Religion and Politics

Glory be to the Father and to the State One year has passed since the memorable People Power Two took place at the EDSA shrine. Likewise, it will not be long when we will be celebrating the original People Power that took place sixteen years ago. When an individual watches films that were documented during both occasions, he/she will definitely catch sight of a nun or a priest, a member of a religious group, …

…believe that every religion must learn to compromise and accept that the State could not please everybody all at once. A mixture of modernism’s compromise approach and a touch of post-modernism’s strive for change would do the trick of stabilizing democratic polity. If there would be a third people power (legitimate EDSA III) religious sects must consult with other religions first so that every single religion will be the main concern of everybody.