Gay marriage should be legalized in the United States of America.

I. The Fourteenth Amendment (Equal Protection Clause) I forgot to mention this aspect of the Constitution that shows that discrimination against marriage is illegal. In the interracial marriage case Loving vs. Virginia, the Supreme Court unanimously voted against discrimination in marriage based on the Equal Protection Clause. "No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws." It is fair for you to have to rebut this argument, because it is so important and you have ample time to rebut it, two rounds. II. Topicality My opening statement was simply an introduction to my position and self as a debater. The topic, in debate, is always what is to be debated. That is one of the few rules of debate. I am sorry to confuse you, but legality is an issue as well as naturality. III. Natural Behavior Justification You used the argument that violence is justified for its naturality. However, violence hurts people. Love does not hurt anybody. This is a common sense argument. IV. Leviticus 20:13 A. This scripture was not presented by God. Most knowledgable Bible scholars, even the most conservative, will conceed that these rules are not from God. They are rather presented from Israeli religious leaders. They do not have the right, as well as any other human what is right or wrong. B. Leviticus 20:2 reads "speak to the children of Israel." Christians are NOT the "children of Israel". C. Leviticus also bans round haircuts and even playing with the skin of a pig (football). V. Romans 1:24 - 27 A. These priests and priestesses engaged in some odd sexual behaviors -- including castrating themselves and carrying on drunken sexual orgies. This is the sin the Bible is referring to. God is obviously not condemning the way he created a group of people. B. These people refused to acknowledge and worship God, and for this reason were abandoned by God. C. The scripture says that God gave them up for vile affections against nature, but how is it referring to homosexuality, which is proven to be from birth? And is natural? It is not referring to homosexuality. That is an incorrect assumption. D. Romans 2 begins with the scripture "Therefore, [referring to Romans 1], you have no excuse, whoever you are, when you judge others; for in passing judgment on another you condemn yourself..." That is what Romans 1 is about: judging others, not homosexuality. How dare you twist a message from God for your own personal benefit to spread hate! VI. You Being A Jerk DO NOT try to convert me to your religion or your sexual preference! I know what I am and who I am. I am not sinning, as I have proven. However, you are for being judgmental. There are only 6 scriptures that can be twisted to condemn homosexuality. While a main message of your Bible is to not judge others! Practice what you preach, buddy. VII. My sources My related sources all stated that homosexuality is natural and at least partially genetic. VIII. Scientific Consensus You have the nerve to only copy and paste the part of my source that states that there is no scientific consensus on the GENETICS of homosexuality. However, among respectable scientific sources that are not biased the consensus is that homosexuality is in part genetic or set in very early in life. It is unfair and dishonest that you only copy and paste one part of the source just like you did with the Bible. IX. From the Comment Box >>>The Bible says "Anyone who curses their mother or farther is put to death." "This was primarily in the Old Testament, or the Jewish law. A lot of these commandments don't apply to us today since Jesus came and fulfilled the law of the Old Testament. How dare you!!! You can't pick and choose what Jesus likes and dislikes. You can't say God hates the gays in Leviticus and then say that you don't apply because it's the Old Testament. You loose the Leviticus argument, because you don't agree with it yourself. I am truly disgusted by your level of dishonesty in the name of religion. X. Gay Parents I said that gays can take care of kids just as well if not better. I hardly demanded gays are better parents as you stated. There is no scientific source stating that gays are not good parents. It does not hurt the child socially. Gay marriage will bring about less orphans, which is a good thing. [http://www. apa. org /pi/parent. html] [http://www. urban. org/ publications/411437. html] XI. "First I would like to argue that any couple isn't good for society unless they are in an equal loving relationship." Gays have equal loving relationship. XII. "I have seen sites of gay marriage statistics saying it's "too early to tell" about the divorce and affair rates of gay marriage." A. Theres a first time for everything. There is no reason to think it wont work. B. Show these sources, if they're accurate or even existent. XIII. pureloveclub.com Did you just show an anti-gay biased website to try and prove that gays don't want gay marriage!? XIV. Don't change the meaning of the Bible [like Liberals]. A. Conservatives change the meaning of the Bible to include hate. XV. Gay marriages are like dog and plant marriages. Gays are human beings! We should not be second class citizens! Two humans who love each other should be able to get married! XVI. "It is possible to love a person outside of marriage. Marriage is not necessary for love." If you're acknowledging that it is love, then why are you supporting denying marriage rights? How does marriage hurt anybody? Marriage helps families and loving couples. XVII. Gays tend to have high levels of promiscuity. (narth.com) A. This is a dumb stereotype, that is simply untrue! B. NARTH is the single most biased organization in the world! C. Isn't promiscuity a reason to let people get married so they will only have one partner? XVIII. "Often being gay is a cry out for a relationship with the same-sex they never had with their parent. This is not love it is lust." I'll try to be respectful here, but it's really difficult, because you're not being respectful. You're lying here! This has never been substantiated! Psychologists can predict if a child will be gay in preschool. Most kids have a great relationship with their parents in preschool. Homosexuality is atleast in part biological. Period. XIX. "If the patient requests for you to see him/her then you don't have to be a family member or be married to the person to see the person." Lying again! [http://www. clgs. org/ marriage/sermon_small. html] XX. Gays will inherit money from spouses like in straight families A. The fact that it is in any way different is dispicable and dicriminatory. B. Some people simply don't have wills because of untimely deaths. Their money should go to their lover, not the state. Why would you advocate this inconvenience? And discrimiation? XXI. Adopting kids does not make kids' lives better (narth) A. That makes no sense! Kids are better off in a safe, loving home than a crowded, uncaring orphanage. B. Stop using NARTH! XXII. There is no proof or truth that gays are not good parents. Don't use surveys about kids with only one parent. That's not the same model. XXIII. Where does gay marriage end? Marriage ends with two loving human beings. XXIV. I don't know any gays that don't support gay marriage. Maybe they support civil unions. XXV. The Greeks were a bisexual society. XXVI. There are not ex-gays. Therapy has a 0% success rate. Show me a scientific source that disagrees! You can't XXVII. I NEVER SAID A GAY GENE! I said it has proven to be natural. XXVIII. Transgenders and bisexuals are biological. Support love! Not lies + hate!