Debate 11/22

• Although I agree with what Sierra is saying about how praying should be private, I believe that if someone wants to pray before a public meeting or something like that, then they should be able to.
• Other people who don't want to pray or who don't believe in it, don't really have to participate.
• I personally do think that praying should be allowed to be done. You can't tell someone that they're not allowed to pray.

BR- 11/18/13

1. I agree, because the non-religious people could just leave whilst the others pray before the meeting. 

BR- 11/12/13

1. If I were the hunter I would have probably chose the same decision that he did. Mainly because I wouldn't want to live my life possibly in a hospital getting better, and I'd be devastated if I couldn't experience things with my kid on the way, and just experience things in life in general after that.

Debate questions: Mandatory Organ Donations

For; How many people die each year by not having the correct organ that they need?
Against; Do you think making kids, around 5 and under, donating might not be a good idea?

BR-11/6/13

1. I believe that it's fine that K-mart is doing that. I understand why people are upset because they want to spend their Thanksgiving with their families. But they could just arrange their dinners for that day at an according time to which they'd be off. I mean, it's not like they'd work nonstop those 41 hours. Their families and them could just make dinner plans around their shift. It could work out finely, people are just over reacting. Also, they're volunteering which means, they probably don't want to be around their families for the holiday anyways.

2. The Russian law is just way more extreme, the United States law is way more tolerate when it comes to gays and laws including gay rights. It all comes down to the committee not wanting you to promote/support gay rights. If you do they will take action against anybody who would wear rainbow colors. At least in the United States, they're trying to legalize it. 

BR- 11/4/13

1. It's going against their right to vote, so people will protest it.
2. Yes, because if you're 18+ you're allowed to vote. 

Debate 11/1

Questions for;

• Why do believe that lowering the age limit for alcohol would be beneficial?
• Would lowering the age limit help teenagers be more responsible when drinking?

Questions against;

• By keeping the 21+ age limit on alcohol, do you believe it'll be better off?
• By keeping the drinking age, won't it just make more teens get into trouble?

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Notes;

• Dylan makes a good point about the whole lowering it because if you are old enough to fight for our country, make the most important decisions of your life, why shouldn't you be able to drink?
• Hunter's point about kidney failure with the lower age limit is probably pretty accurate.
• Not being able to legally drink makes teens under 21 want to drink more when they have the opportunity.
• Both teams put up a pretty good argument.
• Dakota and Dylan's argument was just over all better and better planned.
• Although Hunter and Greg made some pretty good points.
• "You're not being rebellious, you're being ignorant." - best thing said.
• The whole school and alcohol point makes a lot of sense, actually.

BR- 11/1/13

1. No, it wasn't. He wasn't hurting the neighbor who shot him in any way or form.
2. Society is pretty messed up, really.