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If you believe sex before marriage is sinful, what is your opinion about talking with your SO about sexual topics (like things you might like to try after you're married, or specific sexual activities that don't appeal to you)? At what point in a relationship is this kind of conversation important?

I was thinking about natural selection and how it applies to evolution, when I thought of an interesting question. I apologize if this question has already been asked a million times... First, just to make sure my definition of "natural selection" is correct: natural selection is based on...

"The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance." (2 Peter 3:9, NIV) Wouldn't this verse imply that if God chooses to predestine people, then He would predestine everyone...

In order for God to be completely sovereign, He must have complete control over absolutely everything, right? If there were anything or anyone He did not control, then His plan would be subject to change based on the actions of that person... This leads to the conclusion that God controls...

Why wouldn't God just predestine everyone? How could it possibly be for His greater glory to only choose some, rather than all? Wouldn't He be most glorified if everyone loves Him? It doesn't make sense...

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"Anti-Abortion people just want to make abortion illegal-- they don't care about actually helping pregnant women or reducing the number of abortions." I've heard people say that so many times. That is so untrue, and I'd appreciate it if anyone who has said that would read this post. It's...

Quite a while ago, I started a topic called "Something from Nothing?". It was about the origins of the universe (I know, I know, not related to evolution!). However, this is the most relevant forum for such a discussion, anyway. I was given examples of some interesting theories about the...

I think we should create a thread which explains about the necessity of spaying/neutering, where (and where not) to get a dog or a cat, and all sorts of other important information. Then we could ask one of the mods to make it a "stickied" thread so that anyone who enters the forum will see it...

If you want to buy a purebred puppy, please be sure that you only buy a puppy from a good, responsible breeder, rather than a pet store or a backyard breeder. Here are some signs of a responsible breeder: - The breeder will require that you have the puppy neutered or spayed. (With very...

Would someone be willing to explain what the traditional Catholic beliefs are regarding salvation? What are the factors which determine whether or not someone will go to Heaven? What about Purgatory, or Hell? I have been told that the Catholic Catechism allows that a non-Christian can go to...

Hi everyone; I posted this in the Teens forum but Veritas_et_Puritas suggested that this forum would be a good place to ask these questions. Not knowing much about the story of Our Lady of Fatima, I looked it up and found this article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Lady_of_Fatima My...

When I've debated about abortion, there's one opinion that I hear fairly often. The statement is usually something like this: "I believe abortion is wrong, but I don't think it should be illegal, because not everyone believes it's wrong, and I don't want to impose my beliefs on other...

...According to my friend's dad. Since I like to defend anything that I think has been misrepresented, I promptly debated that point. The result was unsatisfactory-- apparently both of us were convinced that we'd won the debate, even though neither of us had changed our opinion. Would any...

The herding breeds are such beautiful and intelligent dogs... Do you have a dog from the herding group (or a mix including one of these breeds)? Can you post any photos of him/her? Tell me about your dog-- what's his personality like? I have an Australian shepherd named Rowan (his picture...

I'd like to thank the anonymous person who sent me a tulip flower today! :) :hug: God Bless :) - Arielle

I've read numerous accounts of the progression from Eohippus to Equus, which seems to be a popular example of evolution. However, I've also heard that the specimens were found on separate continents. Is this true? If so, why would that be the case, if it is an example of evolutionary...

If you are an evolutionist-- are you in favor of complete economic capitalism? Because it seems to me that capitalism is essentially economical "survival of the fittest"... Therefore, according to evolutionary principles, it would be the best system for the strongest economy, right? If you...

I was just looking for information about plant evolution, but I couldn't find any websites with simple, clear descriptions of basic botanical evolutionary theory. In particular, I was looking for any site which would include a cladogram of plant evolution. Do you know of any sites which would...

I thought this might be an interesting question: why do you debate in this forum-- what is your objective? Do you debate to convince others? To simply prove them wrong? To learn? Or for some other reason? It could be quite interesting to learn each person's reasons for debating...