gay marriage

My opponent is fast! I had literally not yet even logged out of debate.org before the final rebuttal was posted! I am interested that my opponent brings God into this debate, as all major religions will say that God hates homosexuality. To clarify, God hates the sin of homosexuality, the same as God hates the sin of murdering, the same as God hates the sin of anger, the same as the sin of lying, the exact same hate as he hates pride. I say the last three, because I am as guilty as the best of them on those three! But, in God's eyes, every single sin is equal. 9Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals. (by the way, effeminate in that statement means effeminate for perversion, not a natural inclination towards traditionally female roles by a man) 1st Corinthians 6:9 New American Standard version- just one example. Often times, versus about how John was the disciple Jesus loved, or how John laid his head on Jesus breast, etc to show that Jesus was gay. This shows a modern translation of ancient text and ancient tradition. "Love" in this case is not "eros" or "thelema" nor was it even "stroge". This love was a "agapeo" love. http://en.wikipedia.org... http://bible.crosswalk.com... -click the word for love in John 13:23 I agree, homosexuals are not dumb, they do not matter less, and they are not unloved. What they are is unfortunately fallen, just like all the rest of us. These people simply have a sin that they are more apt to. As I said earlier, I am apt to lie, get angry, and be prideful. Do I just say, "to hell with it, I might as well lie, be angry, and be prideful because that's who 'I am'!" Or do I work on it and try to change the very nature of who I am? Sadly, I often times let it be, but, I do try, normally when I'm called out on it by my wife, to change. As such, that is all that is asked of a homosexual, to attempt to change your natural self to a higher calling. That "little" rant is my slightly smaller soapbox to which I get off of to stand on my usual soap box. Homosexual couples "needing" each other goes back to my very first argument that in homosexual relationships, the two individuals often look out for themselves instead of the other. By the very nature of a homosexual coupling, it is a lecherous "fix me" relationship. And they fail the same reason as heterosexual relationships built on the same principle fail. Marriage is a civil bond between two people. As it is civil, it is based on public consent. As it is based on public consent, it IS people telling you whom you can and cannot marry. As such, homosexual marriage currently can not exist. I urge both my opponent and readers to carefully read and consider both points of view. I have many friends who were greatly saddened by the Section 8 vote in California over the weekend, they were hoping for validation of their feelings and beliefs. They did not receive either. Were I God and were it up to me, things would be different. Thankfully for everyone though, I am not God. I hope you enjoyed your reading of our convoluted debate, and encourage you to not vote blindly on the belief that you came in with, but possibly have been swayed by debates from the heart and from the head.