Society

Margie, Red and Pepe are back for episode 11 of the Filipino Freethinkers Podcast. This week, we talk about racism in Filipino culture. Then we take a closer look at the claim that LGBT rights "trample" on the rights of religious people.

Genetic modification of food has been critical in the history of human beings. None of the food we regularly eat today existed before humans and they would never exist outside of “unnatural” human intervention.

Why would a person choose to be in a job that goes against their religious beliefs? And why should we expect a company to retain a person who cannot effectively do their job?

While we write a lot about the shitty things the Catholic hierarchy tries to impose on people because of their particular...

This morning, I fell victim to San Juan Day.

Privilege is the luxury to not understand. The Christian majority can live their lives worry-free, not understanding what non-Christians have to deal with. While, non-Christians are always reminded to be sensitive to Christian beliefs.

I write to you with much concern regarding your recently circulated letter to Inferno author Dan Brown.

Access to information is a class issue; ignorance is not. It is often the case that people who have the privilege of access to limitless information simply reject it on principle, because of dogma, superstition, and blind allegiance to authority.

After reading what passes for a “stand” on legalizing same-sex marriage in the Philippines, my opinion on the matter remains the same. I just can’t (and I probably never will) understand why anyone would want to vote against gay people getting married.