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Debate: Gay marriage
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- Argument: Procreation is no prerequisite for marriage and excluding gays
- Argument: Gay marriage is slippery slope to polygamous marriage etc.
- Argument: Marriage is mainly for reproduction; can't include gays
- Argument: Marriage is defined as between a man and woman
- Argument: Definition of marriage can and should evolve to include gays
- Argument: Marriage is about love/commitment; gays qualify
- Argument: Gay marriage no worse for institution than other things
- Argument: Straights have done more to weaken marriage than gays
- Argument: Gay marriage would reduce pressure on gays to marry straight
- Argument: Gays strengthen marriage by desiring it
- Argument: Gay marriage should not be banned for tradition
- Argument: Children do better with mother and father role models
- Argument: Children do not need male/female parent role-models
- Argument: Gay parenting is just as good as straight parenting
- Argument: Children always benefit from two parents, gay or straight
- Argument: Straights often "recklessly procreate"; gay adoption is deliberate
- Argument: Gays raise children now, but at a disadvantage w/o marriage
- Argument: Homosexual homes are not good for children
- Argument: The Bible opposes homosexuality
- Argument: Religious organizations opposing homosexuality
- Argument: Legalizing gay marriage will incite attacks on Churches
- Position:The Catholic Church opposes gay marriage
- Argument: Separation of church and state disallows religious doctrines in making law
- Argument: Civil gay marriage doesn't limit Church rights to refuse marriages
- Argument: Many faith groups welcome gay marriage
- Argument: Homosexuality is a natural phenomenon also found in the animal kingdom
- Argument: Religious cases that marriage is between a man and woman
- Argument: Gay marriage's legal benefits would strain taxpayers
- Argument: Gay marriage encourages stable gay relationships/families
- Argument: Non-procreation b/w gays is good for overpopulated world
- Argument: Civil unions are a more politically feasible goal than gay marriage
- Argument: Civil unions would be a fair compromise and middle ground
- Argument: Drawn-out culture war over gay marriage is socially damaging
- Argument: The cultural importance of "marriage" makes civil unions insufficient
- Argument: Civil unions create a "separate and thus unequal" problem
- Argument: Civil unions are frequently unequal to marriage in benefits and rights
- Argument: Gay marriage would have less cross-state discrimination than civil unions
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- Argument: Quality of parenting should not be a factor against gay marriage
- Argument: Biblical passages that are claimed to condemn homosexuality are being misinterpreted