This is not a dig at all Christians but those that defend the attrocities committed in the name of that Christ throughout history right through to the modern day and then hate on people of other faiths because some followers of the other faith have also committed attrocities.  I dont get i,t how can you defend a fundamental group of your own faith who commit terrorist actions yet call all followers of another evil because there is also a fundamental element of that faith that commit terrorist acts, using that reasoning does that not also make you evil because you follow a religion that contains a terrorist faction? I've always believed in blame the wrongdoer for what they have done wrong not their whole community, if I get robbed by a black guy, I blame him not all black people, if I hear of Muslims or Catholics committing terrorist acts I blame the terrorists not all Muslims or Catholics but a lot of Christians dont see it that way, they hear of someone of a religion which isn't Christian doing something barbaric they blame the whole religion, some even go as far as to call them all evil and say that they should all be wiped out even the innocent ones but will still defend evil things done by other Christians, to me this is hypocrisy of the highest order.

So Obama has put his attack on Syria on hold until after Congress has voted, what do people think?  Is this a good idea or should he have gone ahead with his original plan?  Or should he listen to the rest of the World and not get involved?

We all know about George Zimmerman being found not guilty because he fired in self defense but on Friday a Florida woman Marrisa Alexander was sent to prison for atempted murder for firing warning shots at her husband (she already had a protective order out against the man) who was planning on giving her a beating.     She says she was acting in self defense and that Florida's stand your ground law should apply.  To me it sounds like she was acting in self defense so why has she received a 20 year sentence for attempted murder when George Zimmerman has been found innocent they were both afterall acting in self defense the main difference is George killed his attacker, I admit I don't know a lot about Florida law so am I missing something, maybe there's part of the case that hasn't been reported in the UK but it has intrigued me can someone enlighten me please.

There is a debate raging at the moment that has linked Atheism with Depression and Suicide, whilst there have been studies that have showed this link to be correct that is not the whole truth.  Studies have proven that within religious societies Atheists tend to suffer more from depression with higher suicide rates, in secular societies atheists and religious people are equally as happy as each other which makes me think that it is not the lack of belief that is the cause.  Bearing this in mind would it not be better if religious societies were done away with and replaced with secular societies where people are free to follow religion or not

This is for all the Religious types out there imagine you die suddenly and have not had time to repent everything you may have done, you meet your creator and he asks two simple questions which must be answered truthfully for you to attain Paradise, 1st question is why should you get into paradise? 2nd question is why should you not be allowed entrance to Paradise? Please answer question 1 under yes and question 2 under no. I thought this could be interesting and a good excerise in self introspection, you never know we might learn something about each other. I won't go first as I don't want to influence anyone's answers.

If you believe in the same ideals as the terrorists do you believe it is right to fund them even though innocent men, women and children will be killed.  If you believe yes is it hypocritical to then complain about the actions of terrorist organisations you dont agree with?

Obama has banned the picketing of military funerals, should he have gone further and banned the picketing of all funerals?  With the sad passing this week of Jeff Hanneman Westboro Baptist Church are already talking about picketing his funeral.  Is his family any less deserving  than a soldiers family that people should be allowed to disrupt them during their time of mourning?

I thought i'd come at the Abortion debate from a different angle I dont want your opinion on why you think Abortion is good or bad or if it should be illegal or not we've had enough of those, I want to know why you think being Pro Choice is not Pro Abortion or why you think it is Pro Abortion.  As I stated this is not a debate about why you think Abortion is good or bad, so I dont want any crap about unborn childrens rights or child molestation, that's been done to death.

This is probably more one for the English among us but anyone else feel free to comment but please lets keep things civil.  What are your views on St Georges Day, is it worth celebrating? Should it be a National Holiday or should days like this and St Patricks and St Andrews day etc be done away with/ignored?

The Constitution and Bill Of Rights has been the cornerstone of the American Way Of Life since the Countries inception there have been many ammendments to this document over the years what are peoples views on this should there be new ammendmets like allowing stricter Gun laws and Gay marriage or should it remain unchanged, do people like the ammendments that have been made already like banning slavery or allowing Women to vote.

When the Bible was written all those years ago it included teachings about Magic and Magicians being bad and against God (I cant remember the exact verses but i'm sure there will be site members who can help here, Ismalia you commented about Magic being against your religion do you know? if you do please help and post links).  At the same time as this was written in China Taoist Alchemists were researching immortality and making discoveries that are still used today (Gunpowder and some aspects of modern medicine are based on these discoveries) but surely this was the type of thing the Bible was warning about, so how do Christians balance their faith with the use of these "magical" items because Alchemy and Alchemists are bad right so surely so are their discoveries.

What's everyone's opinion on this, I thought it was an interesting quote

In Porn people are paid to have sex whilst it is filmed and then distibuted as Entertainment, with Prostitution people are paid to have sex but it is'nt filmed what I was wondering was the job these people are doing is basically the same so why is one illegal and the other legal?

I've just been made redundant so will be on the Job search soon, my dilemma is this at the moment I have a Beard do people think this would work against me in a Job Interview or would it be better to go in clean shaven. 

Having just read a debate about music and knowing this is a subject people have always felt strongly about I thought it would be interesting to hear what people have to say about the music they like

Skinhead's originated among Working Class youths in London in the 1960s.  Named for their close-cropped or Heads, the first Skinheads were greatly influenced by West Indian (specifically Jamaican) Rude Boys and British Mods, in terms of fashion, music and lifestyle? Originally skinhead culture was primarily based on those elements not politics or race.  Since then, however, attitudes toward race and politics have become factors by which some skinheads align themselves. The political spectrum within the skinhead scene ranges from the far right to the far left.  I know a lot of it is probably because of the way the Skinhead has been portrayed by the press, films and TV but it intrigues me that so many people see a Skinhead and immediately assume they are racist when the whole style and image was based on a mixture of Black and White but mainly Black culture.

When the Bible was written all those years ago it included teachings about Magic and Magicians being bad and against God (I cant remember the exact verses but i'm sure there will be site members who can help here, Ismalia you commented about Magic being against your religion do you know? if you do please help and post links).  At the same time as this was written in China Taoist Alchemists were researching immortality and making discoveries that are still used today (Gunpowder and some aspects of modern medicine are based on these discoveries) but surely this was the type of thing the Bible was warning about, so how do Christians balance their faith with the use of these "magical" items because Alchemy and Alchemists are bad right so surely so are their discoveries.