It is a good and holy act for Christians to honor Mary and ask her intercession

I propose, for the most part, to let Holy Scripture do the talking, as; John 7:18 He who speaks on his own does so to gain honor for himself, but he who works for the honor of the one who sent him is a man of truth; there is nothing false about him. But before I begin a short word about the interpretation of Scripture: Jesus Himself stated (Matt 18:3, Mark 10:15, Luke 18:17) that in order to enter the Kingdom of Heaven (a Kingdom where Truth reigns supreme) we MUST become 'as children'. So, as the discernment of Scripture is obviously a key element to obtaining entry into the Kingdom, I ask all viewers of this debate (and my worthy opponent) to approach Scripture in this very spirit. My argument against the resolution will be divided into three sections: 1) Mary as Intercessor. 2) Women and Authority. 3) The virginity of Mary. MARY AS INTERCESSOR. First and foremost, to exult (to elevate, to go beyond honouring and on to worshipping) Mary to the status of Intercessor strikes at the very heart of the Christian faith. The Bible clearly teachers that we have but ONE Intercessor; Jesus Christ, The Son of God: Acts 4:12 Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved. Hebrews 3:1 Therefore, holy brothers, who share in the heavenly calling, fix your thoughts on Jesus, the apostle and high priest whom we confess. Hebrews 4:14 Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has gone through the heavens,[a] Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess. Hebrews 6:20 where Jesus, who went before us, has entered on our behalf. He has become a high priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek. Romans 10:13 for, "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved." WOMEN AND AUTHORITY. In order for Mary to intercede on our behalf before God Almighty she would have to have spiritual Authority over us. This, once again, exults Mary above and beyond her true status (worship) and clearly violates Biblical teaching on women NOT having authority over men: 1 Timothy 2:12-14 I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; she must be silent. For Adam was formed first, then Eve. And Adam was not the one deceived; it was the woman who was deceived and became a sinner. This last verse refers to the Genesis account of creation which clearly illustrates that woman was made FROM man FOR man: Genesis 2:18-23 The LORD God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him." Now the LORD God had formed out of the ground all the beasts of the field and all the birds of the air. He brought them to the man to see what he would name them; and whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name. So the man gave names to all the livestock, the birds of the air and all the beasts of the field. But for Adam no suitable helper was found. So the LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man's ribs[b] and closed up the place with flesh. Then the LORD God made a woman from the rib[c] he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man. The man said, "This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called ‘woman,' for she was taken out of man." THE VIRGINITY OF MARY. To falsely exult Mary by giving her the erroneous title 'The Virgin Mary' is, again, worshipping her and NOT merely honouring; to honour someone we must honour the facts of their life as they are presented. The Bible clearly teaches that after the miraculous Virgin Birth of Our Lord and Saviour, Mary went on to have children in the normal way: Matthew 1:24-25 When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. But he had no union with her UNTIL (my emphasis) she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus. John 7:3-5 Jesus' brothers said to him, "You ought to leave here and go to Judea, so that your disciples may see the miracles you do. No one who wants to become a public figure acts in secret. Since you are doing these things, show yourself to the world." For even his OWN (my emphasis) brothers did not believe in him. Mark 6:3 Isn't this the carpenter? Isn't this Mary's son and THE (mine) brother of James, Joseph, Judas and Simon? Aren't HIS (mine also) sisters here with us?" And they took offense at him. 1 Corinthians 9:5 Don't we have the right to take a believing wife along with us, as do the other apostles and the Lord's brothers and Cephas? Finally, I would very much like to submit for your perusement, the single most important Scriptures concerning our attitude toward Mary, the mother of Jesus: Luke 11:27-28 As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd called out, "Blessed is the mother who gave you birth and nursed you." He replied, "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it." Matthew 12:47-49 Someone told him, "Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to you." He replied to him, "Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?" Pointing to his disciples, he said, "Here are my mother and my brothers.