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DEBATE: Would all religions benefit from having women leaders?

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DEBATE: Would all religions benefit from having women leaders? Creative commons imageCredit: Art History Images (Holly Hayes) under CC BY-NC 2.0 licence
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 23 Apr 2012
Would greater participation by women in religion at leadership level enrich different religions? 
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DEBATE: Is the role of Goddesses only about sex and fertility?

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DEBATE: Is the role of Goddesses only about sex and fertility? Creative commons imageCredit: Gruenemann under CC BY 2.0 license
Introductory Level Duration 10 mins Updated 05 Apr 2012
Do Goddesses make good role models and do they seem more limited than gods in what they do for humans?
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Divine Women: Discussion Hub

Divine Women: Discussion Hub Creative commons imageCredit: Gruenemann under CC BY 2.0 license
Introductory Level Duration 10 mins Updated 29 Mar 2012
What are your views on the role of women in religion in the past, present and future? Vote in our polls and share your views...
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Debate: What makes for good design in school buildings?

Debate: What makes for good design in school buildings? Copyrighted imageCredit: Deskcube | Dreamstime.com
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 29 Jul 2011
By The OpenLearn team
We nearly all have contact with schools - and we mostly all have ideas about what works and what doesn't. Share your views!
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Unzip your genes - Debate being a victim of your genes

Unzip your genes - Debate being a victim of your genes Copyrighted imageCredit: Jupiter Images
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 24 Mar 2011
By Dr Rosa Hoekstra, Dr Mark Hirst
Join the discussion: If something is found to be highly heritable, does this mean I can't do anything about it? Am I simply a victim...
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Troubled waters: Join the debate

Troubled waters: Join the debate Copyrighted imageCredit: By marinephotobank via Flickr under Creative Commons 2.0
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 07 Sep 2010
By Dr Patricia Ash
The immediate, and horrendous, effects of the recent oil leak in the Gulf have been widely covered by the news - sea creatures smothered in...
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92Rewind: The 20p "tax trap" spat

92Rewind: The 20p Creative commons imageCredit: Peter C. under CC-BY-SA licence
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 08 Apr 2010
By The OpenLearn team
As parliament finished up its business, the Tories attacked Labour's tax proposals
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Debate: The strangeness of footballers

Debate: The strangeness of footballers Copyrighted imageCredit: Jupiter Images
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 10 Nov 2009
By The OpenLearn team
Forum member Geoffrey Bastin took a hard look at the beautiful game
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Debate: Universal law

Debate: Universal law Copyrighted imageCredit: Jupiter Images
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 10 Nov 2009
By The OpenLearn team
Forum member Xie_Ming posed a question about how different societies might share a legal basis
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Debate: What Barack believes

Debate: What Barack believes Copyrighted imageCredit: Jupiter Images
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 10 Nov 2009
By The OpenLearn team
Community member Thespian was impressed by Obama's oratory, but wanted to know what lies beneath
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