Category: Religion

Why the CBCP is not a credible judge of who or what is “fake” or authentic

June 27, 2017October 30, 2021 benign0 13 Comments

It is quite rich that the venerable Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) would so pompously issue a list of Websites Carrying False or Unverified Contents [sic]. This is coming from a clique of renowned Filipino “thought leaders” who endorse medieval ideas like creationism and, as a matter of policy, apply only circular logic…

Media, Religion, Science

Entering the early stages of World War III

June 7, 2017 Celestino Manrique II 12 Comments

Following the occupation of Marawi City by the Islamic State’s affiliate group called the Maute Group, it should be clear to all now that the world has entered the early stages of the next Great War. The occupation of Marawi along with previous and subsequent attacks in Europe proves the Islamic State’s capabilities to launch…

Government, Religion, Society, The South

Imperial Manila ‘experts’ see Martial Law as a bigger enemy than Islamic terrorism

May 28, 2017 benign0 37 Comments

If there is anything that can be gleaned from the way Filipinos have so far responded to the crisis in Marawi, it is that Filipinos remain their own worst enemy. Rather than see the terrorists linked to the Islamic State overrunning Marawi City as the bigger enemy, many have, instead, lashed out at the more…

Politics, Religion, Society, The South

Atheists and Liberals Say the Darndest Things!

May 25, 2017 Hector Gamboa 13 Comments

So the world got rocked again by radical Islamic terrorism when a religious nutjob recently decided to blow himself up at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England. In the Philippines, a band of thugs called the Maute Group (Maute), who claims to have pledged allegiance to the terrorist group ISIS, has wreaked havoc in…

Religion, Society

Can Marawi City’s reputation as a no-go-zone for Filipino Christians be changed?

May 24, 2017 benign0 11 Comments

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte finally found a reason to declare Martial Law in Mindanao, the Philippines’ second biggest island and host to the country’s most troubled flashpoints. This follows an eruption of violence in the Mindanao city of Marawi, Lanao del Sur in which pro-Islamic State insurgents based there known as the Maute clashed with…

Culture, Religion, The South

Filipinos need to lighten up about Tito Sotto’s “Eat Bulaga” humour

May 5, 2017 benign0 5 Comments

The reality is, Tito Sotto has full license to crack misogynist jokes in Congress because it was the stardom brought about by his gig in popular noontime variety show Eat Bulaga that got him the votes to begin with. In short, Sotto’s character merely reflects the character of the society that ushered him into power….

Culture, Media, Religion, Society

Bringing back the “Holy Alliance of Throne and Altar” is deadly

April 22, 2017 Carlo de Leon 10 Comments

The background The Congress of Vienna was convened in 1815 by the European nations that defeated Napoleon Bonaparte to establish a new balance of power in Europe and prevent a resurgence of Napoleonic imperialism. The secondary reason was to prevent political revolutions such as the French revolution and the preservation of the status quo.1 Shortly…

Government, Politics, Religion

Is there such a thing as a part-time Roman Catholic?

April 11, 2017 benign0 8 Comments

In the coming Easter season (“holy week” to Filipinos), there is, again, a call to reflect on our spirituality and what it means to be Catholic. To most Filipinos, being a “good” Catholic is to go through the motions of what Catholic dogma dictates. And in this season of prayers and visita iglesias and avoiding…

Lifestyle, Religion