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Deleting God from the Constitution

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Oh, no!  SecDepEd has succumbed to pressure from Pinoy atheist orgs!  This two-word deletion is worse than the passage of that verbose RH Law.   Ignorance of the Constitution—its acknowledgement of Almighty God and stated intention to pursue a regime of truth and love—does not excuse.  Woe to those who are infected by this political disease (ie, ignorance of the Constitution). What a disaster.  In case you're hearing about this for the first time, please check this out:  http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/08/23/14/deped-changes-vision-statement-removes-god-loving “Live Jesus in our hearts” daw? Indeed! No wonder DLSU has become a breeding ground for agnostic and atheist youths and a hub for pro-RH and abortion advocacy . “This people honors me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.” Read the entire passage in Matthew 8:15 and following.  Arrogant neutrality regarding God is the worst form of extremism. That brings us to Revelation 3:16 .   Read the passage and f

Evangelizing our families

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“The hardest people to evangelize are our own family members.”   That statement may not reflect a state of national calamity but I seem to be hearing it more and more frequently these days. A nun friend embarrassingly admits that she cannot do anything to talk sense to her womanizing brother.   “When I visit the family, it’s like a family reunion, everybody seems very happy and well behaved, but behind closed doors my mother and my sister-in-law take turns in updating me about my brother’s exploits.   I try to jokingly bring this up with him, but all I’d get is ‘Huwag kang maniwala don, tsismis lang yon!’   I know it’s not mere tsismis but what else can I do to help his family when he himself doesn’t want help?” A lector from our parish thinks she has a bigger problem: her ward, a teenage niece, still single, is openly sexually active but goes to Mass and receives communion.   “I can’t be sure but I don’t think she even goes to confession.   When I try to politely remi