Illegal contraceptives almost as good

Suppose that contraception is illegal and there is an illegal market. Would illegal contraceptives be safe? Would they be reliable? Would you use an illegal contraceptive? more...

Is there is no hope of Obama creating Middle East peace?

At the start if the Obama presidency there was great optimism that he would help ensure that there was lasting peace in the Middle East. He demanded that Israel halted their constructions in settlements which ment that the USA would ensure that there would be peace in the region. But, both sides ...more...

Should Sikh school pupils be allowed to carry ceremonial daggers?

Sir Mota Singh, Britain’s first Asian judge has defended the right for Sikhs to wear the Kirpan to school and in other public places. The Kirpan is an article of faith that Sikhs must have with them at all times. While the daggers are exempt from laws banning the carrying of knives in public plac...more...

Islamic Fundamentalist a Freedom Fighter, Jehadist and a Terrorist!?

Pakistan perfected the use of Islamic Fundamentalism as a weapon in Afganistan and uses it in Kashmir for the past 25 years. Now that weapon has turned rogue, Fundamentalists want control over all of Pakistan. It is time for Pakistani State to act responsibly towards the whole world and its own ...more...

Is Iran nearing a tipping point?

Once demonstrations get to a certain size, or the government is unwilling to cause too much bloodshed protests can topple a government. The overthrow of the Shah demonstrated this, as did the rolling back of communism in 1989. Unfortunately it is very difficult to measure when or if the protester...more...

Should abortion be further restricted/banned outright or extended in the UK and other countries

Should countries like the UK follow Nicaragua in going for an outright ban on abortion or at the least restricting it by having a low time limit amongst other rules. Alternatively should they do the opposite and make sure that abortion rights are defended and extended more...

Adolf Hitler does not deserve his reputation as evil

Does Hitler really deserve to be demonised as he has been for the last seventy years? Or have his crimes been blown out of proportion by the media to the point where he is unfairly branded a hate figure? If we considered the crimes of his regime in a broader historical context, would Hitler still...more...

Evolution can be disproved.

Nowadays more and more people are starting to accept Evolution. Is there enough evidence for the theory to be taken as fact, as so many people are doing nowadays? more...

would there be less death if there was no religion?

As history tells us the most gory and bloody and longest wars are those of religion, If there wasn't religion would there be terrorists ("kill all the infidels"-Holy Koran/Quran "Oye/oi,weirdo headphone guy stop dissing the Koran; and I didn't know members of the KKK, Tamil tigers ...more...

Are women superior to men?

Women are 'solely' responsible for the propagation and existence of the human race. Now with the creation of artificial sperm, a man's role in the process is void and unnecessary. Statistically:Women live longer on average. Women deal better with stress.Women perform better in school. Women are...more...

Leaders of countries that use extra-territorial rendition should be tried for war crimes

We the proposition define the motion(LEADERS OF COUNTRIES THAT USE EXTRA-TERRITORIAL RENDITION SHOULD BE TRIED FOR WAR CRIMES) as:'Leaders are responsible for the practice,execution and admission/permission of extra-territorial detention.They are wary of the covenants that they or their predecess...more...

There is a good case for stating that there is a God

There isn't a day that goes by where we don't hear about tragedies around the world. Does this mean that a benevolent god is out of the question? The greatest physicists in recent history do NOT reject God.Stephen Hawking and Einstein both vocally and in literature expressed their ideas of a no...more...

Are Muslims able to Integrate with British Society

Islam, 'like' many other Religions, promotes active discrimination between Believers & Non-Believers as a part of its core doctrine. Unlike the Bible it has never been Reformed. Quranic Quote Surah 3:28 States "Do not take un-believers as friends...". Such divisions in Brit...more...

Is the ‘war on terror’ winnable?

The war on terrorism that started after 9/11 is still ongoing, it goes through name changes but the core of the conflict remains the same, we are involved in a conflict against a nebulous group of terrorists. This is not a war in the conventional sense, nor is it winnable in the conventional sens...more...

Should abortion be further restricted/banned outright or extended in the UK and other countries

Should countries like the UK follow Nicaragua in going for an outright ban on abortion or at the least restricting it by having a low time limit amongst other rules. Alternatively should they do the opposite and make sure that abortion rights are defended and extended more...

Does the pope deserve a warm welcome to the UK next year?

It has being recently announced that the current pope is to visit the uk and ireland some time next year. Both the current prime minster and the leader of the opposition have recieved the news positively.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8271556.stm] However are the popes past actions ,his posit...more...

Is Dubai The Paradise It Is Portrayed To Be?

Dubai is considered in a lot of countries in the world a place of pure paradise, where everyone is free and you can achieve anything you want. Recently journalists have started to challenge this view with a recent panorama programme and opinion article in the independent highlighting 'The dark si...more...

Is there is no hope of Obama creating Middle East peace?

At the start if the Obama presidency there was great optimism that he would help ensure that there was lasting peace in the Middle East. He demanded that Israel halted their constructions in settlements which ment that the USA would ensure that there would be peace in the region. But, both sides ...more...

Should we ban the muslim veil?

There has been a flux of criticism and support of people of the muslim religion wearing a veil in the general public.more...

As each year passes, are we keeping the memory of those who died in the Great Wars alive?

Today, November 11th, 2008, marks 90 years since the end of World War I, the war that was supposed to end all wars. We are nearly as far now from the end of the Vietnam War as the year 1964 was from the end of World War I. Yet many of the younger generation, it seems, know little about the confli...more...