Saturday, September 15, 2007
What's Wrong with the Philippines
We are a nation of boys and girls, not of intellectually matured men and mentally strong women. We are a nation devoid of human dignity and self-respect... Millions of Pinoys are proud to identify themselves as college educated Christians. None are proud to say that they are college-educated Rizalian. What’s wrong with the Philippines? To find out, you need not travel far. Just visit any school, college, or university near your place! They are not educational but commercial - enterprises. They are places where students learn first and foremost to have more faith in Jesus – the Savior of the world... Indeed, they are places where millions of young Filipinos learn to have faith not in the power of knowledge, but in the power of prayer. Jose Rizal courageously wrote about this horror, and yet only a handful of Filipinos are fully aware of the Rizalian message. Poch Suzara Twitter# Facebook# Google#
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Fascinating insights. If we could only get more people in the government to be as pragmatic and sensible as you. But of course, that might not be so easy because none of the big church organizations would back an atheist. So we're stuck with traditional politicians who will sing and dance to the music of the church. I guess we just have to keep spreading the word and see what happens.
Anyway, I was wondering if you've read Sam Harris' book, Letter to a Christian Nation. It's almost a primer on atheism and I'm sure with its simplicity, we can make other people understand what atheism is all about. I wrote a book review about it and I hope you can find time to read. I would love to hear your views about it. I posted my review here:
http://lestercavestany.com/2007/09/30/a-must-read-for-filipinos-letter-to-a-christian-nation-by-sam-harris/
Cheers!
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