Disclaimer: The term "Church" here is used to define the institution, and not the religion itself.
So a few hours nights ago, me and Yna were eating dinner in Mc Donald's. I was just looking at the food she was eating, for I felt guilty to eat another rice meal. Both of us were having a very good conversation--sabaw, but very entertaining--until a pair approached us. The mood suddenly turned grim because of the shift in group dynamics. Maybe I was just annoyed that they were ruining our happy moment by butting in. However, the curiousity just have to burst, and I was pushed to listen to them. So, as I looked into them, I nodded so that they can start their mysterious discourse that they are eager to present us.
I cannot recall the exact words of the pair. They were drowned in the rush of thoughts in my mind as I heard the words "secular", "scientific", "government", "society", "RH Bill", "divorce", "prize", "contest", "separation of the Church and State", "Facebook" and "thank you". I cannot tell whether they were passionate about what they are preaching because they barely scratched the surface of the topic. As far as I know, there were a lot of questions lingering in my mind; and it is acting like a Krakken ready to be released by Hades.
First: I doubt their determination in their resolve. Really now? You made this group because you are hoping to show an alternative perspective of the societal issues pressing in on us, like the RH Bill, Divorse Bill, corruption, and the like? Or are you conforming the secularists to win a prize in a contest? If I were Althusser, I would question your actions. It sounds as if you are driven by money to create this movement. Maybe you could have sold your "product" if you have not included in the conversation the words "to win in this contest". In my mind, the words that are floating are "Marx does not approve". It shows that morality can be bought, just like it was proven in a certain Experimenta Economic study.
Second: Since you mentioned "society" in your teachings, you caught my attention. Dwelling on the State and the Church: they are indeed separated. It's just a matter of the people in the State letting the Church inside its premises in the government. I remember my Philosophy of the Human Person professor telling us that the proper ascending order of hierarchy in the society is suppose to be the Populus first, then the State, then the Nation, and then the Church. I guess the Philippine nation, due to the certain distrust in its State, does not have the drive to be united under a common cause--and this leads to the blurring of the separation of the Church and State. For the part of the Church: I guess it is just the method of the CBCP that is skewed in addressing the concerns of Morality to the people. We cannot blame the people about this; Society just assimilated and created an unclear Ordo Amoris because of the screwed historicity of the country. It's somehow sad to see that the solid line that should be clearly seen to distinguish the different positions in the Societal hierarchy become blurred because of the change in the context of the times.
Lastly: Just because the Church made a mistake in the way of instilling its teaching about morality, that does not mean one should go to Secularism for solution. Look: I get the the scientific arguments of the RH Bill, and I get the social arguments of the Divorce bill; but have you considered the morality issues in these things? Have you considered the impact of the of these issues in Humanity? Try to pause and think if sex with contraception is permitted; if separation of a should-be committed couple is permitted; if the ideologies created in the Western world (the ones who introduced Capitalism) dominated our Oriental mindset? What now?
"I might be thinking too much," I say to myself now. As far as I know, I did not asked these things a while ago. Perhaps I shall search for their website and ask these things myself. But now, perhaps asking the people who can read this note be something worthwhile for all of us.
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