Somebody Please…

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

…Knock some sense into this guy.
Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines’ head Archbishop Angel Lagdameo has offered a prayer for peace in the Philippines. That’s right, a prayer. Can you feel the love? Offer a prayer for the Muslim south. Nice. I feel all fuzzy inside.
Doesn’t he know that prayer [...]

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Philippine Reproductive Health Bill (Update)

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

The main proponent for the Reproductive Health Bill, Representative Edcel Lagman says that the Catholic church’s evil plots to misinform the public and scare off lawmakers is not working.
They did scare off two deluded cowards congressmen with their threats of excommunication (for those of you who don’t know, that’s like a Jesus enema). In [...]

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The Church is Oddly Silent

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

The Catholic church in the Philippines has been actively and vigorously opposing the Reproductive Health Bill currently pending in congress. As we all now, they are against any form of contraception that doesn’t equate to abstinence.
On a related note, the instances of HIV infections in the Philippines is up 45% last year.
In previous years, [...]

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Gift from God

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

I made a new acquaintance today and during the course of our discussions, he spoke of his brother who’s suffering from cerebral palsy. He went on to say how he wasn’t ready for marriage yet because all his plans revolved around giving his brother a comfortable life. All very heartwarming, really. Then [...]

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Let the Indoctrination Begin!

Sunday, August 24th, 2008

I was out the whole day yesterday. We left home early in the morning to travel to a province and attend the baptism of my friend’s daughter, where I was asked to be her godfather.
We got stuck in traffic and got there midway through the ceremony. I only got there in time to [...]

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