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Gay marriage should be illegal

2013-05-15T22:33:02-08:00

(Voting Period) I think that gay marriage should be illegal,because me as an American should be walking around with my little son and see a gay couple having love. I also think that it is dangerous to the a adopted kid that is growing up in a gay household.

Gay marriage should be legalized in the United States (2)

2013-05-18T17:46:02-08:00

(Voting Period) Gay marriage should not be legalized, for many reasons. One, it is immoral and is banned in most major religions. Second, it is unnatural. A family must consist of one man and one woman to carry out their respective motherly and fatherly roles. A same sex couple can not use this universal rule of marriage, and can definitely not raise adopted children the same way biological children of opposite sex couples are raised. Third, if gay marriage is legalized in the United States, think of the repercussions... the people will then start demanding legalization of other unnatural and immoral forms of marriages and sexual relationships, such as polygamy and sodomy.

Gay Marriage should stay legal

2013-05-08T17:13:08-08:00

(Post Voting Period) People should just accept gay marriage because 1. it's not their business 2. it's not their choice and 3. People can be who ever they want to be.

gay marriage is not the same as marriage equality

2013-05-10T12:52:25-08:00

(Post Voting Period) marriage equality is not the same as gay marriage.

Gay marriage should be legally allowed

2013-04-29T14:11:13-08:00

(Post Voting Period) My position is that marriage between partners of the same gender has no significant negative effects on society and therefor should be legal. My opponent has the burden of proof to show that there are negative effects (or can reasonably argue that there will be) and should go ahead and make their opening arguments.

Gay Marriage

2013-04-21T21:00:37-08:00

(Post Voting Period) Alright, i decided to take you up on your practice offer. what we will do is try make one good argument and that'll be that. Round one is acceptance Round two is arguement. I belive that gay marriage is detrimental to society and should not be legalised.

Gay Marriage is a Constitutional Right

2013-04-21T15:45:29-08:00

(Post Voting Period) This is my first debate, so I will choose a very broad topic, Gay Marriage Rules and definitions: Constitutional- in this case, of or legal within the constitution of the United States of America. Right- inalienable privilege of all people of the United States of America First round is for acceptance Second round is for arguments/initial statements Third round is for rebuttals Fourth round is for closing statements/no new arguments

Gay Marriage is Morally wrong and should not be Legalized

2013-04-24T11:39:42-08:00

(Post Voting Period) The topic at hand is that we should not legalize gay marriage. (1) traditional Marriage in its sense, is defined as a bonding between one man and one woman. Not marrying in the same-sex. (2) Same-Sex marriage is morally wrong. (1) http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com round 1 counts as accepting the argument and making your opening statements

Gay Marriage

2013-04-01T08:36:57-08:00

(Voting Period)

Resolution: Gay Marriage should be legal.
I will be arguing that Gay marriage should be legal, whilst my opponent will be arguing the opposite, that Gay marriage should be illegal. The burden of proof will be shared.

Structure
Round 1 - Acceptance
Round 2/3/4 - Arguments and Rebuttals
Round 5 - Rebuttals

Definitions
Gay Marriage - The Marriage of two homosexual people of the same sex.

Rules
1. No arguments are to be made in the first round.
2. No new arguments are to be made in the fifth round, with the exception of them being logically necessary to refute previously made argume

Gay marriage should be legal

2013-03-29T20:19:50-08:00

(Post Voting Period) Gay marriage should be legalized; it's a civil rights issue, plain and simple. However, I would be interested to hear a strong argument against it.

Gay marriage shouldn't be legalized at this point in time

2013-03-30T03:55:09-08:00

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Only enter if you know you can start this debate strongly. First round will be the arguments of my opponent.

Gay Marriage

2013-03-29T17:38:00-08:00

(Post Voting Period) Yes gay marriage may be a sin but I'm not against it I'm a Christian but look at all the other sins that are legal religion needs to stay out of the constitution.

Gay marriage should be legal

2013-03-26T11:42:09-08:00

(Post Voting Period)

I'll keep this one simple.

This debate is (quite obviously) on the subject of whether or not gay marriages should be legal.

Round 1 will be for acceptance, with no arguments posted.
Round 2 will be for arguments, no rebuttals of Pro's arguments by Con yet.
Round 3 will be for rebuttals of round 2 arguments and for adding new arguments.
Round 4 will be for rebuttals of round 3 arguments and for adding new arguments.
Round 5 will be for final rebuttals with no new arguments.

Now, since this seems to be the ongoing trend in my debates as of late, let me get this one thing clear:
If you're going to forfeit every round, don't accept the debate.
I apologize for having to be a jackass in getting this across, but in over half of the debates I am currently in, my opponent has forfeited almost every round. It's a necessary precaution to say that I at least tried.

Gay marriage should be allowed

2013-03-20T17:02:33-08:00
(Voting Period) Why shouldn't two people of the same sex be allowed together? I find it ironic how countries are trying to fight against homophobia, even though laws against the right for gays to marry IS being homophobic. I also find it sexist how men love to see lesbians, (because they think we're into special 'kinky' things that other couples wouldn't do, even though that's not true. We have the same sex life as straight couples) and hate seeing gay men.

Gay Marriage

2013-03-27T20:56:34-08:00
(Post Voting Period) I am in support of gay marriage and I'm wondering if anyone will disagree with me. :)

Gay marriage should be legalized

2013-02-24T16:03:51-08:00
(Post Voting Period) I am for the legalization of Gay marriage in our country (United States). I would like to debate with someone their reasoning on why Gay marriage should not be legalized. Please be thorough with your points and explanation. The debate will go as follows: Round 1 - Opening Point(s) Round 2 - Rebuttal Round 3 - Rebuttal Round 4 - Conclusion

Gay Marriage should be legal.

2013-02-25T22:19:29-08:00
(Post Voting Period) Gay marriage should be legal in all 50 sates. There is nothing wrong with two people loving each other that are the same gender. These people deserve their chance at love and the government should not hold them back.

Gay marriage is unnatural

2013-02-08T02:11:27-08:00
(Post Voting Period) Some people said that gay marriage was unnatural. They said that marriage was natural only between a man and a woman, because of the reproduction. A man should get married with a woman and they have a baby.That is a natural relationship. THAT's NOT TRUE. As we all known, a woman could not have a baby later than about 51 years old, because of the amenorrhea. They still can get married with a man if they want. Why is a homosexual couple not allowed to get married? It is not unnatural.

Should Gay Marriage be Legalized Everywhere in the USA?

2013-01-05T01:17:05-08:00
(Post Voting Period) I think that because God says that man and man shouldn't be allowed to marry, that we should listen to Him and not legalize it.

What is commonly referred to as 'Gay Marriage' should be illegal

2013-01-03T21:16:08-08:00
(Post Voting Period) The idea that people of the same gender can marry each other is ludicrous and flies in the face of logic. Marriage is a union between a man and woman, regardless of recent attempts by popular dictionaries to update their definitions.