Monthly Archives: March, 2011

The Fateful Meeting at Taft Avenue

It was the afternoon of the twenty-sixth day of March, two thousand eleven, Anno Domini. The glaring sunlight pierced through my black...

It's *not* okay to be gay: A tale from a Catholic school

When the Catholic Church intentionally teaches the young 'uns to become bigots, it becomes a little harder to take their please for "religious freedom" seriously.

Filipino Freethinkers General Meeting

Location: QC, Near Katipunan Date: Saturday, April 2, 2011 Time: 2:30pm – 5:30pm RSVP on Facebook Time to roll up our sleeves, Freethinkers! This Saturday afternoon...

District in England gives children Humanism education

While many Filipino children are still being deprived of sex education thanks to conservative Catholic doctrine, a district in England, which...

Toughest Place to Be

Two different people, two different lives in two different parts of the world… but having the same job and same family background. Yet for all the similarities their lives may have, these two people are about to realize just how different a hand fate has dealt them. This is part of BBC's "Toughest Place to Be" series...

UNHRC: Freedom of expression trumps protection of religions

The Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) has dropped its attempts to ban defamation of religions, allowing the United Nations Human Rights...

Earth Hour 2011: "Shocking" Facts and Figures

This coming weekend marks the annual Earth Hour awareness campaign. Its that time of the year again when we're reminded of the growing toll our energy expenditure takes on the planet. But energy conservation isn't just for tree-hugging environmentalists and people who just want to jump in the conservation bandwagon because it’s the "in" thing. Far from it, energy conservation should be on every Filipino's minds because it not only impacts our planet, but our wallets as well. Here are some "shocking" figures to help you do your part...

Fudging Numbers

Anti-RH groups will hold what they call the "grandmother of all rallies" against the RH bill. I hope the attendance...

Know your Pro-Life rhetoric: Shotgun Marriages

What do shotgun marriages and reproductive health have in common? Join us as we let a tired old bit of Anti-RH vitriol have it with both barrels!

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