Via our schools, colleges, and universities, it is deeply inculcated in us the notion that sacrifice is a virtue. It is, in this way, how Christianity has succeeded in convincing millions of Filipinos to believe that misery incurred through sacrifice is a mark of virtue - the surest way to gain eternal salvation. Pain becomes the insignia of morality -- and conversely, pleasure becomes the insignia of immorality. Christianity, however, does not say, "Go forth and be miserable." Rather, it says, "Go forth and practice the virtue of self-sacrifice." In practical terms, these commands are one and the same meretricious gimcrackery, if not superstitious monstrosity.
Thus, millions of Filipinos are the victims rather than the masters of their own values and beliefs. They would even brag that it is an honor for them to be experiencing pain and misery and poverty for God’s glory on earth as He is in heaven. Poch Suzara
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