Why people stayed in houses made of palm frond ?

my guess would be because that was the best possible materials they had on hand.

i think palm leaves would help repel water actually, because the water would run off them instead of soak thro. they would have to make sure there are no gaps between leaves tho.

well it depends i think people around the world are coming around to gay marriage. but if you are talking abortion then wow, so much to talk about. such as men thinking they have the right to choose if women can, the fact there are health concerns if the women can't get one, and many more arguments to discuss. so i would definitely say abortion would be a much more interesting topic.