Monthly Archives: October, 2010

‘Contraceptive Mentality’ and the ‘Culture of Death’

"Since the Church objects to the use of artificial contraception, the church likewise objects to their dissemination, creating thereby a contraceptive mentality towards a culture of death." - Arch. Angel Lagdameo

Is this Necessary?

When we talk about any form of cosmological argument whether it’s from Thomas Aquinas or something as sophisticated as Dr. Craig’s...

October 31 (Sunday) Starbucks Meetup @ New Home

RSVP on Facebook Location: Starbucks at Anson's (Google map) Date: Sunday, October 31, 2010 Time: 1:00pm – 4:00pm We'll be having our second meetup at the...

CBCP: Catholic Bishops, Criminals of the Philippines

Since Carlos Celdran shouted "Damaso!" Filipinos have been echoing his call for secularism -- the separation of church and state. But...

Why we keep on criticizing the Church

Some of us have already acknowledged, albeit reluctantly, that the Church's meddling with the affairs of the State does not violate the Separation mandated by the constitution. But why do we keep on churning articles that attack the Vatican and the CBCP from all angles ranging from Humanae Vitae to the cover-up of sex scandals?

L2MF Post #07: On Religious Bloc Voting

Dear Dad, Today I would like to talk about events that are of great importance to a democratic society: elections. Two elections have...

Kumakalam Nanaman

In my recent article regarding the Kalam Argument on the existence of God, I have a...well...a reaction from a certain Christian...

The Poetry of Science

As freethinkers, we value science as a method of truly seeing the world for what it is. While some people might say science is just a boring body of knowledge or even reject science outright for conflicting with their presupposed ideas, we have had the inkling that it is otherwise.

The disturbing politics behind the Church’s anti-contraceptive stand

The overwhelming majority in the Pontifical Commission on Birth Control concluded that artificial birth control did not violate the Church’s teachings, and that Catholic couples should decide for themselves what methods to use. However, a Jesuit theologian wrote a dissenting report.

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