Resolved: Homosexuality has no virtue.

==Open== I will pointout that in the last round my opponent used benefits of relationships as thier arguement. This is not the topic at hand. The resolution is about homosexuality(the act) not containing any virtue. I stated this as such in the opening round when I said: :*This is not a question that someone who is homosexual has no virtue. I think all have some virtue and lack virtue. The question is does homosexuality itself have virtue? : Because of this I will procede as the resolution suggest. I still must show that Homosexuality is a vice and has no virtue. ==Lack of Virtue & And in fact a Vice====Affirmation & Rebuttal== Though my opponent says homosexuality has virtue it does not mean it does. My opponent also wants us to over look our natural design. Why should we? He is right though homosexuality is very hard to properly define. Thier are many cases of homosexual activity that are not a factor here. One is non-sexual same-sex orinated people who are not homosexuals because they refrain from such acts. Orintation is not homosexual, it is only your physical preference. So you can restrain from homosexual activity those who do not are homosexual. People who are raped also would not be considered homosexual. Homosexuality is hard to fully describe. Despite the difficulty in defining homosexuality, the one thing that is clear is that those who engage in same-sex practices or identify themselves as gay, lesbian or bisexual constitute a very small percentage of the population. Unethicial decisions by Homosexuals originates as a perversive nature and it is developed by curosity intil it becomes natural. A more ethical action would be to put the homosexual orientation issue aside, and pursue healing for that individual. What can and should be done for all homosexuals is to focus on healing wounds, correcting their self-talk, and helping them learn to be assertive and to set boundaries. It is true that in early psychological history (1880's) and up until the 1970's, one finds a majority of writers and researchers within the fields of psychology and psychiatry believing that the homosexual condition is not normal or desirable, and that to pursue sex with one's same gender is pathological. The proscriptions against sodomy have very 'ancient roots. ' Decisions of individuals relating to homosexual conduct have been subject to state intervention throughout the history of Western civilization. Condemnation of those practices is firmly rooted in moral and ethical standards. Homosexual sodomy was a capital crime under Roman law. To hold that the act of homosexual sodomy is somehow protected as a fundamental right would be to cast aside millennia of moral teaching. In order for a society to exist over time, it needs a steady supply of new members being born to replace those who die. Homosexuality does not produce new human beings; it removes those who could reproduce from reproducing. If too many members of society do not reproduce or those who reproduce do not have enough babies, the society will begin dying. Homosexual acts and in its nature is against most common law and most certainly in disagreement with our natural law. Homosexuals have little if no restraint and simplicity in their lives. They ignore thier design and portray a unnatural expression. Homosexuals are homosexuals because they are sam-sex lovers otherwise they would just be male/female friends. This shows that thier entire expression is of a sexual nature. Men having sex with other men leads to greater health risks than men having sex with women not only because of promiscuity but also because of the nature of sex among men. The reasons for these health risk are because of lack of respect for thier physical form. I know my opponent brought up that homosexual activity has more to it than a sexual relationship. This is true and I agree. Though the point is because someone makes you feel good and you enjoy thier company does not mean to ought to go to bed with them. This kinda of relationship is called friendship and many have them. I also agree that every sex has many qualities that have virtue. This is a obvious fact. The quality of the homosexual person as a person in society is not the debate. The actions they committ in society and the effects of thier homosexuality on society is the debate. The physical homosexual act is the debate. ==Exit: In order to sustain my resolution I must show that there is no virtue in the act of homosexuality. Since the term homosexual has the word sex in it gives a sign that sex has to do with it and the act itself has no virtue. I have resolved this. I thank my opponent and send it back to Con! . http://www.narth.com... . http://www.religioustolerance.org... . http://journalstar.com... . http://www.conservapedia.com... . http://www.catholiceducation.org... . http://www.lonang.com...