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  • This house prefers a world where the message of immortality was delivered

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    The Igbo folklore tells the story of Chukwu (God) who sent a dog to deliver the secret of immortality to man, along the way the dog got distracted and never delivered the secret. So Chukwu once again sent the sheep but the sheep, too stupid, also failed to deliver. In time the first man died and was sprinkled with ash and therein, man lost his claim to immortality.

    Kampala Open 2024 · Open Finals · 2024-01-27

  • This house prefers a world in which religions default to handling significant ideological disagreements via schism

    Infoslide

    In the context of religious scholarship, an ideological disagreement refers to an incident where two groups within a religion disagree on what doctrine to teach or what rules to impose on its followers. A schism is an event where members of a religion decide to split and form two separate sects (eg Eastern Orthodox and Catholic)."}" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":769,"3":{"1":0},"11":4,"12":0}" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">In the context of religious scholarship, an ideological disagreement refers to an incident where two groups within a religion disagree on what doctrine to teach or what rules to impose on its followers. A schism is an event where members of a religion decide to split and form two separate sects (eg Eastern Orthodox and Catholic).

    Father Roger Guindon Cup 2024 · Quarterfinals · 2024-01-27

  • This house would only recruit atheists to be part of the group, and would not allow any religious books or items of worship on board.

    Infoslide

    The year is 2,140. A distant planet very similar to Earth has been discovered. A group of humans is supposed to embark on a journey to settle the planet.

    Anglo Blend 2024 · Semifinals · 2024-01-20

  • This house prefers a world with a dominant norm of red circle of fate

    Infoslide

    The Red Circle of Fate is a mysterious theory arising out of Buddhism. It refers to a belief in pre-determined destiny that brings together particular individuals at some specific point of their life. It is as if they stand together within this invisible circle and share a common fate. There are chance meetings among strangers and there are meetings which may seem to be chance meetings initially, but turn into fateful encounters.

    The 8th CBS Parliamentary Debate 2024 · Round 3 · 2024-01-20

  • This house, as the Pope, will publicly denounce God.

    Infoslide

    You are the Pope. One day, God came down and announced that his ideal world is one where racism, conflicts, and other atrocities exist. Every once in a while, when it gets to peaceful, God will launch some form of disaster (black death, covid, tsunami) for entertainment. If people learned the truth, God will lose interest in Earth and leave it alone forever.

    Anglo Blend 2024 · Semifinals · 2024-01-20

  • This House prefers a world where people believe that judgment and entry into the afterlife happens through a metric of peer review over a metric that takes into account the net impact of your actions on the world.

    Infoslide

    For the purpose of this debate, peer review is defined as the sum of judgments that people around you make based on the perceived impact you had on them. The people you interact with the most hold a stronger weight in calculating this sum

    Indo-Pacific World School Debate Open 2024 · U-14 Finals · 2024-01-19

  • This house would destroy the evidence

    Infoslide

    You are a scientist who has discovered definitive evidence that God does not exist. You are confident that you are the only person who knows, or will ever know, this information

    Moraitis Cup 2024 · Grand Final · 2024-01-18

  • This house would ban religious charities from engaging in proselytization (i.e. the act of attempting to convert or persuade individuals to adopt a particular religious belief, often through preaching, teaching, or promoting religious doctrines)

    Western Canada BP Champs · Quarterfinals · 2024-01-13

  • This house supports the use of lifestyle clauses in prenuptial marriage agreements

    Infoslide

    Prenuptial agreements, or ‘prenups’ are signed before marriage, and dictate how assets will be divided in the case of a divorce. For example, each partner in the marriage should get 50% of the money and properties, or one gets all the money, and the other gets all the properties. Lifestyle clauses are terms in prenuptial agreements that require a party to pay financial penalties if they violated the clause and end up getting a divorce. Such terms can prohibit a partner from cheating, the division of labour for childcare, the raising of children in a particular religion, or the amount of time partners should spend together.

    Western Canada BP Champs · Round 2 · 2024-01-13

  • This house would allow individuals to sue religious organisations for compensation for the harmful effects of choices made as a result of adherence to religious doctrine

    Chattogram BP 2024 · Pre-Semi Final · 2024-01-12

  • This House believes that Catholic same-sex couples should actively oppose the Church's sanctioned blessing ceremonies

    Infoslide

    In December 2023, the Vatican released an official statement allowing for Church-sanctioned blessing ceremonies for same-sex couples. The statement stresses that the blessing ceremonies should in no way resemble marriages, and it reiterates the Church's negative stance on homosexuality and that the sacrament of marriage should strictly remain between man and woman.

    Philippine Schools Debate Championship 2024 · Round 7 · 2024-01-08

  • In countries with significant religious diversity, This house believes that states should push for the abolishment of Religious Personal Law

    Infoslide

    Religious personal law is a set of legal principles and regulations that govern personal and family matters according to the tenets of a particular religion, different from civil laws of a nation

    DTU PD 2024 · Grand Final · 2024-01-06

  • This house prefers a world in which religions default to handling significant ideological disagreements via schism

    Infoslide

    In the context of religious scholars, an ideological disagreement refers to an incident where two groups within a religion disagree on what doctrine to teach or what rules to impose on its followers. A schism is an event where members of a religion decide to split and form two separate sects (eg. Eastern Orthodox and Catholic)

    Vitark 2024 · Semifinals · 2024-01-01

  • This house would allow parents to remove their children from specific classes at school (such as sports, religious studies, sex education and science) on moral, religious or political grounds

    Asian Bridge 2024 · Round2 · 2024-01-01

  • This House believes that religious leaders should primarily focus on individual circumstances rather than community-based reasons when addressing acts of religious extremism

    Infoslide

    When dealing with religious extremism within the community, religious leaders can choose to focus on either community-based reasons (e.g. highlighting a lack of condemnation for extremism within the community, failure to address misinterpretations of religious texts, or inadequate efforts to promote tolerance and understanding among followers), or individual circumstances (e.g. highlighting factors like poverty, war-induced trauma, or mental health issues affecting the specific individuals involved in the attack).

    Vietnam World Universities Debating Championships 2024 · ESL Quarterfinals · 2023-12-31