“I define marriage as the deep, lifelong, committal love between a man and a woman.”
Government sanctioned marriage allows divorce. Your definition of ‘marriage’ is not useful in a discussion about the nation’s policies.
“2. I've looked up the definition in the dictionary”
Dictionaries are slow to account for social changes. And even words in the dictionare are not chiseled in stone. ‘Buxom’ used to mean ‘obedient.’ ‘Gay’ didn’t always mean homosexual. “No CAP” used to mean the captain couldn’t do that, now it means ‘no lie.’
"as it's impossible for a Christian to have a bar mitzvah"
What if he has a Jewish parent and a Christain parent?
"3. My personal experience with homosexuals has been bad."
Oh, you have an anecdote, why didn’t you say. OBVIOUSLY all our arguments are null since you had a bad time with a demographic.
"I've been in treatment for the last two years and have run into more types of people than a average person would in a lifetime.”
HAHAHAHA! And you probably believe this.
I did four stints in the military. Meeting many types of people is not a major accomplishment, really. You should try driving a taxi. Working as a waitress. All sorts of places you can mean ‘types’ of people.
"When I think of homosexuals I think of promiscuity.”
Which is not illegal. And promiscuous straights are also allowed to marry. So…your point?
“I'm not using God's commands as evidence, I'm debating my belief.”
And we care about your beliefs in this matter….why?
"An argument is an argument no matter what background the person comes from.”
No, sweetie. If you’re bigoted, then it’s not an argument, it’s just a tirade.
If you’re homophobic, because of emotional scarring, then that’s sad, but really, not a valid justification to deny EVERYONE the same rights.