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The Christian Religion is a Below Average Religion Morally

No doubt, my opponent will point out the moral evils that have occurred in the church, the moral evils contained in the Bible, and the moral evils that followers of Christianity have committed. However, that is not the point of the debate. The point of the debate is whether the Christian religion is itself morally below average.To do so, we have to look at the Norma Normans, the "standardizing standard" that creates Christianity. It is comprised of Scripture, creeds, reason, tradition, and practice. All of these are compared against each other until a "standard" is reached. That is the heart of Christianity.What then is the heart of Christianity?1) Scripture has multiple different usages, but its greatest is not the literal. Jesus, Paul, the Gospel writers, and early commentators focused on the spiritualized meaning of the scriptures. The biggest example is Galatians 4, where Paul specifically says the story of Sarah and Hagar in Genesis is a spiritualized allegory. The Epistle of Barnabus as well specifically treats OT law as allegorical. Greater still, then, is how this spiritualization is to be applied.2) Secondly, then, we have how to apply the Scriptures. Christ was asked how to sum up the law and the prophets. In other words, what is the application of the entirety of Scripture? The answer is to love God and love others. (Luke 10:27) Paul too in 1 Corinthians 13 shows that Love is the most important aspect that must be present in ALL Christian action.3) In the standardizing standard, then, all action, tradition, and creed that can be called "Christian" must conform to this standard. It must be motivated by love and be an action of love. If it is not, then it is not Christian. 4) In light of this, the Athanasian Creed is accepted by all 3 major sects of Christianity: Eastern Orthodoxy, Catholicism, and Protestantism. It specifically says "And shall give account for their own works. And they that have done good shall go into life everlasting; and they that have done evil, into everlasting fire." Goodness is rewarded, evil is punished. Love and justice live interdependently. 5) Finally, then, action that is truly "Christian" must conform to all of these. If it does not, then it is not Christian. Only actions which are motivated by Love, justice, and truth can truly be "Christian" and conform to the standard.My opponent must then not merely bring up times where people claiming to be Christian diverged from the standard, nor can he discuss the ethical horrors which are in the Bible. These alone are not enough to prove the Christian faith is immoral. Instead, he must discuss interpretation, tradition, creed, Scripture, and practice to change the Norma Normans.I look forward to my opponent's arguments.
There needs to be a faster way to get to voting

I accept and wish to argue that requiring users to debate 3 times before voting is a benefit to the website. First, Pro has created a short, limited 500 character debate (most likely to satisfy is debate requirements to vote on further debates. I will indulge you. The biggest, and most likely only reason this requirement is in place, is to prevent users from creating multiple accounts and voting on their own debates. Ina way to 'boost' your Win %. This is a reasonable request to verify users
There needs to be a faster way to get to voting

I would prefer if someone else that is new to DBO participates. My main purpose to get to being allowed to vote.... This was set up to be as fast as possible. By making users go through 3 debates, they make it so voting is allowed only for those that have participate in debates. What if I don't want to debate? Its unfair to say everyone here is to debate, those like me might just be here to read others views and see others debate. The phone requirement is a good enough limit.
There are Two Gospels in the New Testament

Con has made it clear to me that while he did not quite understand the debate resolution, he certainly does not agree with my claims thus far. I wonder why then he chose not to respond as he suggested cowardice on my part for the forfeiture, yet when I present my argument Con decides to bow out. Hmm... In either case, thus far I am the only one to have presented evidence. Con may only rebut my case in the final round with arguments of his own. The winner should be decided based on who presented the stronger case. Thus far I have made a clear case based on scripture for the existence of two distinct gospel messages, one directed to Israel and the other to the Church, the body of Christ. Using salvation as the measure by which to discern the difference between the two gospels, I have shown that God's Kingdom message to Israel was within the context of the dispensation of the Law beginning with Moses, while His Grace message to the Church is given in the context of the new dispensation of Grace where works shall by no means justify a single soul. The key element of the atoning power of Christ's blood for the remission of our sins is the ultimate defining factor in determining the variance between the two New Testament gospels. Where His shed blood was preached as an indictment against Israel after Christ's resurrection and during the apostolic commission to preach the Gospel of the Kingdom, Paul gloried in His blood stained cross for the power over sin and death Christ through it gave us (Acts 4:10, Galatians 6:14). I let my case rest. Vote Pro! God bless!
There are Two Gospels in the New Testament

I accept. The Gospels have different meanings that the Author was trying to communicate, however there isn't multiple ways of salvation. Salvation isn't earned through merit. It's given freely through Christ dying on the Cross for our sins. The central message of all the Gospels is simply that one must believe in Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior and ask for forgiveness of their sins. That's what makes you right with God, nothing else. Even Hebrews confirms this. Also, I am concerned by your use of the King james Version. The KJV is widely known as having flaws in it that aren't shared by other translations. Simple research will prove that.
There are Two Gospels in the New Testament

I will be arguing in favor of the existence of two distinct gospels, offering two distinct salvation messages. While there is certainly some overlap, such as the fact that both are concerned with the New Testament promised to Israel, both are distinct from each other in key doctrinal areas such as salvation and prophecy.Round 1 - AcceptanceRound 2 - Opening Arguments (No Rebuttals)Round 3 - Rebuttals Only (No New Arguments / No Defense of Arguments)Round 4 - Defense of Arguments Only (No New Arguments / No Rebuttals)Rules:1. Only Bible-believing Christians can accept this debate2. Con must believe that the Gospel that saves people today is the truth that those who put their faith in the finished work of Christ upon the cross alone, the shedding of His blood for the remission of every sin, are forgiven, justified, and shall inherit everlasting life at the resurrection. 3. Con must believe Israel and the Body of Christ are two distinct groups of believers in scripture.4. Definitions and concerns about the resolution must be settled in the comment section or via messaging before accepting the debate.5. Only the Bible may be cited as support for an argument, not Christian writings, church creeds, etc. Greek and Hebrew may be cited provided a supporting reference is given. I will be using the King James Bible, but Con may use any version they like.Violation of any of the five rules stated above or the stipulated format of the four rounds of this debate should at least earn me the conduct point.
Attractive female athletes debate

You can start round 1. You don't have to pass the last round. Post an extra athlete. Who cares anyway.24 hours per round.No RFD required.I set the limit at 500 characters per round. Besides pics, I suppose you could write a description in the alloted space. Or write whatever you want. This debate basically just serves to gamble my ELO and take a break from serious debates. Also, athletes >>> models on average.
Attractive female athletes debate

My opponent has given me the option of posting a final sexxxy athlete in the 5th round. However, in fairness to my opponent, this would mean I would get one more whole athlete in the debate. This is kinda unfair, as it means I would have won simply on the basis of more hot literally in numbers, than on the actual appearence of the athletes themselves. As such, I thank my friend F-16 for an awesome debate. However, I pass on this round. LET THE VOTING BEGIN!
Attractive female athletes debate

We can't even begin to have a discussion on hottest female athletes without the most infamous of them all. That's right women-lovers of DDO, men, lesbian, and bi-sexual folk alike. She plays for team USA's soccer teamHer career is mired on controversybut there is no denying that she is dropdead sexxxyThe one the only HOPE SOLO :P JUST LOOK AT HER! <3 OMG. Let's face it, we all love a bad girl ;)Over to my opponent!
Attractive female athletes debate

Hillary Williams - Brazilian Ju-Jitsu. She's won several world championships in BJJ. Video 1: Highlights of one of her matches. http://www.youtube.com...Video 2: Her skills being off the charts for female competition, she takes on a male competitor and wins. http://www.youtube.com...Video 3: She even teaches martial arts techniques to aspiring athletes on a youtube channel. http://www.youtube.com...
Attractive female athletes debate

ladies, and gentlemensay hello to the drop dead gorgeous Gina Carano. Gina is a 5 foot 8 and 145 pounds of pure sexy professional MMA fighter.Let me be the first one to say: she can full-mount me anytime! I might be an atheist...but the best argument for god, is hands down that he personally sculpted dat @$$! Now if you'll excuse me, I have to clean up my drool.. Over to my opponent!
Attractive female athletes debate

Amy Williams - SkeletonSkeleton's probably one of the world's most dangerous sports. You can hit the sides, break your neck, veer off balance. The way your body is positioned is ludicrous. It is one thing to snowboard down a hill. Quite another to do a similar thing in an almost sleeping position. Video of Amy winning Winter Olympic gold.http://www.youtube.com...Starts at around 1:48. Watch on youtube.
Abortion

Wlcome back, and let the debate continue.I can't really argue with you statistics, except to ask why they are important. If a person doesn't think they are ready for a baby, which can happen for a multitude of reasons, be it that she doesn't want to have to deal with the physical tolls that the pregnancy will have on her to she doesn't want to take a hit to her career to she doesn't think she is mature enough to be a parent, then why should we deny her that right? Having an abortion past 24 weeks isn't advisable, and that is when a fetus actually starts developing the ability to feel pain. Until then, and I may even argue after, this is the killing of cells.http://www.newhealthguide.org...I made a case as to why a woman should be able to have an abortion, but I don't really see a rebuttal, only stating that 2900 "little children" are killed in the womb. So, until you can clearly state why my analysis of why a woman should be able to have an abortion whether or not it is from rape or health concerns, then the argument "But think of the children!" is a moot point. In response to your comment on this debate: " just because the child is in the mothers womb" Actually, being in the mother's womb is a big part of this debate. This group of cells has a parasitic relationship with the mother, living off the mother's food and causing negative health symptoms as mood swings and sickness, while offering no benefit (unless you count an emotional one, in which case the person probably wouldnt get an abortion unless the circumstances deserve it." " murder" Murder is unjustly taking a human being's life, and you have yet to prove this is a human being."childs voice should still be heard out" How many fetuses do you know that can let their thoughts be known?" Lets remember that theres still always orphanages or foster homes available for those who arent ready for a child" Yet, this doesnt solve the problem of dealing with the negative health costs such as mood swings and sickness or the leave one would have to take after having the child.
Abortion

Over 87% of people who get abortions do it cause there "just not ready for a child" or "dont feel ready to commit to having a child" 12% of people who have abortions do it to prevent the health issues that would occur if they were to have a child. And only 1% of those who have abortions do it cause there a victim if rape and feel having a baby would add on to their stress Im not saying that I want abortion to be illegal I just perfer that their be a strict law to determine who is allowed an abortion for reasons being that nearly 2900 little children are killed in their mothers womb in a process called abortion (aka the easy way out) every single day by a majority of people who cant commit to there on actions. Oh and sorry for the late reply and im new to the website too.
Abortion

This is my first on the site, so I hope my skills aren't too out of tune. R1: If the problem with abortion is that it takes away a fetus' opportunity of life, then men masturbating should also be illegal, since every sperm is the opportunity of life. If you apply this idea broadly enough, then you could also say that every time a woman ovulates and is not getting pregnant is the opportunity for a child, and not getting pregnant during ovulation is illegal as well. C1: I think this conversation will have to tackle whether or not a fetus is a human life, rather than the possibility of a human life. I think a good analogy for this is we do not consider chicken eggs to be chickens. While the development of the brain begins in the first few weeks, the fetus doesn't even feel pain until the 28th. "Fetuses cannot feel pain until at least the 28th week of gestation because they haven't formed the necessary nerve pathways, says Mark Rosen, an obstetrical anesthesiologist at the University of California at San Francisco. " . http://discovermagazine.com... C2: Even if the fetus is a human being, it still doesn't get the right to live off the mother. If a person needs one of your kidneys to live, you are at no obligation to do so, even if this person was your child. So instead of giving the fetus the same rights as adult human beings, you are actually instigating we give them more.
Abortion

Sorry, but I am going to have to go in backwards order here because what you said last irked me. "And yes most women arent ready to have children, yet if thats a real issue for them then why couldnt they use birth controls or even a condem, both an option that people couldve took and a much less controversial option too. Yet instead they rely on abortion as there way out of responsibility. " One) Condoms and birth controls can fail. Two) For some reason, companies don't have to have birth control on their health insurance for their employees. So, acquiring birth control may not be as "less controversial" as you think. Three) Why does it matter whether or not an option is controversial? The idea of almost any change, especially in the USA, has been met with controversy. Gay marriage. Still a controversy. Slavery illegal? We had a war for that. ETC. , ETC. . Everything is a controversy when it is looked down upon, and one way to make it less of a controversy is to spread information and explain reasoning. Okay, now onto the living thing. I dont know how reliable this information is, since you didn't give a source except "modern biology textbooks" but let's deal with this anyway. One) Homeostasis: "The body's homeostatic mechanisms are controlled mainly by the Nervous System, and the Endocrine System. " According to this website, . http://www.whattoexpect.com... nervouse system isn't starting to develop until week 18, so at least until then this baby isn't keeping itself under control. . http://www.ivy-rose.co.uk...;Two) Organization: Okay, yeah, it is composed of cells. What you haven't demonstrated is that is is a human being. Seven) Reproduction: I'm skipping around but I can't really argue with the rest of them. How can a fetus reproduce? I know that this is the last round and you can't respond, by seriously, how can a fetus reproduce. It has reproductive organs, but a girl can't get pregant until puberty and sperm doesn't start developing until puberty. This is why I sort of question this list, because according to this humans that are infertile can't reproduce and therefore aren't living, and up until puberty kids aren't living. But, in the comments anyway, my opponent has forfeited so. .. .
Abortion

According to the most modern biology text books, scientists define anything living as having these seven characteristics: "7 Signs of Life" Homeostasis: Regulation of the internal environment to maintain a constant state; for example, electrolyte concentration or sweating to reduce temperature.Organization: Being structurally composed of one or more"cells, which are the basic units of life.Metabolism: Transformation of energy by converting chemicals and energy into cellular components (anabolism) and decomposing organic matter (catabolism). Living things require"energy"to maintain internal organization (homeostasis) and to produce the other phenomena associated with life.Growth: Maintenance of a higher rate of anabolism than catabolism. A growing organism increases in size in all of its parts, rather than simply accumulating matter.Adaptation: The ability to change over a period of time in response to the environment. This ability is fundamental to the process of"evolution"and is determined by the organism"s"heredity"as well as the composition of metabolized substances, and external factors present.Response to"stimuli: A response can take many forms, from the contraction of a unicellular organism to external chemicals, to complex reactions involving all the senses of multicellular organisms. A response is often expressed by motion, for example, the leaves of a plant turning toward the sun (phototropism) and by"chemotaxisReproduction: The ability to produce new individual organisms, either"asexually"from a single parent organism, or"sexually"from two parent organisms. And these are characteristics all fetuses have, so fetuses are living. And yes most women arent ready to have children, yet if thats a real issue for them then why couldnt they use birth controls or even a condem, both an option that people couldve took and a much less controversial option too. Yet instead they rely on abortion as there way out of responsibility.
Atheism has less evidence than Christianity

First off, that's not how it works. I don't have to prove atheism is real, as the default claim it that atheism is correct. It is your job to prove that Christianity is correct. You have not done that. That is like saying to prove an indictable pink unicorn lives in Juipter. That isn't possible. You say "Binary Code". But what does that mean? You say Islam and Christianity have a similar story. What does that mean? You have to prove that a God exists. You didn't. I googled self repeating code. The links said nothing about that proving a God exists. Your second piece of evidence was that Islam and Christianity have a similar story. That proves nothing. You need to have amazing evidence to prove a specific God is real. And multiple pieces too. Not just there being similarities in the stories in storybooks. As for your post in the comments, Atheism is not evolution. Atheism is that lack of a belief in a God. There is no evidence for a God, tgerefore atheism has "more" evidence then Christianity. Your rebbutals are just my quotes taken out of context and you ignoring my arguments. For example, if Noah's Ark was an allegory, why were there specific details in it? Plus, why would it be taken as am allegory. It is never alluded to or mentioned that the story is an allegory. You also said that God is pleased with his final product. Then why did he say he didn't like it? God is omnipresent, so he could see the future. Therefore, when God said he disliked his creation, he knew what was happening in the future. Get the picture?
Atheism has less evidence than Christianity

Rebutals: 1) According to the bible, God is not pleased with the final product (Verse Above), so my point still stands 2) Noah's Ark is a literal story. You just danced around my points. 3) How can you be all good if your plan requires evil? Common sense tells me that is impossible. If God doesn't have the qualities described in the bible, then he doesn't exist. 4) http://www.icr.org... The Earth is around 6000 years old. For the reasons above, that is impossible. 5) What does your first argument mean? That doesn't help you at all. Explain how that proves a Christian God exists.6 6) About the beast and your other points, both Christianity and Islam descended from the prophet Abraham, and they are quite similar, so obviously they will have some similarities. As for seeing Jesus, a few anecdotal stories proves nothing. 7) Isaiah 17:1. That doesn't help you. Damascus is not completely destroyed. It is damaged. Your verse says destroyed. 8) Christian persecution was common when the bible was written. Beheadings were common then. Bible has verse about beheading Christians. What is so amazing about that? 9) You gave me like 3 somewhat correct guesses. That doesn't prove that the Christian God exists. You have 1 more argument. In it, you need to prove with solid, indisputable, scientific evidence that not only large Christian God exists, but that the bible is correct as well. If not, then I will win. Good luck!