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Society & Lifestyle > North American Culture Native mascots: Right or wrong?: 2 of 15
Let's not stop the madness with native mascots. Don't you think PETA should get involved? What kind of negative stereotypes are we enforcing when we name our teams The Bears, The Lions or The Wolverines? Haven't these creatures suffered enough at our hands? Mercilessly hunted to the brink of extinction, tigers now have to su... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Political Issues Racial inequality or oppression: Do they truly exist in today's society?: 10 of 51
A statistical argument on racial inequity can easily be won by the participant who argues that,in America, whites fair better than blacks. Anyone who argues against that point would need to interpret the data in an original and unique way or make astounding leaps against accepted beliefs. By most standards (ie. education leve... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Doctrine & Issues Arguing the existence of the Devil: 12 of 48
Evil exists. Does evil personified exist? That's doubtful. All myth has some basis in fact. When man tries to understand and explain things he doesn't have clear, provable knowledge of, he resorts to making a best guess base on what he has observed. In our early history we had little solid provable knowledge of the world arou... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Party Politics & Ideology How the people are lost in the extremes of 'right' and 'left' in politics: Toward a lost 'middle': 21 of 40
Maybe in the 1950's the lines between liberal and conservative were more clearly drawn. Being part of the "right or "left" doesn't make sense for most people in the world we live in today. I am amazed that so many Americans cling to these party lines. The tragedy is our political system is locked into these ideologies with li... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Bible Study Is the Bible trustworthy?: 102 of 160
The history of the New Testament should be enough to make anyone question the Bible. Scripture was put in or left out by men compiling it hundreds of years after Jesus' death. These men were competing for religious power and judged scripture supporting their positions as authentic. Scripture that did not fit their agenda was ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Terrorism The ethics of torture in the War on Terror: 18 of 28
It is nice to sit at a computer and freely express my opinion about the lengths that others go to in order to protect my right to be critical. I was a peace time Marine. I never saw combat. Never having been put in the position these people are in makes me perfectly qualified to judge them. If this sounds stupid to you, congr... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Islam Islam: The religion for all of mankind: 9 of 11
Religion evolves. People have acknowledged a higher power from our earliest ancestors and passed that belief down to us today. The sun and moon were worshiped. The Greeks and Romans had different versions of a pantheon of gods that they worshiped. Norse mythology had a similar make up. In every society a belief system is form... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Democratic Leaders US elections 2008: Decoding Obama's appeal: 10 of 12
Barack Obama is a fine speaker. From the reaction he gets it's apparent that he appeals to a large audience. He calls for "change" and millions of voters respond. But putting a finger on exactly what everybody loves about Obama isn't easy. "Change" seems to be what everyone wants. But what will change? What exactly does Obama... More..
Entertainment > TV Genres & Trends Best current television series: 100 of 103
"Heroes" is the best current show on TV. I say this not having seen any episodes of "Dexter" from Showtime so I may be wrong. Shows with too many plot-lines don't usually hold my interest for long. When a show devotes 3 minutes an episode advancing each of the 10 or 15 story lines they've got going, I bail out pretty quickly.... More..
Jobs & Careers > International & Government Jobs Considering a career in law enforcement: 10 of 10
A person who is self-motivated, intelligent and can adapt to a variety of situations would probably succeed in law enforcement. Where are these people going to come from?Certain qualities common in generation Y make law enforcement a poor choice for many people. The concept of what a job entails has evolved. At one time a per... More..