Monday, August 30, 2010

Noose

  • Why isn't the death penalty enforced as much in America?
  • Is death a fair punishment for most crimes?
  • What is the least painful death penalty?
  • What is the most painful death penalty?

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Priests of Hiroshima

On August 6, 1945, the day a nuclear bomb was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, a house with a church attached to it was occupied by eight German priests. Miraculously, the house and its occupants survived even though the bomb was dropped eight blocks away.
http://www.holysouls.com/sar/rosarymiracle.htm
  • How did the priests survive?
  • Have other miracles like this occurred?
  • How many other survivers was there?

Effects of Columbus' Discovery of The New World

  • How did Columbus' "discovery" of The New World change the lives of the Native Americans?
  • How did it influence Spain's economy?
  • How did it influence the rest of Europe's economy?

Jesus

  • Jesus is believed by Christians to be the one and only son of God.
  • When was Jesus actually born?
  • Why don't Jewish people believe he was the Messiah?