Social Justice

This past Thursday, February 3, Ryan Tani and Garrick Bercero of the Filipino Freethinkers were invited to lecture at the De La Salle University in Manila. Tani discussed the problem of evil and how it is inconsistent with the Christian God while Bercero spoke about how a godless morality is possible.

The words behind “Be fruitful and multiply” came out from the human experience and instinct for survival and the enhancement of life; that is the universal context from which one must understand the verse. That should be the basis for reasoning out that the verse is a testament of loving and valuing life. The Church and many of its adherents see the surface about the love and value for (human) life. Unfortunately, they fail to see the message underneath the surface.

While I don’t mind people openly stating their opposition for the RH Bill, it strikes a raw nerve in me when these people attempt to prove their point by distorting data, if not fear-mongering, and strawman attacks.

So what is Qi (Chi)? Is it a mysterious force used to channel your inner strength into fireballs and lasers? Is it a form of energy that can be manipulated to bring good fortune? Spiritual strength used to duel to the death? Take a little Chinese lesson in the history and evolution of Qi throughout the centuries...

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Two and a half years ago, I came out to my relatives as an atheist. This mattered because ours was a...

Earlier today, Congress' Committee on Population and Family Relations voted to pass the consolidated Reproductive Health Bill to the second reading....

Depart into the uttermost corners of the earth, and diligently do your appointed work. Persecute the sick child; settle upon its eyes, its face, its hands, and gnaw and pester and sting…

Perhaps many are familiar with those reassuring words that Christians often say in church and during good times, but few people probably know that they came from a song.