Lansdown points out that 'homosexual activity is notoriously disease-prone. In addition to diseases associated with heterosexual promiscuity, homosexual actions facilitate the transmission of anal herpes, hepatitis B, intestinal parasites, Kaposi's Sarcoma and AIDS.'1 Research on the life expectancy of a group of homosexual men in Canada in the early 1990s indicated that they could expect 8-21 years less lifespan than other men. Nobody else's business? Gay activists claim that homosexual activity is nobody's business other than those involved in the relationship. However, this is not true. God, our Designer and Creator, has authority over all aspects of our lives. He makes the rules, and He quite specifically forbids homosexual behavior. "You shall not lie with a male as with a woman. It is an abomination" (Leviticus 18:22; see also Leviticus 20:13). Disobedience of such a clear command indicates rejection of God's authority. Some people argue that the Old Testament law (including Leviticus 18 and 20) was superseded with the coming of Christ. However, we should at least consider as binding those aspects of the law that are renewed in the New Testament. The teaching of Leviticus 18:22 and 20:13 was certainly reaffirmed in the New Testament. Some people claim that homosexual behavior was only condemned in the Bible because it was associated with idolatry (e.g. 1 Kings 14:24). However, it is clearly condemned apart from idolatry as well (e.g. Leviticus 18:22). It is described in Scripture as an unnatural, immoral perversion. As with all moral issues, our beliefs about our origin determine our attitude. If we believe that we arose from slime by a combination of random chance events and the struggle for survival, it is understandable to say that there is no higher authority, and we can make our own rules. However, if there is a loving God who planned us and gave commands for us to follow, then we must do so. God has set forth His standards in the Bible, beginning with the foundational teaching in the book of Genesis.