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  • THR the establishment of independent religious schools in multi-religious societies

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    For the purposes of the debate, an "independent religious school" is a religious school owned and ran by members of the local religious community. Examples include traditional Muslim schools in India (madrassas), Malaysia (pondok schools) and Indonesia (pesantren), or the international seminary education system of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Mormon church). Independent religious schools are distinct to formal education institutions where students may study theology as part of a larger national curriculum (e.g. the Islamic Theology subject in Malaysian secondary schools) or where students may earn an accredited academic qualification in theology (e.g. secular universities offering degrees in theology).

    DTU Pre-Worlds 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-11-01

  • “This House prefers a predominantly polytheistic world.”

    Infoslide

    Polytheism refers to a belief system that involves the worship of multiple deities instead of just one.

    Armorial 2025 · Rodada 4 · 2025-11-01

  • This House prefers a world where all individuals have a strong belief in In-Yeon

    Infoslide

    In-Yeon (인연) is a Korean concept roughly translating to “fate” or “connection across lifetimes.” It’s the belief that every encounter between people, even fleeting ones, is the result of countless prior connections in past lives, and that these meetings carry deep significance.

    University of Western Ontario Fall High School Tournament 2025 · Quarterfinals · 2025-11-01

  • This house believes that the Evidential Problem of Evil means that a benevolent God does not exist

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    The 'Evidential Problem of Evil' can be described as follows: Premise 1: There exist instances of intense suffering which an omnipotent, omniscient being could have prevented. Premise 2: Such a being would prevent any such suffering if it existed.

    Hugill Western Canadian Debating Championship 2025 · Semifinals · 2025-10-25

  • This house believes that the belief in Tadhana has no place in modern-day Philippine society

    Infoslide

    Tadhana is the Filipino belief in fate or destiny where outcomes in life are pre-determined by some divine entity.

    3rd Visayas Novice Debate Cup · Round 4 · 2025-10-25

  • This house believes that the Filipino belief in "Gaba" has done more harm than good

    Infoslide

    "Gaba" is loosely used to determine person's fate and destiny according to the actions they commit. It is the karmic justice that says people who do good will be rewarded and people who do bad will be punished.

    3rd Visayas Novice Debate Cup · Open Finals · 2025-10-25

  • This House Prefers a world where the gnostic conception of Christianity became the dominant form of Christianity.

    Infoslide

    The gnostic conception of Christianity differs from the traditional conception in two key ways. Firstly, gnostic christians believe that the material world was not the creation of the true god, but the creation of a malevolent, deceitful demiurge(lesser god). Secondly, they reject the idea that Christ’s sacrifice saved humanity; they rather believe that Christ saved humanity as a teacher, by spreading knowledge that would save humanity from ignorance.

    Unity Cup 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-10-25

  • This house regrets the decline of Black Liberation Theology in African American activism

    Infoslide

    James Cone argues that “the task of black theology is to analyze the nature of the gospel of Jesus Christ in the light of oppressed blacks so they will see the gospel as inseparable from their humiliated condition, and as bestowing on them the necessary power to break the chains of oppression.” Throughout the Black Freedom Struggle, African American activists have mobilized Black theology to inspire forms of political action, shape the institutional design of social movements, generate theories of political organizing, deploy political rhetoric, and orient critiques of American society. Black theology has historically animated various movements, including (most famously) the Abolitionist Movement and the Civil Rights Movement led by stalwarts like Pauli Murray, Maria Stewart, Martin Luther King, and Malcolm X. As Taylor Branch writes, The civil rights movement fused the political promise of equal votes with the spiritual doctrine of equal souls.

    Institution of Business Administration Debating Championship 2025 · Semifinals · 2025-10-24

  • This house welcomes the separation of GAFCON from the traditional Anglican communion

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    In October 2025, the Global Anglican Future Conference (GAFCON)—a coalition of predominantly Global South Anglican provinces—announced that it would no longer recognize the authority of the Archbishop of Canterbury or the traditional instruments of the Anglican Communion. The decision followed the appointment of Sarah Mullally as the first female Archbishop of Canterbury, which GAFCON leaders criticized as reflecting a departure from traditional doctrine. GAFCON declared plans to form its own theocratic leadership and governance structures, as well as establish a parallel Anglican denomination to the traditional Anglican communion.

    Manila Pre-WUDC 2025 · EFL Finals · 2025-10-24

  • This house welcomes the separation of GAFCON from the traditional Anglican communion

    Infoslide

    In October 2025, the Global Anglican Future Conference (GAFCON)—a coalition of predominantly Global South Anglican provinces—announced that it would no longer recognize the authority of the Archbishop of Canterbury or the traditional instruments of the Anglican Communion. The decision followed the appointment of Sarah Mullally as the first female Archbishop of Canterbury, which GAFCON leaders criticized as reflecting a departure from traditional doctrine. GAFCON declared plans to form its own theocratic leadership and governance structures, as well as establish a parallel Anglican denomination to the traditional Anglican communion.

    Manila Pre-WUDC 2025 · Semifinals · 2025-10-24

  • This house believes that the tribe should choose the person to be sacrificed by lottery instead of deciding by majority vote

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    There is a prehistoric tribe of about 100 people who sacrifice one member every year for the purposes of a religious ritual. There is no way to disobey this ritual because otherwise God would become angry with the tribe and destroy it completely. God will not retaliate regardless of who dies.

    Davao Novice Cup 2025 · Novice Finals · 2025-10-18

  • This house prefers a secularized portrayal of religious terrorist organizations as opposed to highlighting their religious identity

    Davao Novice Cup 2025 · High School Quarterfinals · 2025-10-18

  • This House Believes That the feminist movement in developing countries should refrain from critiquing religious practices that have different rules based on gender (e.g. wearing of veils and separate prayer spaces in Islam, different rules of conduct for female monks in Buddhism etc.)

    Oxford Schools 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-10-12