The Birth control battle weighs on Philippine economy.
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The Church has denounced the bill as "morally unacceptable" and warned politicians, particularly senators considering running for the presidency in 2010, that their stance will be remembered.
"The Catholic Church knows how to mobilize its members not to vote for anti-life politicians," said Father Melvin Castro of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines in a statement.
I'm sorry, but here is a religion that promotes poverty and starvation for millions while still demanding that they give to the church.
It's about time that the Catholic church climbed out of the dark ages and stopped forcing the majority of its congregation into peasanthood.
It annoys me when I see an Institution with the power and influence to do great good in this world, abuse the very people that need their help the most.
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Spooked by a precarious political and economic situation, some Philippine lawmakers are trying to pass a bill that will compel the central government to promote artificial family planning rather than solely focus on natural birth control methods supported by the Church.
Twenty-seven economists, including four former economic planning secretaries and one former budget secretary, have signed a paper supporting the bill.
Yet the proposed reproductive health bill will likely never see the light of day as the influential Catholic Church is staunchly opposed to artificial birth control as a violation of its religions tenets.
Twenty-seven economists, including four former economic planning secretaries and one former budget secretary, have signed a paper supporting the bill.
Yet the proposed reproductive health bill will likely never see the light of day as the influential Catholic Church is staunchly opposed to artificial birth control as a violation of its religions tenets.
"The Catholic Church knows how to mobilize its members not to vote for anti-life politicians," said Father Melvin Castro of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines in a statement.
I'm sorry, but here is a religion that promotes poverty and starvation for millions while still demanding that they give to the church.
It's about time that the Catholic church climbed out of the dark ages and stopped forcing the majority of its congregation into peasanthood.
It annoys me when I see an Institution with the power and influence to do great good in this world, abuse the very people that need their help the most.
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