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I thought it might be nice to discuss a slightly less emotionally charged topic. And there are some things I've watched on Animal Planet (*grin*) that have recently made me question if we need to protect some intelligent animals with stronger laws. Not too long ago in Spain, apes were granted...

I thought, with tensions running so high, we might want to discuss something a little less serious. And I would, except that this scary bunny told me I have to make a new Caturday thread: So, Here is a LOLCat:

I don't understand how anyone could hate, let alone abandon their gay child. Personally, I would be overjoyed if my child was gay. Because gay people don't tend to have unintentional pregnancies! Not that I wouldn't be happy to have a straight, bisexual, asexual, transsexual, or intersexed child...

I wanted a topic that wasn't about Gay Marriage and had little chance of turning into a discussion of it. Here's hoping! Let me start of by stating that I believe dog and [bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse] fighting to be unethical, as I consider both to be abusing animals (who then will have to be put down when the SPCA...

This is something I've been thinking a lot about lately. Also, I've been reading Breaking the Spell which is a philosophical book about the natural origins of religion. Personally, I feel that I am too biased (both by having religious beliefs and by wanting to believe that religious beliefs are...

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness." - The US Declaration of Independence. Many different people have debated over the...

As an avid player of the Sims 2, I have recently found some (rather old) news articles about a "scandal" having to do with the "nude mods" easily available for the game: article from GameSpot, article from About.com, article from GamingIndustry.biz While this was apparently right after the...

Though, I must admit first that I don't believe using cannabis to be dangerous or unethical. I'll state that one can't overdose on cannabis, that use doesn't cause brain damage, and that even heavy smokers of cannabis don't seem to get lung cancer. All of that aside, however, I think that there...

This post isn't exactly "on topic" for the forum, since I don't want to convince anyone in here that evolution happened. Though I do feel that this is the forum closest to what I am looking for. I want to "give back" to the nice Christians who so often give me such badly made pamphlets about...

Since it was brought up that answering this simple question would "derail a thread" I am making a new topic, all about this. Okay, so where in the Bible does it say what the punishment for murder is to be indentured to the victim's family? Or, if it doesn't say that, what does it say?

Haha! I bet the title tricked you! This thread probably isn't what you are thinking it is. Unless you've read Live Science's article from November 14th: Oddly, Hypocrisy Rooted in High Morals. Apparently, people who consider themselves to be very "moral" are more likely to commit unethical...

Jesus said that His followers would be recognized by their love for all humanity: However, there are often times where someone identifies as a Christian (a follower of Jesus the Christ) but does not recognizably seem to love all people. So my question is: would it be fair to say that such...

Jesus said that His followers would be recognized by their love for all humanity: However, there are often times where someone identifies as a Christian (a follower of Jesus the Christ) but does not recognizably seem to love all people. So my question is: would it be fair to say that such...

No announcement (that I could find) about this yet, but reports are no longer open to all members. I guess the new owner didn't like that particular feature, just like the wiki rules and, so he's stated, non-Christian Mods in "certain areas" (though no action on this one yet).

There seems to be an idea floating around the internet that the American Civil Liberties Union only works against Christians. This is untrue. The ACLU might work against Government endorsement of religion, but it also works very hard to protect personal freedom of religion. Some articles about...

I was really unsure where to put this. I was both abused and forced to have an abortion, and I figured that less children might see it here (because I am really worried about upsetting anyone). If anyone feels that this thread should be moved, please feel free to contact a Mod and have it moved...

(All from my New American Bible - which is pink and I got it for class.) Jesus said that one of the most important commandments is to love one's neighbor as one's self, quoting from Leviticus. He said that His followers would be known by this love, in John. On this forum, I see many people...

It was pointed out that I was going off topic in another thread, so I'm starting a new one. I know that there are some older threads on abortion, but I wanted one with more information in the first post. First, some quick definitions: Pro-Choice - those people who feel that abortion should be...