Same-Sex Marriage

Seeing as you didn't present any definitions, I will. By the way, your argument to not wanting to define your terms is detrimental to your case. Undefined terms are the bane of any debate.Marriage: the state of being united to a person of the opposite sex as husband or wife in a consensual and contractual relationshipSame-sex marriage: same as above, except between two of the same sex.Now, I will rebut your points.1) I believe that same-sex marriage is fine. Gay people don't hurt me, trust me I'm not saying that they don't commit crimes, but they are just normal human beings.To paraphrase the validity of your argument by simply using a different term, stealing:I believe that stealing is fine. I haven't had my wallet stolen from me before, trust me I'm not saying that they don't commit crimes, but they are just normal human beings. Your argument breaks down once we analyse why you believe it is not wrong, specifically, that "they don't hurt me." This doesn't make something morally correct, it makes you ignorant to the repercussions that are caused to others. Just one of the victims in a same-sex relationship are the children. "A large and growing body of scientific evidence indicates that the intact, married family is best for children. In particular, the work of scholars David Popenoe, Linda Waite, Maggie Gallagher, Sara McLanahan, David Blankenhorn, Paul Amato, and Alan Booth has contributed to this conclusion (1)." I'd recommend you read the article I'll link below, it discusses these issues in detail.2) We are not trying to define the meaning of marriage (the legally or formally recognized union of a man and a woman (or, in some jurisdictions, two people of the same sex) as partners in a relationship.)... We just want gay people to be able to get married, there is absolutely no harm in that.This is the same argument as above. There are harms that the media doesn't want to tell you; harms that affect the children and the couple themselves.3) So having sex with someone of your sex is a sin, so what? Judging, lying,and eating shellfish are sins, but we all still do those things. It doesn't make to sense to me how we throw a fit on a single sin in the Bible when there are hundreds of sins mentioned.The Bible outlines: 1) Same-sex intercourse is a sin. 2) Those who sin and do not repent are condemned to death. 3) Therefore, engaging in same-sex intercourse and not repenting for these actions condemn you to death. However, the Bible is misinterpreted by many different people. Some radical Christians ignore a fundamental part of Christianity: All men have sinned (Romans 3:23). In other words, homosexuality is a sin, but it is no worse of a sin than if I were to be sexually promiscuous. However, it is not more of a sin to let it continue? I'll put it a different way: if I knew my friend was stealing, would it be alright for me to shrug it off? After all, he's not stealing from me.4) A lot of people say "It is unnatural" but what's unnatural about two people falling in love with each other?A lot of people say "It is unnatural" because a male and a male cannot reproduce, and neither can a female and a female. Basic biology, Pro.5) Gay couples, can't have biological kids (Unless they use a sperm bank," but isn't that good. We have 7 billion people on this planet, and we are definitely running out of room and materialsTo the contrary, Pro. Overpopulation is not an issue, and never will be. This myth has been seriously debunked, and believing in it is, to put it simply, blind faith. "Other instances of phony overpopulation occur when humans create artificially closed environments. If someone locked me in my office, most people wouldn’t blame my resulting demise on “the overpopulation of the office” but on the cruel person who locked me in. Similarly, if government policies prevent food from being transported to where it is needed, or distributed to those who are hungry, “overpopulation” is not to blame (2)." The site linked discusses other "evidence" for overpopulation, and shows how they are not even relatable to having more humans on earth.6) Most of the stories you hear now a days are priests molesting little girls, so the whole gay pervert stereotype has died out. It does not promote polygamy or incest either. Incest a lot of the time leads to birth defects because of how similar the genes are. Actually, most of the stories you hear now a days are about the Presidential Campaign. The media's role in information should not show that something is or isn't a stereotype. Also, incest leads to these adverse reactions because it is not natural. In the same sense, homosexual marriage leads to adverse reactions (STD's) because it is not natural. Your own argument backfires against your resolution. In conclusion, Pro has offered no real evidence for his position, other than his speculative and clearly flawed opinions on the issue. Pro has not meet his burden, and therefore, vote Con. Sources:(1) http://www.frc.org...(2) https://www.pop.org...