Well...of course religious arguments are going to be easy to knock down if you use straw men. Most of those points wouldn't even be necessary to justify opposition to gay marriage.
As an example, take point 1. Its not the case that they must prove that God believes homosexuals are bad, especially not by referencing Leviticus. What they have to show is that a teleological conception of the universe is compatible with the real world....a world in which things have a purpose and are intended for that purpose. I would actually suggest reading up on Stoicism for those interested, as it actually explicates this aspect of Christian philosophy better than a cursory reading of cherry-picked parts of the Bible.
Personally, I don't find any of the other points very convincing. The only relevant one left is point 8, which is the core of religious debates. Points 1-3 and 6-7 are solved by taking a non-literal meaning of the Bible. There are actually plenty of scholars who maintain the Bible was written by man, which pretty much bypasses the thrust of all of these points.
4 and 5 are largely irrelevant. As I said, they just have to show that a teleological conception of the universe is compatible with the world (granted, this funnels into point 8)....meaning they have to show that God created the universe with a purpose.....not that their religion is the most valid.
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