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  • This house, as the Catholic Church, would actively fund liberation theology in Latin America

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    Liberation theology is a Christian theological approach emphasizing the liberation of the oppressed. Depending on the context, this has been focused on groups such as the poor, the politically disenfranchised, or persons subject to other forms of inequality, like race or caste.

    Hart House Summer Open 2024 · Semifinals · 2024-07-13

  • This house prefers a world where upon death, individuals are reincarnated as opposed to going to the afterlife

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    Reincarnation is the belief that the non-physical essence of a living being starts a new life in a different physical form or body after biological death and remains on our plane of existence (i.e. on Earth). A belief in the afterlife, on the other hand, specifies that upon death the being moves to another plane of existence (e.g. heaven, hell, etc.).

    Hart House Summer Open 2024 · Junior Semifinals · 2024-07-13

  • This house would tell the world rather than maintain the seal of confession

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    In the Catholic Church, the Seal of Confession is the absolute duty of priests or anyone who happens to hear a confession not to disclose anything that they learn from penitents during the course of the Sacrament of Penance (confession). You are the High Cardinal that acts as Pope's confessor. During his confession he tells you he is struggling with his faith and has come to the conclusion that he no longer believes in God.

    Split Open 2024 · Grand Final · 2024-07-06

  • This house regrets the vilification of hedonism

    Infoslide

    2\. Hedonism refers to the prioritization of pleasure in one's lifestyle, actions, or thoughts.

    Bicol Intervarsity 2024 · High School Finals · 2024-07-06

  • This chamber would reveal that information.

    Infoslide

    You are a young, prosperous priest of the Catholic Church. While studying ancient books in the depths of the Vatican archives, you discover that the Church is hiding the fact that all the foundations of Catholic faith (miracles, transfigurations, biblical narratives, holy artifacts) are actually remnants of an ancient tribe of beings called the Isu, which the Church has appropriated. After reading these books, you know that this information is true.

    Szkoła Debatuje: Zakład 24' · Round 4 · 2024-07-05

  • That we oppose the establishment of "prohibited art" museums.

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    For the purposes of this debate, a "prohibited art" museum is a museum specially curated to display works of art that were denounced or censored by the mainstream for political, social, or religious reasons. One example is the Museum of Prohibited Art that opened in Barcelona in October 2023, which houses exhibits such as "Piss Christ" (a blood-red photograph of the crucifixion immersed in the artist’s urine; Andres Serrano), "Silence" (an exhibit of 30 pairs of stiletto heels on the same number of Islamic prayer rugs; Zoulikha Bouabdellah) and "Shark" (a sculpture of a tied up, nearly- naked Saddam Hussein submerged in formaldehyde; David Cerny).

    Jakarta Australasian Intervarsity Debate Championships 2024 · Round 2 · 2024-07-01

  • That, in multireligious states, schools should teach integrated religious education instead of separated religious education.

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    In ‘integrated religious education’, all students are taught material encompassing many major religions. In ‘separated religious education’, students study different religions in distinct classrooms (i.e. Catholic students attend Catholic class, Buddhist students attend Buddhist class, etc.).

    Jakarta Australasian Intervarsity Debate Championships 2024 · ESL Finals · 2024-07-01

  • This house believes that sinicisation is in the interests of minority groups in China

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    For the purposes of this debate, sinicisation is the process by which non- Chinese minorities within China are assimilated into Chinese culture, often through explicit policy. Examples of this include changing architectural features in mosques, requiring Chinese-language (instead of local language) on business and street signs, asserting Chinese identity and language in schooling, and general state directives to implement Chinese cultural integration within religions.

    St Andrews Pre-EUDC 2024 · Semifinals · 2024-07-01

  • That we regret the influence of the Filipino Catholic Church in the People Power Revolution.

    Infoslide

    The 1986 People Power Revolution was a nonviolent protest that led to the end of Ferdinand Marcos Sr.’s 20-year dictatorship and the inauguration of Corazon Aquino as President of the Philippines. An estimated two million people participated in the revolution. Religious groups played a significant role in the protest, alongside opposition political parties, military defectors who opposed Marcos, and militant groups. Religious groups were led by then-Archbishop of Manila, Cardinal Jaime Sin, who called on Filipinos to surround the police and military headquarters to protect military defectors. Additionally, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) wrote a statement opposing Marcos, calling out the government's systematic voter disenfranchisement, widespread vote-buying, tampering of election results, and political violence.

    Jakarta Australasian Intervarsity Debate Championships 2024 · ESL Finals · 2024-07-01

  • This house prefers a world where religions framed suffering as a collective test from god rather than being sourced from individual desires

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    In religious scriptures, the cause for sins and suffering is usually sourced from the temptations and desires of individuals. Generally, these desires are propagated to be individualistic in nature and it is through the faith in god/s and subscription to dogmas and rituals that save an individual from sin and suffering.

    Debatable Open 2024 · Semifinals · 2024-06-30

  • This house, as a religious believer, prefers not to perceive god

    Infoslide

    The face of god refers to the theory that god’s existence cannot be perceived, as their characteristic of being transcendent assumes that they are infinite and are inconceivable to the human mind.

    Debatable Open 2024 · Semifinals · 2024-06-30

  • This house believes that the Catholic Church should abandon the dogma of papal infallibility

    Infoslide

    Papal infallibility is a dogma in the Catholic Church that presupposes that a Pope can speak no wrong when he propagates doctrines based on religious scripture and tradition. This dogma does not necessarily mean that the Pope cannot sin nor does it mean that it cannot be challenged by other practioners of faith. Instead, the dogma is related to the story of Jesus entrusting St. Peter (the first Pope) with his church, and thus the doctrines of faith or morals issued by the Pope are in his capacity as his successor to St. Peter. Essentially, sourcing the idea of the pope being infalliable due to God's trust to Peter and his successors. Examples of when papal infallibility was used was when Mary’s immaculate conception of Jesus and her assumption to heaven was placed into dogma, and the ruling of the Catholic Church having to reserve priestly ordination to men alone.

    Debatable Open 2024 · Semifinals · 2024-06-30