People may be the ones killing people, but it's the ideology caused by the religion itself that CAUSED them to do it. A gun can't plant ideas into peoples' heads or indoctrinate, but religion can!

I believe it's best to have sex before marriage. Think of it as a test drive. See if your compatible in that reguard before you say your vows.

If guns would be made illegal, then only criminals would have them. Comforting thought, that one.

I think that evolution is as much of a theory as gravity is.

Creationism can be taught in schools as soon as they can find plenty of evidence to back up their claims. (No, a book does NOT count!)

First off, turn off your damn caps; it only makes you look like a raging troll (which you probably are). Second, I'm not forty, I'm fifteen. The author of twilight is (believe it or not) almost forty. Third, as I mentioned above, the only reason I read twilight was out of curiosity- you see, it is outrageously popular, and vampires + werewolves + romance sounded awesome to me at the time. Sue me for buying it.

I thought this debate was a joke. No offense to any Twilight lovers, but seriously? I've read quite a bit into each series (as much as I loath to admit) and the winner is blatantly obvious, even despite the fact that I'm a fan of neither. Reading through Twilight, I really just wanted to get it over with (I'm one of those people who bought it just to find out what the craze was about); it honestly felt like I was reading one of those cheesy fanfiction stories. The authors idea of 'love' is based solely on lust; for a woman in her forties, this is pathetic. Not only that, but I wanted to kill almost every single lead character in the story- especially angsty, self-pitying 'oh, my life is so hard!' Bella, and the obsessive, overly controlling dick named Edward. If you want a good 'vampire' romance novel, I'd suggest giving "Let the Right One In" a try; it's a million times better, focuses on more than just appearances, and actually reaches a realistic emotional level. Now, Harry Potter might have started out for a younger audience, but the books themselves actually grew up along with the people who were reading them. The writing style is definitely more sophisticated, the characters are likable (sometimes even relate-able), and the plots are a lot more complex than what they would initially appear to be. That's my opinion anyway; I won't down you for yours.

I don't see the point in forcefully assigning more work after your lessons at school are over. Sure, if you do them, they may boost your grade up, but for those who have already grasped what they've needed to learn, homework is simply a time waster- well, it's either that, or you'll risk lowering your grade beyond recovery. Personally, I throw an average of at least three to four hours away EVERY SINGLE DAY due to this. And to rub salt into those wounds, it's on things I have already learned throughout the day! There's no point in writing or doing something that I already know! If you really and truly need more work to understand something, that's up to you to carry it out- whether it means a reward or not. Perhaps, for the people who have pored in extra work from home, they can get bonus points or something. I'm in 10th grade, have a job, and would dearly love to have some time to myself on the weekdays.

Whether students are allowed to have cell phones or not, most of them WILL bring them if they want to. I'm rather surprised that schools haven't realized or acknowledged the fact that they're fighting a losing battle; they should just relent. Of course, I don't believe that we, the students, should be allowed to use them during class or tests, just that we should have the right to bring our own phone... and perhaps even use them during any free time (i.e. lunch; arriving early; in the hallways during the 7 min. block switch-out; at school after it's over; etc&etc;.). At my high school, the cell phone ban poses to be more of a hassle or inconvenience than anything else. There is only ONE phone that the students are allowed to use in the office, and there is always a long waiting line to get to it (please, note that the students are only using it for legitimate emergencies.) It would be so much more convenient if we were allowed to take out our phones and step out into the hallway to use them; we wouldn't be interrupting class, so I see nothing wrong with this. Also, any teacher stupid enough to NOT realize that one of their pupils are using the devices during class probably isn't observant enough to be deserving of their title; seriously, a cellphone definitely isn't the most subtle cheating method. There are so many ways to work with the cellphones and prevent them from becoming interferences, and those ideas make much more sense than just banning the devices all together. Anyone who disagrees either doesn't have an open mind for something like this and refuses to work along with the given subject, or is just ignorant to the student's side of this debate.

...they should.

Frankly, I know it would be hell for me if I didn't know who my REAL parents actually were; try putting yourself in an adopted child's place as well- wouldn't you want to know, too? Wouldn't you what to know why they gave you up, as well? Would you prefer keeping all of the kids left in the dark as to why they were given up, who their real families are (not just their parents, but grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and the like), and the life they may have lived if they weren't abandoned? Maybe they should have the right to this information, but only at a certain age- like eighteen or twenty-one; you know, an age where you know they'll be mature enough to handle the truth of their origins, or even whether they want to know or not. Also, why would a parent who disowned their child have a right to remain anonymous? If they were the victim of a rape or something then they shouldn't be that ashamed of their decision; after all, they didn't have a choice in the pregnancy and were not at fault; why should they pay for another person's choice? On the other hand, if they rightfully knew what the consequences of their actions may entitle, then they should suck up for their mistake, not run from it- or hide like cowards. People deserve to be entitled to their history; no one should be able to take, hide, or strip that knowledge from them... yourself included.