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brian_eggleston's Debates
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In a democracy, civil disobedience is an appropriate weapon in the fight for justice.
This is a classic debate topic, whose roots, at least within an American context, go back to the struggle for American independence when British colonists engaged in acts of civil disobedience to protest against British rule. The Boston Tea Party, an act of civil disobedience, helped spark the American Revolution. It was a far less dramatic act of civil disobedience, a single individual refusing to pay his taxes in protest of the Mexican-American war and slavery in the nineteenth century that...
WIIL INDIA BE ABLE TO HOST BTHE OLYMPICS LIKE THE CHINESE
YES!!!definately india would be able to host the plypics like the chinese as the developement of india towards a superpower is not far enough and after becoming a super power we wuold take all steps to ensure that the olympisc which is going to be held in new delhi.Will definately be betterthan the one in beijing.i have full faith in my mother hood country and truly believe that we will have mucch much better equipment tha our neighbuors CHINA!!!!!!!!!as i am confident of abetter performance tha...
Fast food restaurants should have narrow doorways to stop the obese from getting in.
Let's take the following as given, shall we? 1 - Being obese is unhealthy. 2 - The items on the menus of fast food restaurants are generally high in calories. 3 – Most obese people are overweight because they are greedy and lazy. 3 - Watching the obese scoff down their grub like pigs with their snouts in the trough is unpleasant and puts normal people off their meals. I have deliberately limited the parameter of this debate to fast food restaurants as I understand that obese people sti...
Employers should not be legally obliged to accommodate their employees' religious beliefs.
There have been a number of instances recently where Christian employees wishing to adhere to their faith in the workplace have taken their employers to court over and duly won their respective cases. For example, a devout Christian working as a registrar refused to conduct same-sex civil partnership ceremonies as she considered them to be contrary to her religious beliefs. Her successful legal action has set the precedent that religious beliefs supersede the rights of lesbians and gays in th...
ISLAM IS THE WORLDS MAIN THREAT
From Dr. Peter Hammond's book: Slavery, Terrorism and Islam: The Historical Roots and Contemporary Threat. Islam: A 100% System of Life Islam is not a religion, nor is it a cult. In its fullest form, it is a complete, total, 100% system of life. Islam has religious, legal, political, economic, social, and military components. The religious component is a beard for all of the other components. Islamization begins when there are sufficient Muslims in a country to agitate for their r...
catholic principles: democrat or republican?
** introduction/disclaimer ** if the catholic church absolutely had to side with a political party (democrat or republican), which one do you think it should choose, not based on scripture, but based on the religion's VALUES? i acknowledge that you can't have one without the other. the holy bible is where we read, learn and how we pass on catholic beliefs. however for the purpose of this debate, i ask that my opponent (who will argue on behalf of republicans, even if he/she is not republican)...
1 can be proven to have the same value as 0.9999999etc.
Good day to you, opponent, and to you, the voter 1 and .99999etc can be proved to be the same, and have the same value. In other words, they are equivalent. If you disagree with my statement, please accept this debate and tell me why....
Solarman1969 is rood mainly for the attention.
Hi , During a debate concerning the sport of swimming, Solarman1969 and I got into a verbal arguement that may still now be going on. Nevertheless, he will probably make a comment on this debate (if accepted) on how I am a 'scared mouse', or another common 'little boy-girl'. Either this, or a cheek remark of the opposite that oozes sarcasm. Solarman1969- yes you!- feels the need to maintain his reputation as a rood jerk who can never win a debate. He is probably not that bad a person in real l...
There's no porn on the Internet
One of my mates reckons you can view pornography on the Internet but I don't believe him. If my opponent can prove him right and me wrong by providing a link to a porn site (without this debate being cancelled by support) then I will concede defeat. However, if my opponent fails in this challenge then I win! Good luck!...
Obese customers should pay more for flights.
With the rising price of gas and the growing costs of airfare, some airlines are starting to opt in programs that charge fees for passengers who are visibly over a certain weight. The reason for this is simple: 1) Obese customers cost more to insure. Those who are obese are more prone to high-altitudes medical situations, thus airline insurance for such scenarios go up. Since they currently don't charge insurance based on individual fliers, it seems unfair to charge everyone for the lifest...