Yesterday saw the march of several different LGBT (lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgenders) groups and their supporters from inside the University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City to the office of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) to celebrate …
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Dr. David Orenstein, an anthropologist based in New York City, shares his joys of being an atheist and how freedom from dogma and religious subjectivity has brought forth a life of personal and social peace, justice, morality, and goodness. For …
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April 1, 2012 was a fine sunny day and the weather was a bit hot but nonetheless, it was all good. At noon, I was already excited to join the “Road to Reason” activity organized by PATAS-Cebu. It was going …
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Contibuted by Jaako J. Wallenius If one wants to change the world, the easiest and fastest way is to adjust and work with one of the old ideologies. It is much more difficult to change the world through creating brand …
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Last January 27, 2012 the Philippine Atheists and Agnostics Society Cebu Chapter held its very first outreach program. It was entirely sponsored by one of the members, Ms. Sasha Palo. The group decided to host a feeding program for day …
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“God is great!” “God is good all the time.” If you ask Christians to describe their god of worship, “great” and “good” are common words of choice. And to say that those are delusional depiction of God is an understatement. …
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This Sunday, December 18, 2011, a group of atheist volunteers went to the Payatas Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) for Personal Disabilities to bring joy and abundance to special children. Our young volunteers assured that what they brought to these less …
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Religion makes billions upon billions of dollars without paying taxes. They use this money to spoon-feed their fairytales upon everyone dumb enough to listen. Imagine all the starving people we would be able to feed… all the shelters we’d have …
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It’s disappointing to see my country being run by the Catholic Church and there is no freedom of religion. The Philippines will never rise above its third-world status because the entire country is being controlled by its religion.
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Okay, I will not pretend that I know what art is. I might even say that his art work sucks. The issue here is expression. An artist creation is his expression about the world he lives in.
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Although the attendees were few and the weather was chilly, six individuals braved the cold to discuss plans and munch on stale McDonald’s french fries.
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Residents were very grateful to everyone for extending their unconditional act of kindness despite differences in beliefs and practices.
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Come 2012, the first ever atheist convention in Southeast Asia will be held in Manila on April 21 at Bayview Parks Hotel, organized by the Philippine Atheist and Agnostics Society.
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In the wake of the ongoing legislation of the RH Bill, PATAS wishes to emphasize its unequivocal support for its eventual passage.
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Atheism is rising everywhere, becoming a fad in the arena of religious revolution. Surprisingly, the Philippines, a country of deluded and superstitious people, has joined the bandwagon.
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A humanist is committed to the application of reasons and science in solving problems. And he/she uses human intelligent free from superstition. How about the Filipino? Jose Rizal has shown the benefit of using reason – but did the Filipino listen?
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Religion today is using science to justify religious faith. But science doesn’t care if its findings will jeopardize certain religious doctrines. So religion (especially Christianity) must appeal to their theology and try to bend science to fit it.
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Opening discussions that would scare, antagonize, and discomfit the usual person was in this case sought for, and was found to be pleasant and stimulating.
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PATAS holds the first meet-up in Cebu City over a savory treat.
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PATAS members meet up to hold the KYR activity in Fo Guan Shan Mabuhay Temple. The intention of their visit is to learn first-hand the aspects of different faiths in the Philippines. The subject of their activity on that day is Humanistic Buddhism.
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