Ang Kape Ni LaTtEX

We suddenly noticed that the widespread corruption we see in others is also the corruption we detect in ourselves.

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The news this past week amuses me, in the sense that it appears that god (or at least, as interpreted by man) in all forms and religions has been too getting too many headlines in different parts of the world for different reasons — enough perhaps for atheists to take notice. And be amused as [...]

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In an unfunny twist to my previous blog post, “What makes a dirty word dirty?“, an Australian father is contemplating on suing St. Peter the Apostle School in Australia for refusing to admit his son on the basis of their surname.
The youngster’s dad, 45-year-old Alex Hell, has expressed outrage after the primary school in the [...]

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With Lent nearing its conclusion, perhaps now is the right time to share how I choose to believe Jesus. Choose… because I’ve decided that I didn’t want to believe him the way most Catholics do.
I believe in God, and I believe in Jesus, but it’s been a while since my general set of beliefs have [...]

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My wife recently blogged about Bo Sanchez’s “How To Find Your One True Love”, which she bought, read up in one sitting and then gave away as a gift the very next day. We’ll probably buy another copy to keep at home, despite the fact that we’ve already found each other. Insert Hallmark card moment [...]

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AFP reports that British university lecturers and staff by wary of their Asian-looking students, especially those who are of Muslim descent:
Citing a document drawn up by the British education ministry, the newspaper said universities had been warned of talent-spotting by terrorists on campuses across the country, and of students being “groomed” for extremism.
It identifies Muslim [...]

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Manila Times columnist Rome Jorge, a colleague and good friend, wrote a wonderful editorial published on the Times last Sunday.
To quote:
At its finest, the Church embraces science and reason. It tolerates differences of opinion. It nurtures debate, criticism and reflection. It can even simply enjoy a book or a movie. Such sobriety comes with maturity.
The [...]

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I’ve just finished Dan Brown’s Angels and Demons (AAD) yesterday, two days after I started reading it in earnest. It’s been a year since I bought and read The Da Vinci Code(TDVC), and I’ve hesitated to buy this book. I borrowed one instead.
The reason I hesitated buying AAD was, ironically, because of an earlier Dan [...]

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The double issues of The Da Vinci Code and The Gospel of Judas and the reaction of hardline Christians got me thinking and questioning a lot.
And no I am not questioning whether TDVC or TGOJ were worth paying attention to, or wondering whether they were true or not. I was questioning the most common worry [...]

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I have never understood the tradition of self-flagellation.
Sure it’s supposed to be some sort of sacrifice and penance for all the wrongs that one has done in their lives. But if a person finds himself joining the flagellants each and every season of Lent, then it becomes a senseless, futile exercise tantamount to insulting God [...]

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