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Filipino Freethinkers : Today I Will Justify My Sexism Using God

Sun, 28 Jul 2013 00:52:42 +0000

[And also From what I understand labeling women "stupid" is sexist even by mere citing it as an example. Generalization about "women' erasing their place in history" is very uninfom. If Margaret Thatcher, Mother Teresa and Queen Elizabeth will read your comment, I think they will be very sad. ] How exactly does cherry-picking a handful of famous people eliminate the reality that women generally earn less than men when given the same job position? Unlike you btw, I'm not blowing smoke out of my ass. I'm basing my opinion on actual studies., http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-21698522 [If you don't want to be judge. Hide from the society. People will always have an opinion whatever is it you want do with your life. Good or bad. Just like you have an opinion to my comment. It's a free world after all. ] There's the alternate that I enjoy far more than "hiding": Telling patronizing, clueless sexists to go fuck themselves.

Filipino Freethinkers : Today I Will Justify My Sexism Using God

Sun, 28 Jul 2013 00:48:02 +0000

Pray tell good sir, Under whose authority are you to think you can dictate what a woman's place and role in society should be? [ And not trying to be in equal footing with the opposite sex in terms of their actions and role. ] Separate but equal, basically. they said the same thing to the blacks when they fought for desegregation.

Filipino Freethinkers : 13 Comments that Put dboncan in My LGBT Spotlight

Tue, 23 Jul 2013 08:11:32 +0000

From your link: [Representatives from Russia and Armenia also made comments opposing the resolution. No one offered words in support of the resolution, not even Belgium.] As your news link proves, LGBT equality has a long way to go in Europe. Especially in Putin's Russia: http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/photos-from-russia... http://www.travelandescape.ca/2013/07/russia-says... Or how about Poland http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/07/world/europe/po...

Filipino Freethinkers : From Bibles to Baboy: The Problem of Christian Privilege

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:00:37 +0000

Garrick, If an accredited student-run religious organization doled out the bibles instead of the OSA, would it have merited this much outrage? I'm just curious as to what extent this power dynamic you describe reaches.

Filipino Freethinkers : An Open Letter To The UPLB Office Of Student Affairs

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 20:13:13 +0000

[ In fact, the State itself recognizes the role of the Church in nation-building through the inculcation of sound moral values to its citizens thereby alleviating the inherent evils of man and society in general.] Another fact: Fr. Joaquin Bernas, one of the authors of the constitution, was also against religion imposing on Philippine Law. http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/insights/03/13/11/fr-b... And if the church is so vital in nation building, can you explain why their much-vaunted Catholic Vote movement blew up in their face, with virtually all of their senatoriables finishing dead last? Or how about the fact that the government pissed 50 million of taxpayer money away on an NFP program, gave it to CFC, only to see that program fail? http://www.interaksyon.com/article/41778/natural-...

Filipino Freethinkers : An Open Letter To The UPLB Office Of Student Affairs

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 20:10:06 +0000

[To deny Christians the opportunity to evangelize and share the Faith is a violation of our right to freedom of religion.] The funny thing is that every time I hear you self-righteous asshats say this, it usually right after you're called out for promoting intolerance and hate http://filipinofreethinkers.org/2011/04/07/rcc-at... http://filipinofreethinkers.org/2011/12/06/sheddi... It cuts both ways.

Filipino Freethinkers : An Open Letter To The UPLB Office Of Student Affairs

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 20:07:07 +0000

While it is true that you are free to talk about your faith, you are NOT free to do it while wasting government money. Taxpayer's money. MY money. Whether or not those bibles were donated is besides the point - the fact that they are being distributed by students who represent the school sends a clear message that the school is favoring that particular religion over others.

Filipino Freethinkers : An Open Letter to MMDA Chair Tolentino Re: the Dan Brown Letter

Sat, 25 May 2013 00:18:58 +0000

[Isa pa, halata namang mas pinapahalagahan ng batas yung paniniwala ng mga Kristyano kasi halimbawa nalang yung pagkakaroon ng maraming asawa.] And yet when Muslims do marry, it is according to Muslim traditions, not Christian. For your reasoning to work, it has to follow that the Muslim couple has to marry through a Christian ceremony.

Filipino Freethinkers : An Open Letter to MMDA Chair Tolentino Re: the Dan Brown Letter

Sat, 25 May 2013 00:13:18 +0000

[ Dun nga sa article II section 12 at 13 may mga salitang "sanctity of family life" at "spiritual well-being" kaya masasabi mo rin na may lugar ang paniniwalang espiritwal o relihiyon sa batas. ] Do show us where in the constitution it explicitly states "sanctity of life" and "spiritual well-being," ...as defined by the Catholic Church. And furthermore, Joaquin Bernas' take on church and state separation: http://opinion.inquirer.net/inquireropinion/colum... His own words: [The constitutional command, however, is more than just the prohibition of a state religion. That is the minimal meaning. Jurisprudence has expanded it to mean that the state may not pass ?laws which aid one religion, aid all religions, or prefer one religion over another.? That is the ?separation part? of the constitutional command. The other part is the ?free exercise clause.? Both are embodied in one sentence which says: ?No law shall be made respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.?] And here is more of Fr. Bernas, http://www.rappler.com/nation/12130-bernas-refute... [“Constitutionally protected pluralism includes nontheistic religions such as Buddhism, ethical culture, secular humanism, and a variety of ethical philosophies. Of course, it also includes the bishop’s understanding of natural law. But his understanding is just one of the many, including those which do not arrive at the bishop’s conclusion,” Bernas added.] It's your word versus that of one of the authors of our constitution.

Filipino Freethinkers : An Open Letter to MMDA Chair Tolentino Re: the Dan Brown Letter

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:30:19 +0000

You people just don't get it, do you? This is clearly a ploy by Mr. Tolentino to get Dan Brown's attention, so he gets written into the next book :D

Filipino Freethinkers : An Open Letter to MMDA Chair Tolentino Re: the Dan Brown Letter

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:14:53 +0000

[If some don't want to be associated with such "imploring of aid of" one being who they don't believe, I think they might need to consider moving out to a different country then with a constitution that does not mention or imply God or any deity whoever. Or perhaps discontinue paying taxes and ever more breaking more traffic rules. ] 1. Fine. I implore the Aid of the Almighty God - Princess Molestia! http://askprincessmolestia.tumblr.com/

Filipino Freethinkers : An Open Letter to MMDA Chair Tolentino Re: the Dan Brown Letter

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:12:58 +0000

["We, the sovereign Filipino people, imploring the aid of **Almighty God**, in order to build a just and humane society, and establish a Government that..." ] 1. That's the Preamble to the constitution, not the constitution itself. 2. Which god are you referring to? As per Fr. Joaquin Bernas, one of the authors of the constitution, that phrase was intentionally kept vague to account for Filipino citizens who may not necessarily share the same faith. Who are you to assume that the preamble speaks exclusively of Catholics? 3. Recall Article 2, section 6 of the constitution: "The separation of Church and State shall be inviolable." If anything, people like Tolentino shame the Filipino race by speaking on our behalf, because he portrays us as onion-skinned whiners who see anything that isn't outright adulation as some sort of affront to our dignity. Do you know what would have been a dignified response from the MMDA chairman? If he'd admitted that Manila DOES have a traffic problem and that they are working on fixing it.

Filipino Freethinkers : How to Kill As Many Unborn As Possible

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 23:39:55 +0000

I honestly wish there are more people like you in the Catholic Church speaking up. It would be a nice change from having to put up with the likes of Ricardo Boncan, the CBCP, and all the other usual idiots that represent the more dogmatic side of the church.

Filipino Freethinkers : FF Turns Four -- Offending Religious Feelings Since 2009

Sat, 6 Apr 2013 00:16:14 +0000

Four years old, and not a single bolt of lightning to our name. Damn. We are clearly not pissing off enough people :(

Filipino Freethinkers : Meet A Freethinker: Ria Caringal

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 23:06:18 +0000

This article... http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/282/e/5/tw...

Filipino Freethinkers : Your Senatoriable's Not-So-Fabulous Stance on Gay Marriage

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 11:23:02 +0000

Your inner activist has infected other people, it seems :D http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCUX5rDPlis

Filipino Freethinkers : Benedict Is My Last Pope

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 09:39:49 +0000

At least Papa Ratzi can defend his Nazi affiliations by saying that he was coerced to join the Hitler Youth, and that he didn't know any better because he was just a kid; He was also sensible enough to leave. What about Pope Francis? Aside from his anti-gay and anti-choice stance, the man willingly worked with despots. http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/20... Doesn't the UN have an international court for dirtbags like him?

Filipino Freethinkers : Meet a Freethinker: Jong Atmosfera

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 06:50:47 +0000

So you got Jong to pose with a nice, clean-cut suit, and all you guys could get for my article pic was an unflattering photo of me with a stubble,a bad haircut, and a horrid striped shirt; I looked like Pugsley Addams at 40. I'm calling you guys out for editorial bias.

Filipino Freethinkers : Cardinal Tagle, Sexual Abuse, and the Asian Way

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 04:49:36 +0000

http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1mo1wzFiu1qbub...

Filipino Freethinkers : Team Buhay, Team Patay, and CBCP's Team Balimbing

Fri, 8 Mar 2013 09:34:12 +0000

The way I see it., the RCC is getting desperate. It's no secret that the RCC is hemorraging members ever since the priest sex abuse investigations started hitting mainstream media; HBO's Mea Maxima Culpa being the latest in several well-researched documentaries that investigate the problem indepth. Between that and their longstanding discrimination against the LGBT community and women, the RCC is taking a beating, and they're consolidating the remaining places they have any influence over.