Politics

Sometimes, being nice to people is not being nice to the truth. Politeness must never be allowed to trample honesty. Offending by telling the truth is not being rude, keeping the truth from others is.

In this post, I won't argue for the irrationality of Ex-CBCP President Oscar Cruz's stand on the RH Bill or contraception. I've done that before, and the sad reality that many still agree with him is the only reason his opinion is worth refuting. Instead, I'll focus on Oscar's sloppy writing, which I believe reflects an equally sloppy mind.

Carlos Celdran's trial is one of the highlights of the fight for the Reproductive Health Bill, which is encountering a ton of opposition from the Catholic Church and other Catholic organizations, even though the people themselves seem to be all for it.

Let me start this article with something light. The Supreme Court yesterday rejected President Noynoy Aquino’s first Executive Order (the formation...

Last October, Fox News TV political commentator Bill O’Reilly appeared on the show “The View” and stated that America was attacked...

The claim that life begins at fertilization is not only provably false, it cheapens the breathtaking reality of nature.

...should I be open about my secular humanism to my students when I know well that my opinions will bear the seal of a teacher’s authority? After all, am I not a math and science teacher, not a social science teacher? Can’t I just be silent about my opinions, wear the robe of neutrality on sensitive issues and get on with science education? After all, a good science education is an avenue to progressive thinking, is it not? Perhaps there’s no need to use my influence as teacher to “preach” secular humanist values. Perhaps I can just teach science well and let the brightest among the kids find their own way to secular humanism.

Last Saturday, I went to my first LGBT Pride March under the banner of the Filipino Freethinkers. It was worth every...

Last November 20, my friends from the Filipino Freethinkers organization were bullied by Catholic faithfuls at the Manila Cathedral. For a...