Debate: Have Christians Created a Harmful Atmosphere for Gays?
Church-backed efforts to fight L.G.B.T. rights have been blamed for feeding a hateful atmosphere that accommodates attacks on gays.

Claim: Christians have created a harmful atmosphere for gays
Reason: A small group choose to interpret the Old Testament in its literal word that drive a harmful message.
Warrant 0: the voice of the majority of Christians is harmful
Warrant 1: the voice of the majority of Christians is not harmful
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Christians have created a harmful atmosphere for gays
Reason: Defining marriage as between a man and woman is mean and cruel to those who may be of the same sex and love each other.
Warrant 0: only Christians have tried to define it as such
Warrant 1: only certain sects have tried to define it as such
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Christians have created a harmful atmosphere for gays
Reason: Denying LGBT rights based on religious beliefs is not acceptable from a civil rights perspective.
Warrant 0: it is not acceptable from a real Christian perspective, either
Warrant 1: it is only acceptable from a real Christian perspective
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Christians have created a harmful atmosphere for gays
Reason: Anti-gayness is an antiquated view that is taught by various religions and only serves to keep people divided by ignorance.
Warrant 0: this idea is one that is only taught by Christians
Warrant 1: this idea is not one that is only taught by Christians but by people of many different backgrounds
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Christians have created a harmful atmosphere for gays
Reason: Christian congressman Rick Allen advocating for death is harmful to gays.
Warrant 0: the congressman isn't actually killing gays
Warrant 1: the congressman promotes killing gays
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Christians have created a harmful atmosphere for gays
Reason: If you look to a "holy" book written long, long ago and betraying its human origins on every page. Inevitably be in constant conflict with social progress, and reality.
Warrant 0: Christians are only following holy orders and the ideals portrayed in the book
Warrant 1: Christians are following common sense and not holy orders and the ideals portrayed in the book
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Christians have not created a harmful atmosphere for gays
Reason: Muslim countries arrest or execute gays.
Warrant 0: many Christians would not like for us to do the same as in Muslim countries
Warrant 1: many Christians would like for us to do the same as in Muslim countries
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Christians have created a harmful atmosphere for gays
Reason: Dreher's antics prove Christians don't want peace with the LGBT community which wants to live under laws of democracy not religious dogma.
Warrant 0: Christians never abandoned religious dogma
Warrant 1: Christians long ago abandoned religious dogma
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Christians have created a harmful atmosphere for gays
Reason: Christians feel homosexuality is immoral.
Warrant 0: Christians hate the act and not the people
Warrant 1: Christians hate the act and the people
Correct warrant: 1