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Lady Gaga vs. the Bible: An Obscene-Off

Lady Gaga will perform in the Philippines, but not if some bigots can help it. Biblemode Youth Philippines has gone on...

Bigotymology: What it Really Means to Be a Bigot (Like Sotto, Pacquiao, and the CBCP)

Whenever I listen to Senator Sotto on the RH Bill, Manny Pacquiao on homosexuality, and the CBCP on pretty much everything,...

Monopolizing Marriage: Gay Marriage and Other Traditional Versions

It's a good time to be gay (and lesbian and bi and trans). Obama's support for same-sex marriage came shortly after...

How Religious Party-Lists Circumvent the Separation of Church and State

An anti-Reproductive Health bill group composed of members of the Catholic laity is seeking accreditation from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to run...

Masturbation Month: Jocelyn Elders and Mainstreaming the “M” Word

May is Masturbation Month. You probably didn't know, but I bet you've been celebrating anyway. As the saying goes, 99% of...

The Thrilla in NAIA: Tulfo, Santiago, & a Philosophical Inquiry into the Nature of Truth

Mon Tulfo says that Raymart punched him first. Raymart says that he was retaliating from a previous kick... yada yada... I'm...

The Privilege of Personhood: Why Same-Sex Couples Deserve the Right to Marry

Marriage is a right, or more specifically, a privilege. According to the Hohfeldian system for describing the form of rights, to say that one has a privilege-right to do something is to say that one has no duty not to do it.

Catholicism is a Country Filipinos Can’t Leave

"The Philippines is a predominantly Catholic country." Church leaders, anti-choice groups, and many others have made this a mantra, some using...

Fernando Poe Jesus: The Catholic Mythos and the Filipino Action Star

To us, FPJ was a mythical figure, a divine savior; he’s the hero who comes and provides salvation to a community at the brink of despair – because they believed in him. FPJ was like a cool Catholic Jesus.

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