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EPR-radar posted...

The issue with procon.org, as already mentioned several times, is that some of the issues it gives pro and con on are simply not up for debate among civilized people.

Two examples (of many) are teaching creationism in school science classes, and gay marriage.

To add to this, many schools host political debates in social studies or history class and use resources like this one to foster debate, assigning students essays to write on the subject. As of 2009, schools in all 50 states were regularly using material from that specific site to have classroom debates and as teaching material. The site itself also presents itself as material for teachers to use.

Some of the content may be fine, but some of it should absolutely not be used as debate material for students. This is an ongoing problem that we hear about from members of marginalized communities when they have to sit in class and listen to their peers debate things about their own humanity or basic human rights.