Monthly Archives: June, 2010

Is the CBCP violating the separation of Church and State?

The endless meddling of the CBCP in the affairs of the supposedly secular State from one presidency to the next drives people to angrily invoke Article II Section 6 of the 1987 Phlippine Constitution: The separation of Church and State shall be inviolable. But as tempers cool down and rationality takes over, one begins to wonder if the CBCP is indeed violating this rule.

Rethinking Economics

Given the many different failures that the current economic system has been producing recently, it's probably time to step back and look for their root causes.

Drowning in Baptismal Waters

Today is the feast of St. John the Baptist. Nothing beats a torrent of baptizing water, especially if it's coming from the hose of a firetruck.

Sunday Meetup: June 27 at Shangri-la Starbucks

RSVP on Facebook Date: Sunday, June 27, 2010 Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm Location: Starbucks (near cinemas) at Shangrila Mall Discussion Topics: 1. Starting steps for virgin...

CBCP kills sex ed, DepEd needs our help

Update: According to a GMA News TV article, Secretary Valisno was misquoted by the CBCP article: "The DepEd is not putting...

A failed experiment: the CBCP as sex ed consultants

The CBCP began fulfilling their duty as sex education consultants by doing three things: (1) urging President-elect Aquino to scrap sex...

Let’s Talk about Sex

The need for sex (education!) has been on my mind lately. You see this current furor about sex education to be...

The Morality of a Freethinker

"The atheist's morality of "do no harm" is actually much more complex than the theist's "10 commandments" when actually put into practice. By no means, however, does this make the atheist's morality inferior. Our morality is more nuanced, which many theists interpret as lacking principles, because they are unable to understand what isn't spelled out exactly for them in a simple list."

Losing My Religion

It was inevitable. Oft it's been said, an idle mind is the devil’s workshop, so I knew if I’d be cooped...

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