Secularizing Philippine Society: The RH Bill and why Philippine Society Needs It

I am getting tired and nauseous with the Catholic Church's constant interference in the secular affairs and concerns of the Philippines. The latest being the Church's rabid opposition to the passage of a crucial, life saving and socially-necessary piece of legislation - the Reproductive Health Bill.

The Church opposes it for the following reasons but is not limited to such:

1. The promotion of contraceptive use promotes immorality.
2. The promotion of contraceptive use does not solve poverty.

There are many reasons why the Church opposes the RH Bill but I will only tackle the two aforesaid reasons, which in my opinion, shows how the church is essentially out of touch and delusional about what a republic like the Philippines should be and how scientific studies show otherwise.

First, on the question as to the promotion of immorality or the inducement to immorality of the use of contraceptives escapes any reasonable thinking human beings' sense of critical thinking. There has been no documented study that the use of contraceptives actually promotes immorality. And I doubt if the church even remotely conducted such study. There is simply no connection between contraceptive use and how it shapes morality, besides, morality is religiously, socially, culturally and zeitgeistically determined. What has been moral in 15th Century Medieval Europe is not necessarily considered moral nowadays. Does modern society for example, still condone and sanction the burning of those suspected of being witches?

Second, on the question as to contraceptive use not solving poverty. The use of contraceptives was never intended to solve poverty, although controlling family size through the use of contraceptives can help a couple maintain a family that they are financially, physically, and medically ready to carry through. A couple who can barely support themselves need contraceptives to ensure that they can create a family that will ensure a comfortable and secure future for themselves and their children.

The Church, in its unreasonable, unscientific, and socially detached chronic opposition to something Philippine society desperately needs now, is indeed a force of enslavement, immorality and stupidity. Indeed, the Filipino people should now, more than ever, think seriously why we as a society have given this institution, who by the way, has historically caused untold suffering to the Filipino masses by colluding with the oppressive powers that have always been a constant feature of the Filipino experience to continue to rule and hold sway over the life of our republic.

Secularize Philippine society, let us purge the influence of religion and institutionalized delusional beliefs from the fabric of public life!