Category Archives: Religion

Risa Hontiveros: How can one be a communist and a Catholic at the same time?

Posted on April 30, 2013 by benign0

Reading John Nery gush like a starstruck teenager about senatorial candidate Risa Hontiveros (Akbayan and the Liberal Party) in his recent Inquirer.net piece “A Catholic vote for Risa”, you could be forgiven for thinking Hontiveros is some sort of Filipino … Continue reading →

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Down with the PC Police and Muslim Butt-Kissers!

Posted on April 25, 2013 by benign0

As we move along the post-Boston Marathon bombing period, I see that there is a lot of debate all around about terrorism issues. There are those who downplay the terror inflicted on the innocent people in Boston and that they … Continue reading →

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Modern Idolatry and the Social Media

Posted on April 3, 2013 by benign0

Two days after April Fools’ Day and I am still reeling in from the bitter truth that we are living in the days of a perpetual practical joke, with the general public being its perennial victims. Where jokes usually end … Continue reading →

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A Time to Laugh at Death

Posted on April 2, 2013 by benign0

Today, with the indulgence of the reader, I would like to write and talk about death. Yes, death. As the Greek philosopher Epicurus famously stated: Death is nothing to us, since when we are, death has not come, and when … Continue reading →

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Reform by mob: does it always work?

Posted on January 29, 2011 by benign0

Some recent events in Egypt and Tunisia illustrate the whole trouble with street mobs supposedly calling for “reform” – that in a situation described more by anarchy than any sort of clear higher purpose, it becomes difficult to sort the … Continue reading →

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Burma and the Philippines: struggling for democracy

Posted on January 13, 2011 by ilda

In a move reminiscent of its coverage of the late Former Philippine President Corazon “Cory” Aquino’s political career, TIME magazine has recently featured on its cover not once, but twice in less than two months, another woman who is touted … Continue reading →

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King of Comedy Dolphy faces the Inquisition

Posted on December 21, 2010 by benign0

Today I find myself on the side of Philippine Media as they lock and load for what looks like the gathering storm of a monumental battle against the Forces of Primitivism. On the side of modernity is Dolphy, the King … Continue reading →

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The CBCP and its primitivist crusade against reproductive health

Posted on December 1, 2010 by benign0

According to Fr. Melvin Castro, executive director of the Episcopal Commission on Family and Life of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines, “the Church needs to intensify its information drive on the [Reproductive Health] bill”. This is his “solution” … Continue reading →

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Andal Ampatuan Jr: No different from the average Filipino schmoe

Posted on November 24, 2010 by benign0

Frankly I fail to be impressed by all the huffing and puffing about how “shocking” the massacre of 57 people is allegedly in the hands of warlord Andal Ampatuan Jr. I also fail to be impressed by the people who … Continue reading →

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Condoms to 'fight AIDS' and annulment to end 'invalid marriages' – makes sense to me!

Posted on November 22, 2010 by benign0

Pope Benedict XVI’s edict allowing the use of condoms in the fight against AIDS is a major milestone passed in the slow journey that the Roman Catholic Church is taking towards enlightenment. Granted, perhaps this is not the relaxation of … Continue reading →

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