People were ecstatic. People were claiming PNoy had finally put his foot down regarding RH.
But I don’t buy it. And neither should anyone else, most especially fellow pro-RH advocates.
Earlier this year, an Indonesian named Alexander Aan went on Facebook and expressed his doubt of the existence of God, and in return was attacked by a mob, arrested, and convicted for "disseminating information aimed at inciting religious hatred or hostility." Many of his countrymen now call for his death.
In light of the Iglesia ni Cristo’s (INC) recent breaking of three Guinness World Records, the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has also approached the record achievement authority in the hopes of snagging three records to tie with their rival faith.
Freedom of thought is essential to a free society and orthodox Christianity is plainly incompatible with this principle. Let us discuss, however, whether a society can actually have “freedom of belief.”
How much would it cost to advertise in government? The question is rhetorical, of course, because such a thing is not allowed, but just imagine for a moment that it were. What publicity a brand could gain from a single event!
In our 9th episode, Red is joined by our LGBT advocacy group to talk about how straight allies can help in the fight for LGBT rights, especially this week, UP Pride Week.
Here's a question to the Catholics who so vociferously decried Representative Palatino's now withdrawn Religious Freedom in Government Offices Act (HB 6330). Would you deny your brother and sister Catholics in Pakistan the secular government that this bill was trying to secure? Would you refuse Pakistani Catholics the government that they were promised during the founding of their country?