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Should All students after 2035 be required go to college by the law

No, I dont think that all Students after 2035 be required by the law to go to college. Unless the Government is paying for every student to go to the college they want. Another reason why i am againist this is because not everyone can afford to go college, and also the government should not be in charge of what teens decide to do with there lives. I am in High School right now and i am very blessed to have a full-ride scholar ship to UCLA, but its really hard to get schlarships, So what im trying to say is that its hard to get money for college and some students just dont want to go. So why should the law force them, its there lives and let them be in charge.
THB: That on balance it is preferable to have a small penis.

Through most of our pms we have discussed all types of things about sex. I am defining a decent penis as being around 7 inches and having a nice bit of thickness to it. My disillusioned friend is going asian on me, and wanting to say its preferable to have under a 5 incher. I decided to take this debate to help out with his self esteem and maybe by hearing himself talk, he can someday realize that small can be okay. Well not really, but keep hoping buddy. I would direct you to this video but you start your first round and wish you the best of luck . http://www.youtube.com...
THB: That on balance it is preferable to have a small penis.

Me and Mikal discussed having this debate in a PM. We'll be sharing the BOP. He can start his arguments in the first round if he wants, but will forfeit the last round. Mikal wants to define a big penis as 7 inches or above and have a good girth (whatever that is). I guess I'll define small penis as 5 inches and below. Girth can be of any size. On a personal note, I'm buddies with Mikal and have been worried about his self esteem. Some people might not realize this but Mikal hates you. He has stated the following; "With that said I genuinely mean that, I hate 90 percent of you. The people that i'm really good friends with know how to get in touch me and ill continue to talk to you. The people that I dislike, i sincerely wish you all to hell" Mikal even named that thread taking a hiatus/quitting, because he thinks you Yes you are too stupid to know what the word hiatus means. http://www.debate.org... What can make a person so miserable and angry that they hate 90% of the population? Why does he view everyone as so stupid that he needs to define Hiatus? He's angry because he has a small penis. Most people with small penises walk around angry at the 90% of the world with bigger penises. I'm not by any means making fun of him. In today's society we need small penis awareness. It's not right that these kids walk around angry and depressed all because of something they can't help. People often wonder Mikal's motivations for rapping his way (against predominately white people) to the highest ELO on the site. This guy has devoted so much energy to out rapping white people and climbing the ELO board to compensate for his small penis that he has literally broken the ELO system. HOPE Mikal is a great guy and I'm going to help him by showing him that not only is having a small penis not as bad as he thinks it is, but it's actually preferable to having a large penis. You see Mikal you don't have to inflate your EGO/ELO by rapping against white people. You don't have to walk around hating 90% of the population. You no longer have to do so many sit-ups. You see there is nothing to compensate for, nothing to be angry about. Having a small penis is something to be proud of and maybe even brag about.
Homosexuality: a sin to Christians

===> Introduction <=== My opponent brings up completely new information in the last round which is largely regarded as bad form a my opponent cannot offer any response to my rebuttals. He fails to address my point about Jesus's two commandments, furthermore he fails to address my point about Paul's opinion of not marrying and merely questions why it was brought up. Additionally he gives no real dismissal of my proof of Paul saying "I say" and "Not I but the Lord". ===> Argument <=== My opponent obviously does not regard marriage as a sin, but yet by his ridiculous contention that every word of scripture is divinely inspired. Marriage is a sin. Wearing polyester is a sin. The words that Judas speaks flow from the holy spirit. "We do not view marriage as a sin, for no where in the Bible does it say it is. " My opponent is basically making the following argument: Paul says to not be homosexual in his letter to Corinth All words in the bible are from God Therefore since Paul is against homosexuality, God is against homosexuality, therefore it is a sin. Applying the same logic. Paul says not to marry in his letter to Corinth. All words in t bible are from God. Therefore since Paul is against marriage, God is against marriage, therefore it is a sin. However my opponent states that marriage is not a sin, therefore contradiction, and his by his own statement his logic that every word is God inspired is broken. There is a difference between being inspired and being the direct command and judgement of God. My opponent's two verses to back up his claim fail. Both state that all scripture is inspired by God and is profitable for teaching. With this statement I agree. However in neither of these statements does it say that all scriptures is a direct commandment of God. Furthermore Paul is not a prophet nor did he claim to be. ===> Conclusion <=== I have refuted my opponent's own point by using his logic against him and by applying similar "sins" to his "sin test" and by my opponent's own acknowledgment(marriage is not a sin) he has failed. My opponent's has ignored several of my claims even though he had ample space to contest them in the character limit. His affirmation has been refuted and he has not proven his affirmation. His weak conjecture that every word in the bible no matter who it comes from is a judgement of what is and isn't sin has been struck down by me by using my opponent's own opinion and logic.
Homosexuality: a sin to Christians

My opponent keeps pointing out that Paul said it is good not to marry. Who brought that up. The fact that it can be good not to marry and to marry has nothing to do with homosexuality. Just because he says it is good not to marry, doesn't mean that homosexuality is ok. I don't see where you can pull that into this argument. We do not view marriage as a sin, for no where in the Bible does it say it is. The sentence that states that the Bible was inspired by God, was in fact, not my only sentence to argue this point. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 (New International Version) All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work. 2 Peter 1:20-21 (New International Version) Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet's own interpretation. For prophecy never had its origin in the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit. You can not find anything in those to passages that will prove my point of the Bible being inspired wrong.
Homosexuality: a sin to Christians

Is my opponent seriously contending that every word of the Bible is the word of God? This is certainly not so as Christians do not believe the following: Deuteronomy 22:11 "Thou shalt not wear a garment of divers sorts, as of woollen and linen together. " Furthermore are the words that Judas speaks inspired by God? He was an apostle. Why would Paul say (Not I but the Lord) in one instance if his entire letter was inspired by the lord? One could argue that pastors are also inspired by the holy spirit, but are their words equivalent to the word of God? Do pastors have the power to create sin? Point: The Apostles themselves are allowed to have opinions and not every word they speak was inspired by God or meant as a direct commandment from God. My opponent has failed to address my point about Paul saying that it is good not to marry. Yet do we view marriage as a sin? ===> Conclusion <=== My opponent has not argued any new contentions he only gives one sentence to support his original contention when he says "for every part of the Bible is inspired by the Holy Spirit. " This idea has clearly been negated. Furthermore my opponent provides no logical nor scriptual proof to back his own claim that every single word in the Bible is a direct commandment from God. He fails to address my point about Jesus's two commandments, furthermore he fails to address my point about Paul's opinion of not marrying. Additionally he gives no real dismissal of my proof of Paul saying "I say" and "Not I but the Lord". My opponent's contention has thoroughly been negated, he has failed to address most of my arguments and produces no scriptural proof backing his latest claim that every word is divinely inspired and thus is the direct commandment of God. Despite my opponent not having any proof I have thoroughly negated his new point through simple logic.
Homosexuality: a sin to Christians

_________________________________________________________________________________________________ I didn't feel like I would have to state who wrote Corinthians, since, I figured you would know who wrote it since you have accepted this argument, I figured you would know. When Jesus said to "Love your neighbor as yourself" and "Love each other as I have loved you. " He wasn't using it the way our culture just throws it around as I pointed out in the first round. If you went to the site I added in the first round, you would know exactly what I am talking about. Paul wrote 1&2 Corinthians to the Church of Corinth, as you said. He knew they they would not think he was God so he didn't feel the need to point that out before every thing he said. If God did not want it in the Bible He would not put it in Paul's heart through the Holy Spirit, for every part of the Bible is inspired by the Holy Spirit.
Homosexuality: a sin to Christians

===> Definitions <=== For clarity I would like to pose the following definitions: sin - Deliberate disobedience to the known will of God. God - The holy trinity, meaning God, Jesus, Holy Spirit. ===> Argument of Contention <=== My opponent fails to recognize who wrote Corinthians 6:9 or who it was too. It was a letter written by Paul to the church of Corinth. Paul obviously isn't God. The following was also written in the same letter: 1 Corinthians 7:1 "Now for the matters you wrote about: It is good for a man not to marry. " 1 Corinthians 7: 8 Now to the unmarried and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I am. 9 But if they cannot control themselves, they should marry, for it is better to marry than to burn with passion. 1 Corinthians 7:10 To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband. 11But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife. You'll notice that Peter is not God. When he does give directions from God in Corinthians 7:10 he says "not I, but the Lord" Which is different from Corinthians 7:8 when he uses the words "I say". If he would have given a command from God in Corinthians 6:9 Paul would have stated that this was a message from God and not himself, which he does not do. Paul himself acknowledges that he is not God by his differentiation in addressing the people of Corinth. Since only God can determine sin, my opponent's contention is thoroughly negated. However if there was any doubt we can rely upon Jesus's words: Matthew 22:36-40 (New International Version) 36"Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law? " 37Jesus replied: " 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. '[a] 38This is the first and greatest commandment. 39And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself. '[b] 40All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments. " Clearly the supposed law against homosexuality hangs on neither of these two commandments. Therefore homosexuality is not a sin. ===> Conclusion <=== To conclude: Paul is not God. Only God can determine sin. Jesus abolished old testament law that does not hang upon his two great commandments. The supposed law against homosexuality supports neither of these two commandments, thus it is not a law nor a sin. Contention Negated.
Homosexuality: a sin to Christians

I have challenged johngriswald to a debate on the topic of, Is Homosexuality a sin in a Christians eyes? My Opening statement includes this: 1 Corinthians 6:9 (New International Version) 9Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders. 1 Corinthians was a letter to the city of Corinth, which in most cases is like today's society. Women dressing inappropriately, men paying prostitutes for sex, etc. Yes the Bible says "Love your neighbor as yourself." "Love one another as I have loved you." Those passages weren't saying go off and marry them. Jesus used the word love in the form of show kindness, love them like a brother, NOT go and marry them. The Bible was originally written in Hebrew. Understanding the concepts that are invested in words can aid us in our own lives. As an interesting example, the word "love" which is thrown about so freely in English, has a special meaning in Hebrew. Love in Hebrew is "Ahava" , which is made up of three basic Hebrew letters, . These three letters actually are broken down into two parts: a two letter base or root, , and the first letter, , which is a modifier. The meaning of the two letter base, , is "to give". The letter "aleph" , which precedes these two letters comes to modify the meaning of the base word, "give". The meaning of , is "I give" and also "love". Aome words got cut out because they were in Hebrew, so go to this site to see the whole paragraph. http://www.jewishmag.com...
This House Would deny tax-exempt status to religios-institutions failing to appoint women equally.

The government has also a responsibility to refrain from overstepping. The biggest hole in your argument is the idea of separation of church and state. Just as the church shouldn't rule the nation, the nation shouldn't rule the church. Regardless of whether the church should allow women to preach or not is not the business of the government and for the sake of freedom they need to let it be.I am using the word "Church" to refer to all religious institutions.I believe that men and women are equal, but different. I believe my ramble was quite confusing, but regardless unimportant to this argument.I am a girl. 61% of church goes are female.http://churchformen.com...
This House Would deny tax-exempt status to religios-institutions failing to appoint women equally.

In this argument I am simply saying "Church" in reference to any religious institution. If we are to work from the idea of separation of church and state, this includes that the states should stay out of the churches business. The church is not held to discrimination charges for this reason, regardless of why someone is discriminated against. It is good and dandy if a church chooses to hire women, but being forced to comply with hiring women is the government over-stepping. In Christianity at least, the church does not see women as inferior. Rather, their role is different in the church, and because of the curse mentioned in genesis, "Then he said to the woman, "I will sharpen the pain of your pregnancy, and in pain you will give birth. And you will desire to control your husband, but he will rule over you."" This means that many women have a desire to control male peers, rather than build them up in faith. Now, how far this should go is debatable, personally I think it is possible that in later verses talking about this though Paul, some of his own bias may of came through. Though even then, he speaks of many women in good. For example, I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant of the church at Cenchreae, that you may welcome her in the Lord in a way worthy of the saints, and help her in whatever she may need from you, for she has been a patron of many and of myself as well." I believe this to be possible, of his bias to be infused, because Corinthians was a letter. His worldly faults could seep in. But that is up to an individual to decide and to what extent. Deborah was a prophetess and women given much authority in the bible, before him. Regardless some better thoughts on this can be seen here, and you can see why many denominations do not allow women in positions of authority: http://findingyourwayinchrist.blogspot.com... The most important idea to this is though, that if you tax churches because they refuse to put women in charge, you are trying to allow the state to control the church which gives much to much power to the state and sacrifices religious freedom.
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Andrew Jackson's Spoil System

Hello Sir...Thank you for posting this challenge and I'm looking forward to good debate! Yes, the system was bad at the time, but in modern society, I don't think it is a valid argument to make. The spoils system doesn't affect now. The party needs to get stuff in order to create a successful presidential career. If we can not get stuff done, the country divides, causing tensions and ruining the Political Capital of the president, which we can not allow because then countries like Russia and North Korea would see our weakness and declare war on us. Firing officials is bad, but we voted on a president that we thought would make the best choices. That is a mistake on the voters, not the Spoils System. If anything, blame the voters for picking the wrong candidate. Voters expected to make the right choice. If they choose the wrong candidate, the Spoils System should not suffer