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Debate Score:96
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According to the definition of marriage, homosexuals have no room to complain

mar·riage
ˈmarij/
noun
 
  1. 1.
    the formal union of a man and a woman, typically recognized by law, by which they become husband and wife.

     

thats true

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not fair!

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My life is pretty good. I have no reason to complain. But I still do ;)

Side: thats true
joecavalry(40163) Clarified
1 point

Give gays the right to complain ;)

Side: thats true
1 point

That is the correct definition of marriage. Thank you for bringing that up! :)

Side: thats true
Mathlete(153) Disputed
1 point

That is the correct definition of marriage.

That USED to be definition of marriage.

Same as saying in front on Christian official that Sun is not orbiting around Earth USED to be enough to kill that person for sorcery.

Side: not fair!
Srom(12206) Disputed
1 point

It's still is the correct definition even if people change it.

Side: thats true
11 points

The point is that the definition of marriage is outdated and needs to be changed to accomadate for other sexual orientations.

Side: not fair!
3 points

or you could just leave it as a holy union in front of god, the way it is meant to be, and instead get rid of all the paperwork?

Side: thats true
Cynical(1948) Disputed
5 points

Except that marriage is no longer an inherently religious practice. Even the definition you gave, recognizes marriage is purely legal.

Side: not fair!
Cartman(18192) Disputed
2 points

That doesn't follow the definition of marriage either.

Side: not fair!
Geocentric(25) Disputed
1 point

The definition of marriage isn't outdated. The bible clearly states homosexuality is a sin in Romans 1:26 and other NEW TESTAMENT verses.

Side: thats true
Paradox44(736) Disputed
3 points

I believe humanity has obtained higher moral standards throughout time. The definition is most certainly outdated.

Side: not fair!
3 points

The gays have room to complain still. They should be complaining about not being treated equally. They have screwed up by trying to change how marriage is defined.

Side: not fair!

I want to complain because I am not treated equally. I want farm subsidies ;)

Side: not fair!
3 points

looks like you got that from Oxford. Interestingly, their site has other uses:

1.1 (In some jurisdictions) a formal union between partners of the same sex.

Or then there is Merriam-webster:

a (1) : the state of being united to a person of the opposite sex as husband or wife in a consensual and contractual relationship recognized by law (2) : the state of being united to a person of the same sex in a relationship like that of a traditional marriage

Soooo...um yeah....

Side: not fair!

Marriage is about love, not chromosomes. .

Side: not fair!
2 points

not when its a holy union, you should marry to bring the power of god into full swing and this is done through a trinity in life, and gay people can not have this trinity in their life because if they have a kid together it is going to be only one of theirs.

Side: thats true
Cartman(18192) Disputed
6 points

Gays aren't asking for a holy union. They are asking to be recognized by the government. It doesn't get any less holy than that.

Side: not fair!
riahlize(1573) Disputed
3 points

Funny because Atheists can get married. So can Satanists, and Pagans, and Muslims, and two strangers of the opposite sex, and drunks, etc.

Side: not fair!
1 point

That is your personal religious opinion which you have no right to force on other people.

Side: not fair!
AngryGenX(463) Disputed
0 points

A nice dinner is about love... a ride around the park in a horse carriage is about love... valentines day is about love. Marriage is about a spiritually binding contract between a man and a woman before God and your community. The community makes the free choice to endorse heterosexual marriage with benefits because it serves the interest of the community and access to those benefits are rightfully regulated by the community. People do not have "rights" to those benefits without the consent of the community to give it to them.

If the community wanted to do something "discriminatory"... like say...... take away education benefits to straight white christian men because they think they are over-represented... IT IS THEIR CHOICE TO DO THAT (and they do). You don't have to plead before every single court in the country to make such a decision...

Side: thats true
1 point

Discimination by a public entity is not a right. .

Side: not fair!
1 point

That is because christians whitewashed the dictionary...........................................................................

Side: not fair!
1 point

God hates shrimp! http://www.godhatesshrimp.com/

Why stop at homosexuality? Why not follow Leviticus 11:9-12 which says that eating shellfish is an abomination? Why don't Christians boycott Long John Silvers? Haven't they read the bible? Gays are an abomination! So is people who eat shellfish! Let us follow the entire bible!

Side: not fair!
thousandin1(1931) Clarified
1 point

And what about those shirts that are 50% cotton 50% polyester? THE WORK OF SATAN!

Side: thats true
AngryGenX(463) Disputed
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Actually... the prohibition against homosexuality is sandwiched between sacrificing of children and zoophilia. Two out of three major laws destroyed... not bad progressives... when are you going to get started on zoophilia?

Jewish dietary customs were essentially discarded by Jesus and many throw off the one verse about cloth with it... Was the prohibition against homosexuality just one verse? Nope... And sexual sin was never given any room for interpretation.

Side: thats true

It is now 2015 and the Supreme Court just blew that myth away by legalizing Gay Marriage as the law of the land.

Side: not fair!