They ain't extinct yet?

It's been said that those who don't accept Biblical or Koranic or whatever support in a non-religious argument are being close-minded and intolerant of their beliefs. I've stated many times why I do not accept religious arguments, and it has nothing to do with being intolerant of those beliefs. So I decided I'd state here once and for all why I feel religious reasons do not belong in a debate (unless that debate is about religions).

First of all, I'd just like to state that obviously religion is a major thing in the lives of a lot of people in the world. I agree with Obama in that I don't believe...

I have a beautiful, intelligent, wellbehaved 13 year old daughter. She's never been in trouble in school. Her teachers love her. Her only "problem" is that she has her own style, and have had it ever since she was a toddler. She never liked the color pink or played with dolls. She love punkmusic and rock. She paint, read and play guitar. She wants to be a child psychologist when she grow up. She love school.
Now to the problem. My daughter came home from school the other week and told me she got detention. She has to stay in detention for 2 weeks during lunchbreak. Why? Because she have blue...