This is dedicated to Carlos Celdran. For taking a stand against the CBCP, he was charged with “notoriously offending religious feelings.”
A creationist dressed as a priest entered a science conference on natural selection.
While an evolutionist was discussing his latest discovery, the creationist walked to the front of the stage, carrying a huge illustration board. The creationist faced the audience and held the board high above his head, revealing the name written on it: D A R W I N.
The evolutionist stopped talking. The audience fell silent.
“Darwin!” the creationist suddenly cried with indignation. “Darwin!”
Eyes opened. Mouths gaped.
The audience was starting to murmur when the creationist cried: “The world was created in six days! Stop contradicting Christian beliefs! Separate science from religion!”
A security guard approached the creationist and escorted him out of the conference room. He was banned from participating in the conference any further.
Some blogged about the creationist’s protest, but it never made the news.
The conference organizers thought about filing a case against the creationist. Unfortunately, it’s not illegal to notoriously offend scientific beliefs or rational thinking.
[…] The Creationist in a Cassock […]
I think no internet access will be a much more cruel punishment (omg, blessing?!) than the obsolete excommunication. Whoever thought (faithed?) the idea of excommunicating Celdran or Noynoy is an IDIOT. But the good thing is, they can only do that now. Long time ago, he'd be abducted and tortured. Oh bishop whoever art thou, why stupidestheth?
Mr. Celdran, by the power vested in me by my imaginary superfriend, I punish you with no access to facebook, no stupid twitter, and no youtube, but I grant thee ABS-CBN and GMATV, eternally. And if you may excuse me, I have an altar boy to molest.
no internet access would indeed be hell for Carlos 🙂
Hi Red, looks like the FF has found a cause that can truly raise awareness about the group! I see this issue now as a possible watershed, perhaps the beginning of the long straw that may break the Catholic camel's back. Or maybe not. But if it turns out that it is, we can only thank Mr. Celdran from single-handedly re-igniting the debate. More absurdities, the bill cannot possibly legalize abortion since it will be unconstitutional, therefore stillborn:
Article 2, Section 12 of the Philippine Cory constitution states:
"The State recognizes the sanctity of family life and shall protect and strengthen the family as a basic autonomous social institution. It shall equally protect the life of the mother and the life of the unborn from conception."
I hope they make a law that will enforce this principle. Something like criminalizing miscarriages as involuntary manslaughter, the victims of which should be given Catholic burials. Oh, absurdities.
BTW, good work in shepherding the freethinkers, you must be a messiah!
sadly, we don't have laws against offending scientific beliefs… least we could do is, ban them from joining group gatherings.. ^_^*
what happened the last time someone nailed his list of 95 complaints on the church door? oh right… excommunication…
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