nothing in the RCC says that homosexuals should be shunned. correct me if i am wrong. RCC believes they are morally wrong, and should be shown love.

but what is the connection between THAT and the inability to run in an election? much of the consequences of being morally wrong comes NOT while living in this world (the political realities in it, etc), but by loss of the relationship with god.

in other words, its OK and RIGHT to say: “i think you are a sinner” while saying, “go and exercise political rights in this world”.

moreover — i agree — your beliefs inform who you are. but THESE SPECIFIC BELIEFS do not mean that the action should be to shut these groups out. the catholic response ought to be engagement and love.

You don’t understand where I’m coming from. I am not contesting what you guys are saying. What I’m saying is that what the law says and what their religion says is directly in contrast. The law says that they should do their jobs regardless of what they believe. Their religion REQUIRES THAT THEY SHOULD APPLY THEIR BELIEFS TO THEIR JOBS no matter what the law says. That is why there is the problem of the church meddling in the affairs of the state.

Mario has it right

“it is no exaggeration to say that the future progress of human society will be impaired by the continuing influence of superstition, pseudoscience, and religion in public and state affairs.”

COMELEC, these guys are becoming more of a Foreign Bodies to me. Who are they to judge an individual. For that matter the people.

First, let’s find out who or what COMELEC is all about.

It says that: THE COMELEC AS GUARDIAN OF THE BALLOT

“Through the years, the Commission has managed to maintain its authority and independence in the conduct of elections. Actions and decisions of this body that appeared to strain the limits of its powers were, in most cases, sustained by the Supreme Court, thereby reinforcing its position as the constitutionally ordained guardian of the ballot.”

Or, are they becoming a Religious Fanatics. One must think!

Kindly let me introduced you to, “The Brights”.
As stated, these guys are bright in knowledge. Not all knowing, but well informed. That’s why they are called “The Brights.”

Brights do not deny the right of religious and other superstitious individuals and groups to freedom of speech and assembly, or any of the other civil liberties that we claim for ourselves. Their goal is not to use levers of social control to suppress them, the way we have often seen our worldview suppressed by them. Their goal is to defeat their program for social control, by gaining majority support for public policy measures untainted by their irrational beliefs. They will also initiate or support legal action to uphold and extend whatever secular principles of public life may be protected by existing law.

Every success we may gain in this project, however small, will have to be defended continuously with vigour and resolve against those who seek to reverse it, or it will inevitably be lost. We must be as determined and forthright as our opponents, or our cause will fail.

Failure is not an option. It is no exaggeration to say that the future progress of human society will be impaired by the continuing influence of superstition, pseudoscience, and religion in public and state affairs. Our task is difficult, but its success is essential if humanity is to thrive as a species.

this idea protects the faithful’s political rights also — that is, you cant prevent a citizen from exercising political rights coz he believes in a certain religion.

And that in a nutshell encapsulates the Philippines’ medieval thinking in the digital age. Kaya hanggang ngayon, wala pa ring asenso.