Ever since the whole business with the Reproductive Health Bill erupted, I’ve witnessed just how creative the Filipino people can become in trying to push an issue.
Now, while I’d love to gloss over some of FF’s accomplishments in the past, the frequently requested performance at the Women’s Day Rally (go Margie! w00t!), I think it’s only fair we cover the other side.
Supporters of the Consolidated Reproductive Health bill have been battered left and right by the Anti-RH bloc, who have resorted to some truly diverse choice of language.
But aside from the usual accusations of us being “murderers,” “heathens,” “secularists,” and “abortionists”, some of our detractors have gone the extra mile with one-of-a-kind statements that take the mudslinging up to eleven, leaving our own “DAMASO!” seem feeble by comparison.
So sit back, take a break from the frantic exchanges regarding this issue, and witness some of the more colorful accusations that have been thrown at the RH Bill and its motley lot of supporters.
On a side note, I do understand that there are plenty more colorful names on the net that I have yet to discover. If you find any, do let us know over at our FB page :D.
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The Dirty Word: Satan
Who said it: Bishop Leo M. Drona
“In this fight against RH Bill, our true enemies are not the people (who proposed it) but Satan. It is the evil that is manipulating the minds of all (pro RH Bill Congressmen) or those higher ups in the world. This is the reason why it is difficult to fight this enemy,” the prelate admitted.
He said this issue about the RH Bill is not only the concern of Catholics (Christians) but of all Filipinos of good will.
On a related note guys, it was not too long ago, that a Vatican official – their chief exorcist at that seriously tried to blame the Devil for the ever-increasing reports of sex abuse being committed by priests. Padre, do you know who else blamed the devil for everything?
It goes without saying that Satan has always been the church’s umbrella term for anything that displeases them, and I am seriously beginning to feel sorry for the guy.
And apparently the RCC’s beginning to realize it’s becoming very old rhetoric too, as another high-ranking member of the CBCP attempted to pull something straight out of Dubya’s scare-monger’s cookbook…
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The Dirty Word: Terrorist
Who said it: Archbishop Jose Palma
“Walang pinagkaiba sa mga terorista ang mga mambatas na sumusuporta sa RH Bill” (Law-makers who support RH Bill are no different than terrorists), said Archbishop Jose Palma, CBCP vice president.
Earth to Palma: It wasn’t those damn dirty atheists and freethinkers that resorted to veiled threats of civil disobedience, if their demands were not met. Neither were the Pro-RH guys the ones guilty of a conceited self-entitlement that made them think that their belief over sexuality is the only rule to follow, or that separation of church and state only happens to other people.
But looking it another way, I guess Palma might have a point: A lot of guys on our side are ‘da bomb! (Sue me, I’ve been waiting to say that for a week XC).
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The Dirty word: Tsunami
Who said it: Former Chief Justice Hilario Davide Jr.
“Let us not only walk for life. Let us, without cease and without fear, stand, fight, work and pray for life … For today, there are forces that threaten the right to life itself, especially the right of the Unborn,” Davide, a KC member, said in a statement.
“The threats to life caused by earthquakes or tsunamis, or even nuclear radiation, and terrorism and war pale in comparison to the destruction of life or the threat to life by state policies or legislation,” he added.
To put his statement in context, at the time Japan was still reeling from the effects of massive tsunami that struck the Fukushima prefecture, which resulted in billions of dollars of damages, and tens of thousands of deaths.
And at a time when the world was rightfully grieving for those who died and sending whatever aid they could, Davide just couldn’t resist feeding off the victims’ suffering just to fuel his few minutes of fame.
And speaking of shameless ghouls…
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The Dirty Word: Martial Law
Who said it: Lito Atienza
Former Manila Mayor Lito Atienza said yesterday that the Reproductive Health (RH) Bill is “worse than Martial Law,” reports PhilStar.com. According to the report, Atienza claimed that people who will not practice contraception use stand to be jailed from one to six months.
Calling the RH Bill “unconstitutional” and “anti-life,” Atienza added that congressmen who support the passage of the bill would expect an extra P10 million, which he calls their “condom development fund,” to be added to their pork barrel.
Strong words from a man who banned contraceptives in Manila back in 1998, in an attempt to distract the populace from his atrocious choice in floral-pattern shirts. Rounding out his retinue is the blasting of gay marriages alongside the issue of the RH Bill, and banning The Da Vinci Code film in Manila not because it bored viewers to tears (Sorry Tom Hanks – we still love you), but because he genuinely thought it might damage his Catholic Faith.
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The Dirty Word: Imperialist
Who said it: JC De Los Reyes
He has opposed the reproductive health code, saying it is a dictated and imperialist law that muddles women’s rights. He is also against the establishment of Ocean 9 Casino in Subic and the commissioning of the Bataan Nuclear Plant.
He has been an organizer of Kapatiran sa Pangkalahatang Kabutihan (KPK) as early as 1998 and worked for the Comelec accreditation of AKP in 2004. He was the lone winner of AKP in 2007 when the Party fielded 30 candidates for national and local positions.
An imperialist that subverts women’s rights? For a minute there, I was almost convinced that JC was actually on our side.
JC’s stance (and probably his young, boyish looks) won him the overwhelming support of the CBCP and its followers back in the 2010 elections. He subsequently finished dead last in the elections, losing by several magnitudes to Vetallano Acosta, a disqualified presidentiable.
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The Dirty Word: New World Order
Who said it: bebarrs
Reproductive Health Bill is a conspiracy created in order to allegedly stop the ballooning population of Filipinos in the guise of addressing poverty issues that were apparently exaggerated by the New World Order in the Philippines.
The truth and purpose behind restraining the Filipino population via the approval of the Reproductive Health Bill, is nothing but to easily monitor and control the activities of each and every Filipino local and abroad and continue the New World Orders dominion over Philippine Politics, Media and Businesses.
Alright, I admit I cheated a bit here. Bukisa is hardly known on the web, and I have no idea who bebarrs really is. But c’mon – where else can you find an article that lumps together the UN, the Illuminati, the New World Order, and the RH bill into one grand conspiracy against the Filipino people? I’d cite Jose C. Sison over at Philstar, but even he hasn’t gone over the deep end. Yet.
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The Dirty Word: NAZIS!!!
Who said it: Froilan Vincent D. Bersamina
I’m talking about the latest Hitlerian, neo-fascist stunt of pro-Reproductive Health bill’s mindless mob composed of socialists and a collective of neo-mystics and neo-Nazis (the Filipino Freefarters) who protested and attempted to desecrate the gathering of anti-RH bill Catholics inside the Manila Cathedral.
I call their stupid, pathetic stunt “Hitlerian” because it simply parallels the evil strategy employed by Hitler and his followers before the Nazis’ rise to power: the use of subversion and provocative demonstrations to promote their statist agenda designed to fool the unthinking people. I call this pro-RH bill mob “socialists”, “neo-fascists”, “neo-Nazis”, and “neo-mystics” because of their rights-violating acts and their subversive intention to impose their will on others. Their rights-violating acts are the by-product of their utter stupidity and ignorance.
Of course, no list of this sort would be complete without our old friend, the dude who runs the Vincenton Post. I can’t honestly say anything that’s even half as entertaining as what he’s already said in there, so I leave our readers to enjoy his text.
War must be, while we defend our lives against a destroyer who would devour all; but I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend.
J.R.R. Tolkien (The Two Towers)
defend life, love life.
i mean wala ba freethinker d2 na ndi catholic. ung makapag post ng argument without resorting to the catholic doctrines.
there is nihilism in the words of the so called atheist. in any case , there is no such thing as atheist.
those who says that god doesn't exist is posing themselves to be omniscient. all knowing-which can only be attributed to god. they are playing god. hehe.. 🙂
no dark sarcasm 🙂
[there is nihilism in the words of the so called atheist. in any case , there is no such thing as atheist.
those who says that god doesn't exist is posing themselves to be omniscient. all knowing-which can only be attributed to god. they are playing god. hehe.. ]
And how is that any worse from some self-appointed holy man who claims to speak for god?
if they are self-appointed, as u have said, how then they can become holy. a pure servant of god can never be self-appointed, nor can be elected.
this is the reason why the so called priest can't change the hearts of men, impotent. doesn't posses the power to change their heart.
try to find the truth by looking for a bona fide, potent teacher. ask questions submissively, render service to him. and u shall know the truth . and the truth shall set u free.
i can't go on with the mental masturbationist in the threads. it is nauseating.
napadaan lang po ako d2 sa freethinker. i thought i will learn a new thing.
no dark sarcasm pls. 🙂
[try to find the truth by looking for a bona fide, potent teacher. ask questions submissively, render service to him. and u shall know the truth . and the truth shall set u free.]
And who certifies that these holy men are indeed holy?
may reply daw? wala naman. there are bugs in this thread , pls fix namn
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Funny. Hitler was a Christian. And AVID Christian, so much so that he hated "passive Christianity" and the Jews that he killed off 6 million of them. Tsk.
..hahaha..antisemitism at it's worst..
The last part nearly made me fall off the seat laughing at the irony! Wow!
ok, now comparing us to nazi's and calling us ignorant and stupid is just rude and offensive. in all honestly i believe people who are strongly against the RH bill are the ones who are ignorant. this is the problem: as an atheist, i am not a catholic but i am part of this country. i personally dont have a moral dilemma with using contraception because i simply do not want children. people have sex not only to conceive but because its pleasurable, lets not pretend otherwise. contraception is a way to prevent unwanted pregnancies, not only to benefit the poor but people who just dont want kids but dont want to stop having sex. the constitution clearly states that law and religion shouldn't be correlated. so the church should shut up and people should stop using religious references to oppose the morality of the RH bill. laws dont have to be moral, just as long they benefit the people, and however people try to convince people otherwise, i believe with all my heart that contraception benefits the people of this country. im a 16 year old filipino citizen and i give my full support of the rh bill :).
Oh please someone collate the bullying tactics by pro-lifers? wanted to make a list but too busy…
denying sacraments
grades based on your stance
excommunication
disinformation
scare tactics
etc!
Thanks! I need a good read
Pwede rin
You forgot Fascist by Vincenton.
I think i've seen heretic and anti-christ(ian). can we add those too?
Vincenton's more of an opportunist. He runs a hate blog from which he earns money from ads. He does these silly antagonistic stunts from time to time to draw traffic to his site. He picks on people or organizations to rile up, does a lot of shameless self-promotion and spamming (usually from one of his dozens of alter-egos and sock-puppet accounts) all to get people to visit his site so he could earn off it.
Best advice: ignore the troll
doesnt google bring down such antagonistic marketing strategy in the wake of salesman bully who used the same? Basically traffic generated through such antagonism doesn't get counted for purposes of relevancy.
The article was meant to give readers a general idea of what MOST anti-RH guys think of us.
…not to mention what he's called pro-Rh would easily merit its own article.
Being called a heretic is a compliment!
Its not very surprising to get a canned name from the catholic church, after all they were able to come up with a canned response that their devotees readily accepts "it was the will of the lord" and "god works in mysterious ways"
as for the other names, it's a tactical move. associate the other side to something or someone that is widely accepted as bad or evil. it was "designed to fool the unthinking people" just like what Froilan Vincent Bersamina said.
Chief Justice Hilario Davide knows tsunamis very well. When he dropped the Philippine Constitution in 2001 and rushed to administer Gloria Arroyo's oath of office (which became a promise to plunder), he acted like a tsunami.