Gay Marriage should be legal everywhere

Traditionally in this country, marriage has been defined as a religious & legal commitment between a man and woman, as well as the ultimate expression of love. Homosexual relationships are increasingly gaining acceptance in this country; however, these couples have not been permitted to marry. Some states have considered a new form of commitment called a "civil union", which essentially is marriage without using the word "marriage". Many politicians have said they are against gay marriage but th...
Should their be a national ban on gay marriage to outlaw it?


I am against a national ban on gy marriage. I believe it should be up to the states, after allit does say so in the constitution for any matter not specificly mentioned. If possible, I wish government would stay out of marriage. But I highly doubt that will ever happen. So I am for states rights. I dont personally support gay people, Im a Christian and believe homosexuality is a sin. But I do not feel that their practice should be banned....
Gay Marriage

I see you are against homosexual marriage. Why? A gay person has the same feelings as you. He loves his parents the same way you do. He puts on his pants one leg at a time. He can cook. He can hold down a job. In a society where we are trying to integrate gays into society more, why shouldn't they have the same rights us everyone else? Why do you have more of a right to marry the woman of your dreams, than I do to marry the man of my dreams? It's completely unreasonable that they should not be a...
Gay Marriage


Gay marriage defeats the purpose of "marriage". Modern day marriage is descended from Christianity and the Christian marriage is between a man and a woman. I am not arguing that gay couples should not get the same rights, but for what their partnership should be called....
On balance, is heterosexual marriage is legal, so should gay marriage.


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Gay Marriage Should Be Legalized in the U.S.


The time to argue will last for 72 hours, and we will have 8,000 characters for our argument. The first round will be for acceptance/introductions and the following 3 rounds will be the debate. Definitions: gay marriage noun °The legal marriage between homosexual couples. legalize verb °To make legal, to permit under law. Either by decriminalizing something that had been illegal or by specifically permitting. If you would like to change anything about the format of the deb...
Gay marriage should be legalized


Definitions:
Gay Marriage - the state of being united to a person of the same sex in a relationship like that of a traditional marriage
Legalize - to give legal validity or sanction to
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Gay Marriage should be Illegal
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Gay Marriage Should Be Legal In The United States

"I don't like gays, therefore they should not be able to marry."
Anyone who says this should not have the right to be i...