Religion

When citizens and politicians start publicly opposing the Church on an issue as serious to the Catholic doctrine as contraception, one cannot help but imagine that the Age of Reason is finally coming to our country.

On September 30, 2010, late in the afternoon, Carlos Celdran did what most of us could only hope to achieve. He a gave voice to the growing number of secularists in the country, a voice to those who are sick of the undue influence the Catholic Church holds over society.

Here in the Philippines, the Catholic Church considers civil disobedience an option in its conflict with the government on the use...

If the Catholic Church is indeed the sole keeper of the truth as it pertains to the mystery of the supernatural, though I contend that they are not, their pronouncements reflect the desires of the creator of the universe himself. From this, we must understand that Catholics are simply not allowed the freedom to pick and choose which of God's commandments to follow.

"Your teachings go against the grain of biology...Excommunicate? Go ahead. My God understands my biological needs because I am His creation."

I write primarily for two reasons: To present accurate data to a topic, and to call out poorly made arguments, and those who make them. Today, you get to see me do both.

Out on a P6,000 bail, Carlos Celdran is facing charges on "offending religious feelings" under Article 133 of the Revised Penal...

Awesomely epic photobomb from yesterday's rally in front of the CBCP. That’s Red Tani of Filipino Freethinkers behind him, together with an homage to a classic xkcd cartoon.

I sympathize with the folk who find Carlos Celdran’s actions offensive and unreasonable. But let me suggest, too, that there’s enough unreasonableness to go around, and maybe it didn’t start with Carlos shouting in Manila Cathedral.