Church gives undeniable influence to PH politics, culture—historian
(Jennifer M. Orillaza) MANILA, July 26, 2013—What would the Philippines be like without the influence of the Catholic Church? Would it possess the same identity known to all? Or would its rich history be altered in such a way that marks of religiosity would be replaced by secularist and relativist ideologies? In an attempt to emphasize the interrelation of politics, history, and culture with religion, a Protestant historian said that the Catholic Church has played a significant role in the history of the Philippines as a democratic nation. History professor Michael Charleston Chua cited the historic People Power Revolution of…
Murder of the unborn
July 8, 2013 | Filed under: Independent Articles,Legal | Posted by: mongladz Alan F. Paguia The Reproductive Health Law, or Republic Act No. 10354, virtually constitutes murder of unborn Filipinos. That is the problem. The law 1. The 1987 Constitution mandates the State: a) “to secure to ourselves and our POSTERITY the blessings of independence and democracy” (Preamble); and b) to “equally protect the life of the mother and the life of the unborn from conception” (2nd sentence, Sec. 12, ART. II). 2. RA 10354 provides that: a) Any public officer is prohibited from doing “any act that hinders the full implementation of a reproductive…
How a Son Learned From His Father to Defend Unborn Children
by John Stonestreet | Washington, DC | LifeNews.com | 7/23/13 12:01 PM Rebuilding a pro-life culture means more than opposing abortion. It also means caring for and defending the helpless at all stages. Fr. Thomas Vander Woude, pastor at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Gainesville, Virginia, has a special place in his heart for children born with Down syndrome. His recent parish campaign to save one such life grabbed headlines. But to understand this story, and why these children are so special to Fr. Vander Woude, you need to know another story. This one blew me away. Earlier this month,…
Killing Babies in Abortions Will Save the Government Money?
by Michael Norton | Washington, DC | LifeNews.com | 7/25/13 10:16 AM “Priceless” is the value most moms and dads would put on their newborn child. A newborn represents the delicate and fragile nature of life itself. Many would call their newborn baby a “miracle.” But the current administration in Washington, D.C. does not seem to agree with the “priceless” evaluation—at least it does not act like it agrees. If there is a way to support the abortion industry with taxpayer dollars, President Obama and the rest of our government finds and implements it. Now, even the “non-partisan” Congressional Budget…
Bad Economics for RH Dummies
Ang Kapatiran secretary-general Norman Cabrera spoke to reporters the morning of July 22, 2013, a few hours before the president was to give his yearly State of the Nation address. He called the president’s RH law as “bad legislation that leads to bad economics.” He added: “the RH law will be another source of corruption and is only a ‘masquerading’ policy to address poverty in the country by means of population control focused on the poor. They want to reduce the poverty rate by reducing the number of poor.”…
Abortion and Media Bias: When the Majority Doesn’t Rule
by John Stonestreet | Washington, DC | LifeNews.com | 7/18/13 11:40 AM When it comes to same-sex marriage we keep hearing that “the majority rules…” But that’s not the case with abortion. Ben Domenech of Real Clear Politics begins a great article by writing, “Obviously the overall story about how Americans view the right to marriage is one of ever increasing majorities. From just a few years ago, when Americans were split on the issue at best, they now have marked majorities in favor of same sex marriage—71 percent according to some polls, 86 percent according to others. The argument…
Pimentel: RH law violates Local Government Code
By Christine O. Avendaño Philippine Daily Inquirer 10:19 pm | Sunday, July 14th, 2013 Former Senator Aquilino Pimentel Jr. AFP FILE PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — Former Senator Aquilino Pimentel Jr., is asking the Supreme Court to “abort” and “get rid” of the controversial Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health (RH) law as he appealed for it to extend the effectivity of the status quo ante order that will expire on Wednesday. Pimentel was supposed to be among four anti-RH law speakers in the oral arguments set by the high court last week. But the former senator who authored the Local Government Code…
A Brief History of Sex Ed: How We Reached Today’s Madness
by Miriam Grossman within Culture, Education July 16th, 2013 Today’s sex ed curricula are based on the widely-accepted teachings of depraved human beings. Once upon a time, sex education was a simple biology lesson. Students learned the facts of life, and, with those facts, that sex is part of something bigger, called marriage. Teachers explained that this was the moral and healthy way to live. In those days, people understood that men and women are different, and that their union is unique, unlike any other relationship. It went without saying that boys grew up to become men, and girls, women. There were only…
In case of doubt…choose life
A LAW EACH DAY (KEEPS TROUBLE AWAY) By Jose C. Sison (The Philippine Star) | Updated July 12, 2013 – 12:00am One of the most controversial legislations in the history of our Congress is undoubtedly the Reproductive Health law. So far, this is the only law of foreign origin that was drafted and first introduced here more than 15 years ago by foreign groups and International organizations used by the US to advance its hidden agenda of controlling the population growth in developing countries because they threaten its economic and security interests (1974 Kissinger Report or the National Social Security Memorandum [NSSM] 200). The…
US expat tells Filipinos: ‘Learn from our contraception mistake’
July 11, 2013 | Filed under: Featured Article,News | Posted by: mongladz MANILA, July 11, 2013—An American living in the Philippines hopes the country will be able to evade the deplorable effects of widespread access to contraception – something that the U.S. is still grappling with. “Being an American, seeing the effects that contraception has had on the U.S. and also knowing what has been happening in Europe, [I know] it attacks the family and over time it dismantles the family…No society can survive it,” Tim Laws, a pro-life activist married to a Filipina, said in an interview after the holy mass offered for the…
