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  1. AgnosticBoy

    Response to "Democrats are defending illegal immigrants, gangbangers, rapists..."

    Starting at 1:26 minute mark... "Suddenly the Democratic party is the one that supports defending illegal immigrants, defending gangbangers, defending rapists and criminals that are in our country" In my view, this is nothing more but partisan spin. Where I feel his sentiment is correct is...
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    Clarifying the rule on negative personal comments

    It was brought to my attention that the my guideline on personal comments allowed for negative comments or critique of any of a person's actions or views. Here's the full guideline: That part in parenthesis and bold font only has to do with critiquing someone's debate tactics and views. It...
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    New Guideline regarding dismissing a view

    I've had a forum guideline in place to prevent members from dismissing a viewpoint on the grounds that it's opinion or not proven. The main reason for that guideline is because opinions can sometimes point to truth or gives clues to them, and I don't want skeptics to hinder open-mindedness...
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    Liberal or Democrat Podcasts

    1. Bryan Tyler Cohen
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    American Journalist Sharry Atkinson discusses bias and narratives in the media

    Information like this is exactly what a lot of Independents crave. Why else would they distance themselves from the mainstream parties?! I will say that the show could've used some media clips showing examples of media bias, but either way, I thought the information wass important to know...
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    Is the Catholic Church's sexual abstinence stance harmful? The country of Philippines as an example.

    An interesting CNN article: Source: https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/31/asia/teen-pregnancy-philippines-sex-education-catholic-as-equals-intl-cmd Mothers at 14. The fierce debate over sex education in a deeply Catholic nation by Sashikala VP, Hanako Montgomery, Yasmin Coles For Discussion: What's...
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    I'm slowly beginning to like women's tennis... here was a nice tennis fight :0

    I haven't really found a woman's sport that I'm into yet. But now women's tennis is beginning to catch my eye because these girls are super competitive. As soon as I thought there couldn't ever really be a tennis fight.. we almost got one just the other day... Call it what you want, but I...
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    Is there a lost or secret underground civilization in Antartica?

    Anyone read about the Hollow Earth theory? If you're into it, recommend watching the documentary. Here's other related shows on it...
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    The Anunnaki. Who were they?

    What do you find interesting about the Anunnaki? (Google Ai search results) This group of beings keep coming up. Perhaps some of the stories in the Bible are based on them. I'll give both texts a quick read and list some things I find interesting.
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    Is society getting worse? Is it because Christianity is in decline?

    Many Christians will say that society is in a moral decline because we have taken God out of schools, government, and society overall. Is this true? First, let's address that society is in a moral decline, then we can get into whether declining religion is the cause. For Discussion: 1. Is...
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    Update to post reactions

    I've decided to disable all facial reactions (esp. the negatives ones) to posts because I found that they can be abused to harass or even troll others. Even the laughter emoji was being used to ridicule a member's post to make a person feel that their posts were silly. That can't happen. So...
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    Biblical Position on Mental Illness

    Here's a story about a mentally ill man in the Bible... Mark 5:1-10 5 They went across the lake to the region of the Gerasenes. 2 When Jesus got out of the boat, a man with an impure spirit came from the tombs to meet him. 3 This man lived in the tombs, and no one could bind him anymore, not...
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    JamesWig banned for spam

    JamesWig joined not too long ago and his very first post is a spam post. He's insta-banned!
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    Will SCOTUS end up rehearing a case to overturn same-sex marriage?

    Should we be surprised? - ABC News Any thoughts? Do you think SCOTUS will overturn same-sex marriage, let alone even hear a case on that?
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    Is it good that Religious moral systems tend to be absolute?

    I was searching up religious moral systems and one common critique I found was the absolute nature of these systems, particularly in the monotheistic faiths (Judaism, Christianity, Islam, etc). First, here's general description of religious moral systems (monotheistic ones, at least): Divine...
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    Does having sex make you married to the person? "The two will become one flesh"

    Some Christians believe that having sex with someone amounts to marrying them. 1 Corinthians 6:16 tends to be used as support: 16 Do you not know that he who unites himself with a prostitute is one with her in body? For it is said, “The two will become one flesh.” (emphasis added) For...
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    Do aliens exist?

    The Universe is very big. It's hard to think that we're the only type of intelligent life that exist. What say you? Is there life out there? If not on another planet, then maybe in a parallel Universe? Saw an interesting movie about that a few years ago.. imagine finding some parallel Earth...
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    Featured Are babies saved? Can they be saved?

    On another thread, a Christian member states the following: I wonder how can babies be saved if they don't have the ability to confess their sins nor understand sin and salvation. They obviously can't be saved by works either. So how are babies saved? For Discussion: 1. Are babies...
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    Defamation lawsuits are on the rise. Is that a good thing?

    In the past 5 years, I've heard about some big defamation cases involving various mainstream news media, like Fox News and CNN. I remember Alex Jones being involved in one, and now most recently, French President Marcon is suing Candance Owens. I can see why this is happening more given that...
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    Featured Was the New Testament intended to be taken as Scripture?

    I've read many times that the New Testament writers did not intend for their writings to be viewed as Scripture. Is this the case? For Discussion: - What are the reasons and evidence for such a view? - Any evidence against it? - Did the authors intend for it or was it later Christians?