Posted by admin on Aug 26th, 2006
Dear Lord ( God/Yahweh/Buddha/Bob/Nobody):
We beseech You, O merciful One, to bring comfort to those who suffer today for whatever reason You, Nature, or the World Bank has deemed appropriate. We realize, O heavenly Father, that You cannot cure all the sick at once – that would surely empty out the hospitals the good nuns have established in Your name. And we accept that You, Omniscient One, cannot eliminate all the evil in the world, for that would surely put Thee out of a job.
See whole prayer by Poch Suzara here.
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Posted by kapanalig_sa_wala on Aug 23rd, 2006
It’s unfortunate that ex-Justice Isagani Cruz picked up his pen and wrote the article that is now stirring the local GLBT community. His gay-bashing column which appeared in the Inquirer August 12th is still getting a lot of feedback ten days after it came out and for good reasons. What he wrote is simply inexcusable coming from somebody who is expected to uphold the spirit of the law, he being a former associate justice of the Supreme Court. The Philippines, in all her imperfection is still a nation that guarantees equality and freedom for her people. Nowhere in our constitution is written that gays (and lesbians) are second class citizens. Where is he coming from? Whereever it is from, Mr. Cruz should go back to school and rethink his position. Of course he is entitled to his bigoted opinion. I just hope that the men and women now sitting in our courts are not as bigoted as he is when it comes to issues concerning the minorities, not only against people with a “queer” sexual orientation. A few days later, he came out with a defence as a sort of reply to a fellow columnist, a flimsy reason grounded on the principle that not all gays are equal. I join the GLBT community in condemning the POV that he represents, an obsolete and bigoted view on the issue of gay people.
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Posted by tekton12 on Aug 10th, 2006
Why does Islamofascism attract the Left? This has puzzled me for some time. Leftists/Marxists are supposed to be secular-minded, yet they have become the most vociferous defenders of the most virulent, reactionary, superstitious ideology known to man which is Islamofascism. Notice how leftist websites routinely praise Palestinian suicide bombers as “freedom fighters”. Notice how they consistently side with Islamists in any conflict the latter is embroiled in with Israel or the US. Leftist islamophilia is a mystery wrapped in an enigma. Or it may just be sheer opportunism masquerading as concern for the underdog.
In the Philippines, leftist organizations and pseudo-intellectuals like Walden Bello and Randy David predictably ally themselves with the Bangsamoro movement at the expense of non-Muslim Filipinos. These Filipino leftists argue that Mindanao is Bangsamoro homeland that was snatched by Christian settlers from the north (how similar a refrain this is to the Jewish settlers-grabbed-Palestinian lands tune!). They advocate the return of these lands to their “rightful owners”. Funny thing is, many of these leftist pseudo-intellectuals live in Manila where they are shielded from the armed turmoil in far-away Mindanao. They don’t own property in the south. They don’t suffer from the kidnapping, pillaging and banditry; it is the non-Muslim Filipinos in Mindanao who have to deal with these threats on a daily basis. Continue Reading »
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