“Woe to you who make iniquitous decrees, who write oppressive statutes, to turn aside the needy from justice and to rob the poor of my people of their right, that widows may be your spoil, and that you may make the orphans your prey!” Isaiah 10:1-2 We join our voices as a progressive and LGBT-affirming […]
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The Spirit of Bayanihan During Taal Evacuation
As of January 15, CNN Philippines reported that there are 43,681 evacuees staying in 217 evacuation centers. Several thousand of them were residents from the volcano island itself from where they can no longer go back to. Aside from the 43 thousand evacuees, more people and communities have been impacted by the eruption. We are […]
Christian Leaders Support SOGIE Equality Bill
Church leaders, seminary faculty members from Iglesia Filipina Independiente, Union Theological Seminary, and National Council of Churches in the Philippines voice their support for SOGIE Equality Bill, also known as SOGIE Anti-Discrimination Bill. Video courtesy of Rappler. […]
Pastoral Letter to Stop the Killings
Let us join in prayer and in prophetic denunciation against the brutal murders in Negros the past days and weeks; the many other killings by the thousands of the poor, including the murder of activists and human rights defenders, one of which is Ryan Hubila, a young LGBTQI+ activist who was gunned down in broad […]
Pastoral Guidelines in Voting this Midterm Elections
Integridad at Katapatan Sa kabila ng political na kulturang meron tayo, nanatiling isang mataas at hindi mababaleng kwalipikasyon ang integridad at katapatan sa anu mang public office sa ating gobyerno. Merong pag-pipilian hindi man kilala, popular at wala mang makinarya o pera, may mga kandidatong gustong magsilbi ng tapat at totoo sa ating bayan. Sila […]