Society

On Saturday, November 16, 2013, we will be live streaming a show, hosted by FF President Red Tani, to get the freethinking community in the Philippines and in the world to raise funds to support those affected by this horrific tragedy. The show will be available on Ustream as well as our site.

The devastation Typhoon Yolanda (international name Haiyan) left in its wake leaves us no choice but to help in some capacity or another. But when the rubble is cleared and everything is put to working order again, here are some of the things that we need to change in society and in ourselves as a response to the wakeup call that is Typhoon Yolanda.

This week, we talk about Congressman Grex Lagman's proposed bill that would recognize the property rights of same-sex couples. Then, we talk about superstitions and the consequences of teaching them to children.

This week, we talk about Iglesia ni Cristo's Medical Mission that caused the cancellation of classes throughout Metro Manila as well as massive gridlock along major roads. Then, we talk about the Catholic response to certain statues surviving the terrible 7.2 magnitude earthquake in Bohol.

A couple of headlines caught my eye as I was scanning the news page. One was about Danding Cojuangco’s statement saying,...

Why are they cancelling classes in all of these schools when not everyone from those schools is expected to participate?

This week, we review Alfonso Cuarón's Gravity. Then, we talk about the recently shut down black market, Silk Road.

This week, we talk about spoilers and whether it's appropriate to spoil stories and then we talk about trolls and PopularScience.com's decision to close their comments section.

This week, we talk about spoilers and whether it's appropriate to spoil stories and then we talk about trolls and PopularScience.com's decision to close their comments section.