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I'm on Ciao and Dooyoo as Secre, so if any of the information appears to come from there no worries - it's all me anyway...split personality between several sites! I enjoy writing, although this is the first time Ive been on a debating site rather than a

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Travel > Air Travel & Airlines Should airlines charge more for overweight passengers?: 1 of 19

In today's politically correct universe this is a question that will always cause a certain amount of controversy, because some people will always go on about discrimination and unfairness on obesity. However, this could also be used in the opposite direction, those of us who actually are not overweight are often put into ve...
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Doctrine & Issues Gay rights and the Christian church: 5 of 71

Church and Homosexuality...and never the two should mix I hear many say. Not in my opinion. I am a devout Christian...but I do have a different line on homosexuality than many Christians. First of all the books in the Bible were written by people belonging to different cultures and speaking different languages. This doesn't ...
Arts & Humanities > The World Wars Should the Allied powers in World War II have bombed Auschwitz?: 3 of 29

My answer to this question has to be a resounding NO; the reason for this not being the tactical futility of such a move, nor is it because it would have killed innocent people by doing so. It is not because the atrocity would then have stopped, nor is it because it would have promised the inmates a quick death. My reason fo...
Computers & Technology > MP3 Players, Radio & Audio Devices Facts about iPods: 2 of 14

The iPod has very quickly become the must have item of the 21st century, and to give credit for very good reason. With a decent iPod you can hold over a weeks worth of music played straight without pause...except for charging! Far easier to carry around that a walkman, and without those pesky CDs that you keep losing or brea...
Arts & Humanities > 19th Century US History Black history: How freedom quilts were used as signals and maps along the Underground Railroad: 1 of 7

The idea of people leaving signs and signals along an underground railroad to help escaping slaves is an interesting and thought provoking topic. The concept of these freedom quilts comes from the book "Hidden in Plain View" written by two professors: J. Tobin and R. Dobard, PhD. They wrote the book based on a single woman's...
Politics, News & Issues > Politics in the UK How Britain has become a 'nanny state': 1 of 7

There are many reasons for an overprotective "nanny state" to emerge; but eventually I believe it all boils down to two major factors; these being firstly the culture of blame proliferating the country's legal system, and secondly as an excuse for our government to cut the unemployment figures by introducing people into thes...
Religion & Spirituality > Self-Awareness & Realization Exploring the expression 'the grass is always greener': 11 of 55

'The grass is always greener on the other side'. Does anyone else remember the children's story about the three billy goats who looked over the bridge to the other field and decided that the grass looked far nicer on the other side. So even though there is a troll under the bridge separating the two fields the goats decide t...
Celebrations & Holidays > Gift Advice Should you accept unwanted holiday presents gracefully or be brutally honest?: 6 of 29

Whether a gift is something which you wanted or you didn’t, the one thing which you always need to remember is that the person who has given it to you meant well. From when we were very little we all had presents from one aunt or another which we could see no point in, or were the opposite of what we really wanted. A p...
Politics, News & Issues > Political & Economic Theory There is such a thing as "justifiable murder": 3 of 12

In today's society the phrase 'justifiable murder' seems like an oxymoron, two seemingly contradictory terms put together like 'friendly fire' or 'military intelligence', however the question has many aspects which are often not thought of in full. There are many different ways of classifying murder, and the question would h...
Arts & Humanities > European History The importance of European cities in the High Middle Ages: 1 of 4

Cities in the High Middle Ages brought about huge social and economic changes in the theatre of medieval Europe; heralding the end of the feudal land laws in many places and bringing about a monetary economy and social structure that exists all over the world to this day. Not only were cities places of wealth and trade, they...