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  • This house believes that the Pope should excommunicate Rodrigo Duterte

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    I. Excommunication is a reversible institutional act of religious censure used to deprive membership of specific people in a religious community. \nII. Rodrigo Duterte is the former President of the Philippines, a country with over 80 million Roman Catholics (over 86% of the population). He has been responsible for thousands of deaths through extra-judicial killings in his brutal drug war. He has also recently signed into law an 'anti-terror' bill that gives the government free reign to label individuals as terrorists and grants greater power to detain and hold them."

    Sunway Mini 2024 · Semifinals · 2024-04-06

  • This house opposes New Atheism

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    New Atheism is a term used to describe a contemporary atheist movement that emerged in the late 2000s and gained prominence in the early 21st century. It is characterized by its outspoken and unapologetic criticism of religion, religious beliefs, and religious institutions.

    Glasgow Ancients 2024 · Round 4 · 2024-04-05

  • This House prefers a world where human beings have full access to their "noble records"

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    Raqib and Atid are angels in Islam that are also known as the "noble recorders", whose duties are quite literally to record the good and bad deeds (collectively known as "noble records") of each human that will be recounted and weighed on the Day of Reckoning to decide whether they will go to Heaven or Hell.

    Cebu Intervarsity Pre-UADC · Open Grand Final · 2024-04-05

  • This House believes that the "Messianic Age" preaching should be abandoned

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    In Abrahamic religions, the "Messianic Age" is the future period on which the messiah (or "savior") will appear on Earth, reign over it, and bring universal peace without any evil. It is known to the believers that not long after such an age passes, the Day of Judgment will come.

    Cebu Intervarsity Pre-UADC · Open Grand Final · 2024-04-05

  • That, as the Global South Fellowship of Anglican Churches, would leave the Anglican Communion

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    "For Anglican churches to be 'in communion' is for them to recognise each other's sacraments and bishops and view each other as being part of one overall church. The Anglican Communion is a denomination of regional churches who are in communion with the Church of England (CoE).<br><br>Currently the Anglican Communion is divided over liberalising reforms (e.g. the ordination of females priests and bishops, the acceptance of and performing of same-sex marriages). The major conservative block within the Anglican Communion is the Global South Fellowship of Anglican Churches. These divides have also caused splintering of Anglicanism in the USA, with the conservative Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) splitting from the liberal Episcopal Church. The Global South Fellowship of Anglican Churches recognise the ACNA, but the CoE and other more liberal Anglican churches do not."

    University of Queensland Easters 2024 · Round 2 · 2024-04-01

  • That Lebanon should conduct a new census

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    Lebanon runs under a confessional political system in which political power is divided between various religious groups. For instance, seats in the parliament are split 50/50 between Christians and Muslims. The president is required to be a Maronite Catholic, the prime minister a Sunni Muslim. This split is based on the 1932 census, which showed a slim majority of Maronite Catholics. More recent surveys have shown the population is closer to one-third Maronite, with Muslims a slim majority. Lebanon has not had a census since 1932.

    University of Queensland Easters 2024 · Semifinals · 2024-04-01

  • This house, as Jewish Orthodox leaders in the U.S., Would encourage American Jews to migrate to Israel

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    Jewish Orthodoxy refers to the traditionalist branch of Judaism that adheres strictly to the Torah and Jewish law. It includes denominations such as the Ultra-urthodox (Haredi), Modern Orthodoxy and Traditionalists (Masortim). It is estimated there are between 600,00-800,000 Orthodox Jews in the U.S. currently.

    Spring Challenge Open 2025 · Round 4 · 2024-03-29

  • This house believes that the scientific community should reject the view that science and religion are non-overlapping magisteria

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    “Non-overlapping magisteria” is the belief that science and religion describe fundamentally distinct aspects of human experience, and thus represent two different and equally valid modes of inquiry. According to this belief, scientific inquiry cannot, and should not, encroach on the territory of religious knowledge and experience.

    IIT Kanpur APD 2024 · Schools Finals · 2024-03-29

  • This house believes that the scientific community should reject the view that science and religion are non-overlapping magisteria

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    “Non-overlapping magisteria” is the belief that science and religion describe fundamentally distinct aspects of human experience, and thus represent two different and equally valid modes of inquiry. According to this belief, scientific inquiry cannot, and should not, encroach on the territory of religious knowledge and experience

    IIT Kanpur APD 2024 · Novice Finals · 2024-03-29

  • This house believes that Christian Leaders should prioritize the humanistic vision of Christ over the divine vision of Christ.

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    The “humanistic vision” of Jesus Christ promotes his personhood and distances him from an almighty image. For example, the "humanistic vision" may show Jesus suffering and displaying strong emotions (anger against the hypocrites, horror about his crucifixion, irony when joking with his apostles), and may suggest a relationship between Jesus and Mary Magdalene.</p><p>The “divine vision” of Jesus Christ promotes his role as Son of God and his perfection, minimizing his humanity and fragility. The "divine vision" may include examples like a Salvation speech focusing primarily on the Afterlife and a Jesus without strong emotions and human reactions.

    North American Universities Debating Championship 2024 · Round 4 · 2024-03-28

  • This house prefers religious doctrines that teach that people are inherently good to religious doctrines that teach that people are inherently sinful

    Colgate Open 2024 · Round 4 · 2024-03-24

  • This house as religious leaders, would stop their involvement in studies that seek to prove scriptural inerrancy

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    Scriptures refer to writings that are regarded as holy in a particular religion (e.g., the Bible in Christianity, Quran in Islam, the Vedas in Hinduism). Scriptural inerrancy implies that holy writings contain neither material errors nor internal contradictions in the original writings.

    Manila Pro-Am 2024: Pre-UADC · Semifinals · 2024-03-23