In a predominantly Theist Philippines, what is huge--in social influence and contribution--is the Catholic Church; and in the almost 500 years it existed in our islands as the Christianity recognized the world over, it encountered times of trials, victories, and even controversies. But in our times, where means of communication have became sophisticated, dissidents harness the technologies in hand and often confuse people of what really is the truth.
Looks like media moderation is a thing of the past...or is it?
Just because of a bill that liberalizes and legalizes contraception, it seems that all hell broke loose and people who considered themselves as "atheists" and "freethinkers" started to emerge from no-one-knows-where; most of them in ambiguous identities, if not anonymous, online. They even go to the extent of mockery by making hate pages, in the case of Facebook.
But it's strange: of all the religions or religious groups/organizations that ever existed in history, WHY DO THEY ALWAYS MOCK THE CATHOLIC CHURCH?
Well, let's base on the premise that "what is huge is always seen". It is a given that it is the Catholic Church that has the most exposure in almost everything. It is also a given that in every issue, the Church (from now on, I refer the Catholic Church simply as the Church with a capital "C") has a corresponding statement for it. Though there is the Church, some dissidents, heretics, and schismatics within the Christian umbrella, along with other religions such as Islam and Buddhism, have their respective communities, forcing Catholicism in a double-crossed situation--schism and heresy from within, persecution and scorn from without.
But getting back, why do they have to concentrate their arguments to Catholicism rather than to distribute it to all the religions they encounter and research?
Simple answer: They see the Church as the most rational religious organization of all; and they opt to challenge it in the hopes of defeating its arguments. Besides, arguing religion with other groups will be such a waste of time for them.
So if that is the case, they're not really religion-haters because they only have a specific religion to hate: Catholicism.
Now why bother arguing each other how to call these pains-in-the-neck if their "atheism" is only applied for Catholicism? Why not calling themselves mere anti-Catholics?
Bastards.
I suggest you read Christopher Hitchens, Stephen Fry, Richard Dawkins and other preeminent atheist works. You have to understand that freethinkers and atheists do not necessarily attack the Catholic Church, but they attack the rationality of faith and religion. The Catholic Church is merely an institution that bolsters with such hubris in the Philippines that they have set their sights on it. I suggest you see the bigger picture and stop seeing the situation through the lens of religiosity.
ReplyDeleteP.S. we are not bastards, we simply use reason.