God doesn't like gay marriage.

My opponent claims that I fail to recognize my burden of proof when I've already accounted for it. I listed verses to lead one to believe that God doesn't approve of gay marriage. He then goes on to state that I must fulfill three requirements: "(a) there is a god, with scientific studies (b) all sources he uses are directly from god. (not inspired by him, he must have written it himself) (c) That god has gone to the public and announced that he doesn't like gays being married." (a) There is a god, with scientific studies. For the purpose of this debate, God's existence is assumed true. Whether or not He exists does not affect His opinion on gay marriage. (b) All sources I use are directly from God (not inspired by Him, He must have written it Himself). Since when were credible sources required to be primary sources? The Bible is intended to act as God's word, including guiding people through their lives. Supposedly, God acted through the forty or so authors to enable them to write down the Bible as God's word. How is this verified to be true you ask? There are multiple prophecies throughout the Bible that were later confirmed some time later, some in huge time gaps. [1] However, I do not want this to be a debate on the validity of the Bible. Instead, it was assumed that the Bible was true for the purpose of the debate. Back on topic, if God deems something immoral, that thing is immoral. Now, the Bible lists countless examples of what He deems wrong. (c) God has gone to the public and announced that he doesn't like gays being married. God doesn't need to announce to the public that He dislikes gay marriage. Homosexuality has already been cited to be detested by God from the Bible. As marriage is of religious significance, it would also be of great matter to God. Bringing the issue of homosexuality into marriage would ultimately be condemned as well (from the Genesis verses I listed in the first round). "but seriously let me give you some other verses that 'should be followed'" My opponent then proceeded to list many other verses also lists many verses, all except the last are interestingly from Leviticus of the Old Testament. He also doesn't explain the significance of his verses. Instead, he just provides them as if I have to interpret his intent. All the verses can be answered simply: they were commanded during the Old Testament, where de facto situations played a role. As for the 1 Corinthians verse, notice how it's also under a de facto situation, where it says: "as also saith the law." Even if they applied to this day and should therefore be followed, that lays no weight against my side. I contended that God doesn't like gay marriage. Whether or not he also commands your listed verses to still hold true today doesn't change God's judgment on gay marriage. But what about law and gay marriage nowadays? Since gay marriage was never stated in the Bible to pertain to law, unlike the other commands, God would adamantly hold gay marriage as immoral to this day. In conclusion, my opponent is missing the topic of this debate, i.e. gay marriage, along with his flawed idea of what constitutes reliable sources. God's existence and his other controversial rules are of no influence on His commands on gay marriage. Moreover, the Bible can be held to be a reliable source of God's orders as explained earlier. Despite these misconceptions, I thank boredinclass for providing himself as my opponent of this debate. Sources: [1] http://www.truthnet.org...