Monthly Archives: November, 2011

As of this afternoon, the anti-RH contingent has forcibly taken up space at the Occupy for RH campsite across from the South Wing Gate of Congress. They are trying to stay there without a permit. We need more supporters to come tonight to be part of the Occupy for RH movement. We need reinforcements to help alleviate this situation.

If you truly believe that the RH Bill should be put to a vote, then camp out with us at Congress. It's going to be a once-in-a-lifetime chance to be part of a vibrant community and help the country change for the better. As freethinkers, it is our responsibility to make our voices heard, to drown out all the falsehoods and bigotry that has surrounded this issue, and to finally let truth and life prevail.

I respect your right to have your own faith, wear whatever religious iconography you deem makes you feel "closer" to your chosen deity, say your own prayers, read your own religious books. You can conduct a seance or dance naked in your garden, I don't really care. Why do people like Preacher have such a hard time returning that same courtesy?

Location: Starbucks, Anson’s (across The Podium), ADB Avenue, Ortigas Center, Pasig City (Google map) Date: Saturday, November 19, 2011 Time: 2:30pm – 5:30pm

What I find disturbing - monumentally - is why Bastes was complaining: his contention that "we are a Christian country" certainly leaves a bad taste in the mouth, particularly for those who have been advocating a more secular space and tone where discussions of laws and government are brought up, in the context of a democratic government and country.

Despite the lack of evidence for the story (such evidence would surely merit at least a passing mention in a medical journal), the Philippine Daily Inquirer peddled the "miracle" as truth and elevated it into its editorial.

The Philippines won the Guiness record for having the largest Ten Commandments tablet. This shouldn't come as a surprise, considering that our country likes claiming to be one of the 'most Catholic' in the world. But will the Philippine Catholic hierarchy be happy and proud of this record? Probably not.

With the reproductive health bill still stuck in legislation, our legislators need a lesson or two about religious freedom. But I...

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