Productive Debating

This community is for arguing...plain and simple. You may argue about politcs, life, love, religion etc. However, you have to abide by simple rules: 1) Do not PERSONALLY INSULT any member. 2) Be open minded, you are here to learn both sides of the story 3) Be prepared to back up all arguments with fact (and where you found it). 4) If you do not wish your post's to be screened make sure they are written in a way in which it is both intelligent and unoffensive . This community is not of any race, creed, color, religion or sexual preference although the members belonging to it may be...remember this when posting. These rules are what seperate a civil debate from an uncivil argument... This is a debate community. We are all here for more than to spout our own opinions and leave, we are here to see both sides of the story. We will not try and sway another's opinion, but merely present facts so they can figure out their own opinion better. This community will not tolerate closed-mindedness; however, it will tolerate strong opinions as long as they are backed up with fact and written intelligently. This goes for all members. Now that we've got the rules out of the way...



To Join...

Please post this in the community under the lj-cut tag of "Open for Debate"...if you do not know how to do an lj-cut e-mail the mod. @ greengem05@yahoo.com and she will instruct you. Ignorance is no excuse under the law.

Basics
1) Name
2) Geographical Area (this will be used to create interesting charts of views and how they corralate to regions in the U.S. and out.)


Views
1) Abortion
2) Right to Die
3) Iraq
4) Current Election
5) Religion
6) God
7) All people (inherently good or evil?)
8) Foreign Relations
9) Educational System
10) Political Party Affiliation
11) Are you capable of getting into an argument and not losing your head?
12) Do you appreciate a good conversation, even if the subject and views aren't in sync with your own?

Done!!
See that wasn't so hard, was it? Now I have just one more request though, please make sure your answers allow all of us to understand your viewpoint and not merely a "bad" or "not bad" answer. Oh! Also, please change the lj-cut subject to "Skies are actually clear." That lets me know you actually read all of this...Thank you for applying!


NOTE: I will not accept you into the community unless the above survey is filled out.