I will use or apply your style since you will not accept the verses in the bible instead interpret it.
Here's the meaning of debate.
http://www.uvm.edu/~debate/code/004.html
Debate is that process which determines how change should come about. Debate attempts to justify changing the way we think and live. (from the link).
Debate (North American English) or debating (British English) is a formal method of interactive and position representational argument. Debate is a broader form of argument than logical argument, since it includes persuasion which appeals to the emotional responses of an audience, and rules enabling people to discuss and decide on differences, within a framework defining how they will interact.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debate
another meaning:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&l...ition&ct=title
Peace!