Gay marriage

Once again, thank you for your argument. This has been a pretty fun debate, and I appreciate how you are passionate but not angry. Thanks for responding to my arguments, but you provided no factual evidence for any of your claims other than the 17 states in which gay marriage is legal. In addition, most of your arguments seem to be aiming for the fair and ethical treatment of gay people rather than marriage itself. These points are not actually useful in this debate, because I have never actually opposed them. For instance, you stated that you can't help who you fall in love with. I don't have a problem with gay people being in love. They just need to express their love in ways that are not sexual, and since marriage implies sexual relations and the fostering of a family, gay people should not be able to get married. I'm gonna start putting some quotes from you in quotation marks: "If it was harmful, would it be legal in 17 states? No. Would they even let gay couples ever think about getting married? No. " Um, possibly. All 50 states have legalized abortion due to Roe v. Wade. You yourself have disagreed with abortion in the "Big Issues" on your profile. "Sure, some people don't believe that it should be equal because of what you said. . But that doesn't give anyone any right to feel the need to not want gay marriage to be legalized. " I'm not actually sure what this is saying. What I said expresses a reasonable qualm about the existence of gay marriage, and due to the Constitution and its amendments, which you used as a source, I have freedom of speech, and therefore have full rights to express these views. "Lets say you walked up to a girl and said "ew you're lesbian. ' She replied, 'ew, you're straight. '" Well first of all, I wouldn't say that, because that isn't treating her with respect. I have reiterated that homosexuals deserve respect, just not the ability to be "married". This has no pertinence to the topic at hand. "How would that honestly make you feel for being judged for being straight. We live in a world that being gay and lesbian is becoming more common because more people believe. Correct? yes. " Um, if I HAD said ew, you're lesbian, I would not be treating her with respect, so, that response is warranted. I'm not sure what that second part means, but I think more people are admitting their sexuality rather than more people actually being homosexual. So no, not completely correct. I don't see how either of these things relates to gay marriage. "People get judged on their sexuality everyday, the word gay literally gets dropped on the daily. Children are exposed to the meaning of sexuality. But that doesn't mean that straight people should have any more of a right that gay people do. " This is strikingly similar to a certain Macklemore song. .. .and also, speaks out against disrespect and hate rather than my arguments. If you haven't realized by now, my reasoning is NOT "being gay is a sin! All gay people are terrible! ", but rather that human nature does not allow for a marriage between two people of the same sex. Lastly, "And the fact that you say it's a sin. . Well guess what? Everyone sins every day, and it is said that God forgives those sins. And it also says that God loves his children equally, FOR who they are. ." I never claimed that God didn't love his children equally. And yes, everyone sins every day. Well, to my knowledge. But throughout history, if we're going the religious route, there has been a call for repentance. Look up John the Baptist. If you do not repent of your sins, and keep offending God, then no forgiveness can be given. God has infinite patience, and will forgive as long as forgiveness is asked. But marriage is forever, unless you are claiming to change that too. If you keep sinning forever, without any remorse, where is the potential for forgiveness? If the United States were to concede to gay marriage, they would condone sexual relations between homosexuals. This would be allowing for a non God-given right. It would go against our very own Declaration of Independence. Therefore, I can resolve that while some of the arguments made by pro were valid, they never even attempted to disprove my arguments. I fully agree that gay people should be given respect. However, receiving respect is different from receiving the ability to be married, something they could not do unless the very essence of marriage was changed. My arguments were solidly backed with sources, rooted in fact, and strong, valid reasons for why gay marriage should not be legal. I believe there is more than enough evidence that I should win this debate.