Letter to the Editor on Prayers to Jesus

May 17, 2012 Philippine Daily Inquirer Letter to the Editors Dear Editors: The 1987 Constitution of the Philippines declares: The separation of Church and State shall be inviolable. (Article II, Section 6), and, No law shall be made respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. The free exercise and enjoyment of religious profession and worship, without discrimination or preference, shall forever be allowed. No religious test shall be required for the exercise of civil or political rights. (Article III, Section 5). May I remind our legislators both in the Senate and in the House of Representatives that your prayers to the Lord Jesus Christ before the daily impeachment trial of the chief Justice Renato C. Corona begins is a flagrant violation of the State and Church separation provision as per called for in our Constitution! As a Senior Citizen of our Republic, I ask: in the long history of Filipino affairs ever since we got to be the only Christian country in Asia, have any of our daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly prayers to Jesus Christ helped decrease our poverty as a people; or, helped increase our maturity as a nation? Sincerely, Poch Suzara Makati city 0916-572-4788