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Education > Education (Other) Should parents or schools lead the way in teaching children about homosexuality?: 1 of 70
Homosexuality is not a subject that requires attention to be given to it by teachers. While it is fine to have a certain amount of sex education at school, this should be restricted to objective information about the subject and not cross over into subjective opinions about sexual preferences. It is one thing to teach the da... More..
Arts & Humanities > Political Philosophy What is wrong with this world?: 2 of 121
The answer to the question "What is wrong with this world?" depends on what your view of the world is. Creationists will take the view that the world was made perfect in its original state and that man, in collaboration with Satan, has brought about a fall. Scientists, Big Bang theorists and evolutionists, will argue for a r... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Redemption: 1 of 35
We all have our moments of introspection, those days when regret is the uppermost emotion. I know that feeling. My life has not always been sugar and spice, and I have feelings too. There are times when I too seek redemption. And who better to give me the forgiveness I need than our local priest Father Green. "To what do I o... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Romance: 6 of 188
Guess I'm just a sad romantic at heart. She was the kind of girl mother would not have wanted to meet. Her hair was dishevelled, her make up original and her clothes stitched together from bargain buys at garage sales. She was tall, over six foot, but had all the right pieces in the right places. On her right shoulder was a ... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Horror: 8 of 233
The drip drip drip of the water echoed the rhythm of her last words to me: "you will die for this." "I could die for this." Still I could not believe it. Still the horror of our last night together pounded inside my head. It felt as though my veins had expanded to allow for the additional flow of blood being pumped from my h... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Religion & Spirituality (Other) Faith and reason: Search for truth: 4 of 111
My own search for Truth began in the classroom. We studied subjects like physics and chemistry, maths and history, and I thought we were learning truths. Then when I got older I started reading philosophy. I read about a guy called Socrates who was one of the cleverest men of his day. He lived in Athens during the 5th centur... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Astrology & Prophecy Returning to an ex repeatedly: Karma or weakness?: 3 of 72
Finding love is one of the most spiritual experiences you are likely to go through in life. But love, like life, can often go wrong. If you find yourself unable to break free from a relationship that is clearly not working, perhaps it is time to consider the influence of karma. Continuously returning to a relationship with a... More..
Creative Writing > Essays Essays: Where does your inspiration come from?: 6 of 128
"Now the earth was formless and empty. darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters." So reads the second verse of the Bible, a breathtaking description of the moments before our planet's creation. "Spirit" is a translation of the Hebrew "ruach" meaning breath. The Spirit here... More..
Arts & Humanities > Writing Tips Getting over writer's block: 7 of 137
We have all been there.. the blinking cursor, the blank screen, and a mind as empty as your sixth cup of coffee! The first rule must be "Don't panic!" Quite often writer's block is a symptom of writer's stress. It's not so much that you don't have an idea in your head, more that you are so anxious about accessing an idea, th... More..
Arts & Humanities > Schools of Thought Why is humanity so obsessed with the apocalypse?: 2 of 32
If we are obsessed with apocalyptic matters it is because we exist in a world that is prone to age and decay, therefore, despite our attempts to try and counter this process, we still tend to think of things as always coming to an end. Gardening, landscaping, town planning, are all examples of man trying to impose order on t... More..