Religion Debate Topics — page 26

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• Resolved: The new testament is not reliable since it was written by jesuses followers, who obviously have a bias.

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• So, ultimately, in what ways does Islam justify terrorism? Simply this: by the teachings and example of Muhammad, and the very "holy" Quran itself. That's right. The Quran itself justifies favouritism towards Muslims, and violence towards non-Muslims: Quran 48:29 "Muhammad is…
• Hi again, Here is some breaking news about the wonderful "religion of peace": Not that this has anything to do with Islam, but all this is straight out of the Qur"an: "When you meet the unbelievers, strike the necks"" " Qur"an 47:4 "Indeed, the penalty for those who wage war…

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• "We believe that God inspires the message in a human being and superintends it. But he allows the uniqueness of the person and their historical time and setting to be reflected in the document."I really don't get how that is supposed to help your argument in any way. Even if…
• Thank you for responding back; I was afraid of another forfeit as I have been through so many lately."I assume that Pro means that the contradictions are meaningful. That they render the text meaningless."No, I do not. It may be my fault, but I did state the definition of…

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• Alas; Quite usually, you respond with ZERO evidence. Opinions are your sole defense. Trees do not grow underwater nor in oceans. So tectonic plates is exactly why you never get it. We call it the na-uhh factor. This is why no one debates with atheist. They refuse to prove…
• The Bible is a very important historical book. However, it is not without its failures - people like myself find issues with its statements, particularly those regarding the supposed King of Everything, Yahweh(the Lord). 1. The Evidential Issue Evidence is a thing LOOKED for.…

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• .. Chris"tian G2;krisCHən/ adjective adjective: Christian 1. relating to or professing Christianity or its teachings. 2. a person who has received Christian baptism or is a believer in Jesus Christ and his teachings. informal: Having or showing qualities associated with…
• Yes, Mormons/Latter Day Saints are Christian and a few good points that support this are... -Their first article of faith (set of beliefs) says "We believe in God the Eternal Father and his son Jesus Christ and in the Holy Ghost" -They use the bible (Both Old and New Testament)…

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• You present a fair argument. However, Why do you assume that God exists? Because people thousands of years ago said he did and just carried it down generation by generation? If they do exist, Why is the Christian one the correct one? Judaism and Hinduism came before it, Surely…
• But what exactly makes God love? I hear it a lot that God is the personification of all things good and holy. But is that really correct? Can an enlightened being, Who demands respect and weekly attendance from their followers; who banishes those who don't follow them to a…

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• Thank you Con for your opening arguments. I will start off my opening arguments by highlighting the main beliefs of Evangelical Protestants and their support from the church fathers. The Five Solas Sola Scriptura - this is the belief that the Bible alone "teaches all that is…
• Requests: Wikipedia will be considered a legitimate source

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• OK I'm not trying to back away from the myth theory at all. The purposes of this debate was whether or not the resurrection happened. In the outline of the debate I establish this. The Christ myth theory is a different debate i'd gladly have later. 1-historical value of nt: the…
• OK I'll try to make this quick since you have limited time. Skepticism-i agree with point number 2 as well and I shoulder the burden of proof in this instance happily Biased sources-first of all, there's no such thing as unbiased sources, they simply don't exist. Everyone…

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• Maybe religion does bring some people closer to their culture and ancestors, but this is just another proof of the oldness of religion. The 10 commandements and the lists of sins are too old to appeal to modern life. Abortion is forbidden by the religion, but what if someone…
• Religion is brainwashing people. It means that some unknown creature is ruling a group of people making them live by his rules. And what about the rights of women? In many religions they are not allowed to wear open clothes, to argue with their husbends etc. while their…

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• Thanks for the argument. 1) Inheriting Sin of Others My opponent seems to be ignoring my points here, so I'll demonstrate them with an analogy. Let's say for the sake of argument that the mayor of your town, who happens to also be immortal (this is hard to demonstrate in terms…
• Thanks for the argument. I agree to the above definitions. Due to the nature of this debate (which is my opponent questioning why Jesus needed to die for our sins), I will rebut in this round. My opponent has the BoP as they are going against societal ideas. This debate assumes…

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• Sadly my opponent has failed to post an argument so with nothing to argue against I ask him that in this last round we simply state closing facts no disproving any thing simply because I have nothing to argue. That being said I only have a few things to say I have proved…
• I would like to say for starters that not all of Jesus friends were not scum and whores sinners yes but not scum and whores lower class but not scum, and that is not always true that Christians would rather curse and torment gays they may say that the homosexuals are wrong and…

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• Evolution as it is commonly described is not compatible with the traditional notion of God. So I made an argument called the Evolutionary Argument Against God or the EAAG.This argument is predicated on (1) the traditional concept of God who is all-knowing, all-powerful, and…
• I challenged Con to describe how evolution could unfold without suffering & he has failed to do so. Con maintains that I have not proved that evolution requires suffering & yet I have. He even agrees that it does, but then says I have not proved that it "requires" suffering. If…

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• Islam is a religion of Peace. Please accept this debate if you have some knowledge of Islam. I don't want arrogant people debating this topic.
• First of all let me clarify the topic. Most people think that Islam promotes terrorism, They try to present different verses of Quran to show that Islam promotes injustice and harm. This debate, as you mentioned, is about Islam is peaceful like others. It is mentioned in the…

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• Explanatory power is the ability to demonstrate why a certain proposition is the way it is. If you say that you believe that we were created by God, you have to show how your religious text explains it. In other words, how did God create humans? Do not just say that he did…
• In this debate, my opponent must be able to demonstrate that religion (any of his/her choosing, probably Christianity) does have explanatory power: that it can demonstrate why x is the case (x can any morality, any religious teaching). If I say that humans came out of Africa…

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• I gav u my arguments already u haven't rebutted them
• Iv'e already explaioned how Muhammad could not have been a liar, because he did not have the motives of a liar(fame, glory, money) as I'v explained in round 2. The only other argumnet that u have is that Muhammad(pbuh) was either deluded, possessed or mentally ill Someone who…

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• Prosperity Gospel There has to be a distinction between people who suffer because of sin, and people who suffer because of their faith. The apostle's death was a gruesome testimony to suffering for faith, but in fact it could be considered a blessing. Their suffering in…
• Thank you, Con for your response.RebuttalFirst off I want the reader to understand that I do not think that Con would have to believe in a salvation of works to contest eternal security. Thankfully neither does Con. Con does state that it is a matter of a rejection of Jesus…

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• Most churches, most church denominations and most preachers, teachers and likewise are afraid to even openly practice the faith of laying of hands for deliverance of spirits/demons, sicknesses and illnessses due to the liberal media portraying all churches who practice and…
• I do not hold a doctrinal teaching upheld by man made governance to dictate and enshrine upon who is and who is not to be ultimately saved by JESUS CHRIST / (HOLY SPIRIT) / GOD. I from my childhood have questioned even the need for doctrinal names. Not that it means anything to…

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• It seems my opponent has chosen to not give a final round case for the most part. the bulk of his round 3 post was quoting me from this debate and from the comment section witch is not supposed to be considered in the debate. What little he did give as a 'response' I shall…
• Before Rebutting my opponents points, I shall set up a case of my own. Is it logical to assume the existence of 6 legged horses? Probably not, but bear with me a minute and pretend all the facts I tell you about them are true, I promise this has a point. One could argue forever…

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• I AM NOT JUST SAYINGDON'T BE A HATER ANYMORE!!!!! Therre are some variations of Islam where it tells them to "kill all those who don't believe." or something like that. And while nobdy likes that, you shouldn't show it to clearly. I bet there are allot of Islam people whoare…
• Yeah, I understand that Islam has had some bad times, but we should be forgiving and put the past in the past. As Elsa says, let it go. Respect that people believe in what they believe, and leave it at that.

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• The DebateI will seek to provide argument to support the proposition that it is more plausible (more likely true than false) that God (as defined) does NOT exist. Con will at the minimum seek to negate Pros arguments. DefinitionsGod - An omniscient, omnipotent, all loving,…
• Free will defenseSeeing Con did not reply in the last round I will just make a quick note on the free will defense. "Free will" is often used as a rational of a greater good as to why God would allow or not allow something.For example if it is pointed out some child is raped…

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• the debate is over from this point note my adversaries concluding statement " With all that said, religion can do more good than bad. " He notes religion can do bad (harm), thus affirming the resolution.
• This is a debate where I am allowed to make a type of plan. Sadly since I have the BOP, Pro cannot make my argument for me before I post my actual arguments. For the purpose of this debate harm shall be defined as Harm - physical or mental damage can - be able to, possibility…

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• My apologies to my opponent - I just don't have any time for this debate with school and work, etc. etc.
• Thanks for the detailed response Con. I'm always interested to learn how different Muslims view the Quran. I don't claim to be an expert; and I am certainly not a Muslim. My problem with arguing for historical context is this: In no way does that excuse the behavior of these…

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• My family left "the church" when I was 6. The reason being was my father was told he was not "worthy" of baptizing my older sister. The church told my family that my grandfather was to complete the baptism. Of course my grandfather was a more prominent figure in the church, and…
• This clearly does not apply to only in america. The vatican holds enough gold to cure world hunger. Christians are not only in America, and whether a church is a mega church or not they still operate on similar principals. Not for profit organizations often hide some secrets...…

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• "God definiton: 'the creator and ruler of the universe and source of all moral authority; the supreme being.'" This is EXACTLY why you were asked to post the definition of morality IN THE COMMENTS PRIOR TO ACCEPTING this debate, as was outlined in the original argument, which…
• Well then, I didn't think it would be quite so straightfoward. Let us recap Con's moral judgements:1) Slavery good? - Yes. Con has agreed that it can be morally good to own another human being as property. He then later qualifies it with "if they consent, it's okay." What if…

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• Tell me then The true origin of a white man then and the Arabs and show me evidence to prove your point .What l'm saying also is white man came from a black man.They are the superior truth be told! You haven't proved nothing in this argument so far...l will get to my point. The…
• @Con; You are worse confused because the history you studied is modern history not ancient history. When the topic of the Moorish influence in Europe is being discussed, one of the first questions that arises is, what race were they? Google moors and you"ll get the…

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• Con "He made a fallacious argument from authority. The argument from authority is a fallacy when you say something is true merely because the authority says it is true. I showed the historical facts that secular historians agree to. These are people that have earned degrees in…
• 1. Not one single writing from or about Jesus during his lifetimeAgreed and irrelevant. We don't have any writings from many historical figures of the past. When dealing with people that are a few millenia old, we must understand the rarity of written documents and how quickly…

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• Introductory comments:Women's clothing and body marking has historically been a central marker of a women's social status. In the West, as well as elsewhere, different forms of women clothing has symbolized submission, rebellion, or emancipation. For example, Women's wearing of…
• ahmed for proposing this important topic. I look forward to a thought-provoking debate. Burden of ProofBy Islamic face veil, I assume Con is referring to the Islamic burqa, which covers the head, face, and body. My opponent, as Con, has the burden to show that the burqa is not…

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• Right then, you clearly aren't listening to what I'm saying and I don't see any point in debating with someone who refuses to read what I'm saying. It's just a waste of time, I'm sorry that you can't understand what I'm saying, especially when I'm writing such "simple" english.…
• 1. Religious people does good things, and so do atheists. However, religious people do bad things because of their religion, and atheists don't. Therefor, the only thing we actually gain from religion, the only thing it actually brings to the world that weren't here already, is…

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• I did the same and persecuted Christianity previous to belief in it. You read the Bible, but did you take into account everything besides the words on the page? Did you ask who was speaking, who is the audience, and what events occurred for the conntext? Faith is belief in the…
• I respect so much your honesty, and am delighted that you understand the concept of what I have asserted. My point is that atheists use science and distort it's findings, which are minimal in consideration of the sheer enormity of the universe, to say God does not exist. They…

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• I had an unexpected event come up, so I apologize if my responses this round are very skimpy. My opponent claims that God is not merciful, just, or slow to anger. First, "just" is not mentioned in the verse, and is irrelevant. Even so, all my opponent's claims appeal to…
• My opponent, being the instigator, has burden of proof since he has not passed it to the Contender. He has not provided any arguments, so I have little to negate, and thus will use this round to clarify definitions: The God of the Old Testament is the same God as that of the…

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• I'm going to do another of these debates. But I decided I'll give myself a challenge by trying to prove thatGod does exist.Definitions:God; The supreme ruler of our universe, usually depicted as having infinite powerExist; Having objective being within our universeI'm looking…
• I thank Sandy for being able to enter their argument. I look forward to trying to think past it.Rebuttal:According to Con's source, the 7 planets are the right distance from their suns. But for there to be life, they need atmosphere so the life doesn't die from harmful…

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• Conclusion: God cannot exist.Sources: Everything above.
• Con has provided one counter argument: "2.Free will-we do have the ability of free will but it seems more likely that he knows all based on what he can observe and infer just like looking at our past and making a guess at what we will do."This statement does not support cons…

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• Baptism is not necessary for salvation because of the people who were saved without baptism 39 One of the criminals who were hanged there was hurling abuse at Him, saying, "Are You not the Christ? Save Yourself and us!" 40 But the other answered, and rebuking him said, "Do you…
• Baptism is not necessary for salvation because John 3:16 says "whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life" I think baptism is a symbol to the world that you have given your life to Christ you don't have to do that to have salvation like when Jesus told a…

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• I agree with Con that science isn't absolute and that science has observable truths, but the Bible also has that level of objectivity. The difference is that science is changing and the Bible is absolute. Interpretation: Con claims that humans interpret prior human…
• Con fails to make a few distinctions. There's a difference between Christian scholars and Christian pastors. There's also a difference between scientists and the general public. There are disagreements within the Christian communities simply because of a) bias b) misinformation…

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• I'm satisfied with the arguments I've presented and have no further points to make.
• Thanks to con for the reply. I. I would like to begin by pointing out that con reinforced my point by stating that� "children are not always informed enough to compare and make a choice". �This is exactly the issue. Children are not capable of understanding ideas of this…

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• Perhaps my opponent misread my opening statement. I'll reiterate. If God is omni benevolent, omnipotent, can see all of time in a single glance, and God created Satan/evil, then evil exists because of God. Therefore, evil would not exist without God, thus God cannot be ALL…
• If my opponent is unable to post any further arguments due to unforeseeable circumstances, I am willing to treat this as a one round debate for voting purposes, thereby eliminating my second round argument. I will however post a second round argument in the event my opponent…

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• do to my forfeit{internet problems} in round two there really is no argument i could make in the last round to win this debate. so i will ask my opponent to repost this debate to me , so it could be properly debated. maybe 4 rounds would be better tnx
• For the purposes of this debate I think we must assume first that God exist and that hell exist. The question at hand is if god should send anyone there? { correct me if I'm wrong} Now onto your points p1 This assertion is flawed because punishment does not necessitate torture.…

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• This debate is about whether the Roman Catholic Church has become weak. I as the Pro side, will be arguing that the Roman Catholic Church has become weak.Debate Structure:Round 1) Acceptance onlyRound 2)Opening ArgumentsRound 3)RebuttalsRound 4)Closing Arguments. No new…
• Here is my response to a few of Con's points. There will be no new evidence provided because this is Round 4. "The question is that whether losing political power today constitutes a weakening image of the church, to which I say, no. "The debate resolution can speak for itself:…

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• The absurdity of my opponent ensues. After dancing around the topic, he finally tries an attempt to actually debate the topic. After failing miserably, he goes right back to where he started. Even more strawman arguments. Once again, and I believe this is the forth time now, he…
• As Salaamu Alaikum After my opponent used strawman after strawman, neglecting to actually debate, he finally makes a desperate attempt. Let's analyze. I repeat, I asked my opponent for the third time to present a law from the qur'an or sunnah which does not lead to peace if…

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• Hello Scissorhands, our last debate seemed to get the attention of debate.org users, but I doubt this one will. This shall be as simple as it gets... The debate name was The Bible states that their is "a time to kill" My defense of this is simply this: ECC 3 v 1-3 reads: 1There…
• I'll post my argument in the next round.

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• IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, MOST GRACIOUS, MOST MERCIFULMay the peace and blessings of Allah be upon my opponent and every reader reading this discussion.I started my first round highlighting some qualities of God (#10 of them) and went ahead giving some scriptural evidences to show…
• IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, MOST GRACIOUS, MOST MERCIFUL. May the Peace and blessings of Allah be unto you my fellow brother and to everyone reading this debate. The topic before me today God is One (Tauheed) and not Trinity is not new in debate platforms between Islamic and…

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• reiterate
• you are being too literal with the prohibition on "father". first, that is a practice, not a doctrine. and second, we have to look at it as less literal. Jesus meant not to call people father as if they are God etc. here are some father son verses from the New Testametn. "But…

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• Sorry, it does not work that way. A debate has 4 rounds, I will submit a 4th round statement. I have repeatedly asked my opponent to support his statements with reasoning. He has not. I asked him to present his credentials for making statements which require high levels of…
• My opponents statements from the previous round are italiczed."I am not debating the meaning of nothing. I was simply asking what my opponent meant by nothing."The only logical way for 'nothingness' to exist is if something illogical (to humans) does exist." If my opponent…

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• Churches should receive donations tax free. However, this should not exclude them from the various other forms of taxes.(Image via The Washington Post) I. Property TaxChurches are not required to pay property taxes on their land or buildings. A pastor in Weddington NC purchased…
• In this debate, both individuals will argue that churches should or should not be taxed like other organizations. The debate is to be determined by whichever person has outlined better points for their case. Round 1: Acceptance (Only type that you accept the challenge) Round 2:…

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• "You are arguing that pure faith is a legitimate reason for belief." No I am not. Do I believe that? Probably. It works for people who believe in astrology, voodoo and spells. As verified by the topic of debate, I am arguing that "people of sound reason do not cite scientific…
• That line of thinking suits me too. But do you think it's with deep contemplation and good solid reasoning that the majority of Americans decide to become Christians or that the majority of Israelis decide to become Jewish, or that the majority of Arabs decide to become…

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• You say that in Monotheistic religions the origin of the stories is far different than that of mythological stories today that used to be legitimate religions. I disagree. The ancient people who made Scandinavian or Greek mythologies did so with the same intentions in mind: To…
• Apologies, In my first few debates I had overestimated the amount that we could type with just 2,000 characters. In future debates I will make it larger. I agree with all of your definitions. All of the statements that I made in the O.P. stand. You can address those first.

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• Tell me, how can you take these quotes any way other than literally. Please, tell me how "Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination." (Leviticus 18:22) - can be interpreted in any way other than it's literal form. The Bible - as interpreted by all…
• The Bible, it has a few good points (Love thy neighbour, don't kill etc.) But to a Christian it is the 100%, divinely inspired, infallible truth. However, it is discriminatory, homophobic, sexist, pro-slavery. Here are just a minority of passages that back up my side of the…

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• Thank you, KeytarHero, you are a fabulous debater and I'm excited to be debating with you once more. Prophecy 1: Jesus would be born in BethlehemLet's examine some of the issues with using this passage.Micah 5:2 -- "But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the…
• Rules and Debating Procedure Round 1 Con must present any prophecies you claim is a proof. Please label them for clarity of response (Contradiction A, B, C, etc). Round 2 I will respond to the prophecy and show how they were forged, do not exist, or are not true prophecies at…

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• With that being said it is very clear what has done to try and prove his position. He has taken found a few verse about wine that sound negative and posted them; in doing this he has ignored the context of all of these passage. This debate is about a whether or not the Bible…
• When someone attempts to prove that it does then i will respond.

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• We are done
• Let me explain point by point where you""re wrong; 1. Lots of reputable scholars [http://www.bible-researcher.com..., https://www.worthychristianforums.com..., ) have said it"s a bunch of garbage and a gross mistranslation 2. Sorry, I was quoting my kjv 3. Dr. Walker Martin has…