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Stop CBCP politicking now!
Let’s not allow the CBCP to violate our constitution and make cowards of our politicians any longer.
The True True Meaning of Christmas
I was supposed to deliver a reflection at the Unitarian Universalist meeting last Sunday, but I had to cancel at the last minute. I was asked to send a short piece that would be read at the service instead. Here it is:
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I have always loved Christmas. When I was a kid, this was like a [...]
Oppose COMELEC, Support the Ang Ladlad Movement
The COMELEC are homophobic, bigoted theocrats. Yes, this is a generalization, but they deserve it. Because this is what they did to the LGBT community when they rejected Ang Ladlad’s party-list application.
The COMELEC are homophobes. By rejecting Ang Ladlad’s application — and through their reasons for the rejection — they said that all lesbians, gays, [...]
How the CBCP turned our Congressmen into Cowards
Almost two years ago, Speaker Prospero Nograles proposed a study that could prevent the CBCP from making cowards of our Congressmen.
Devastated by Ondoy? Congrats: You just passed Calculus!
Senator Chiz Escudero wants to give students affected by typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng the best relief goods ever:
“I urge the Department of Education and the Commission on Higher Education to pass all students affected by typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng in elementary, high school, and college levels for the current semester or grading period,” he said [...]
Societal Health: the More Heathenly, the More Heavenly
Imagine there’s no heaven
It’s easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today…
Imagine there’s no countries
It isn’t hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace…
~ John Lennon
In his 2005 study, “Atheism: Contemporary Rates and Patterns,” Phil Zuckerman concluded that nations [...]
The Birds and the Bees and the Hymens and the Mens
But if any man be ignorant, let him be ignorant.
– 1 Corinthians 14:38
Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection.
– 1 Timothy 2:11
True or false:
Men have hymens; women don’t.
Women can lose their virginity from riding a bike.
Women can drink alcohol to increase menstrual flow.
Women can apply menstrual blood to their faces to prevent acne.
Women [...]
Faithful Dad, Faithless Dad
Consider two father-and-daughter stories:
There was an atheist couple who had a child. The couple never told their daughter anything about the Lord. One night when the little girl was 5 years old, the parents fought with each other and the dad shot the Mom, right in front of the child. Then, the dad shot himself.
The [...]
The Proud Mr. Proxy: The Pinoy Proxism Predicament
While I was writing my post on Pedro, I remembered something I composed back in December, when Pacquiao won against dela Hoya. It could have been the similar use of a fictional style — or all those Ps in the title.
But it’s probably the theme. For like lottery and religion, a lot of Filipinos have [...]
The Plight of Pedro, the Pious Poor Pinoy
Symbols of Salvation
Pedro Perez is poor. A 40-year old factory worker, his salary is barely enough to feed his five children — let alone send them to school — and his wife has one more on the way.
But he has hope. Kneeling in front of a tiny TV, he waits, holding in his hands the [...]
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