Friday, April 18, 2014

Good Friday what ifs....



The Catholic religion was a colonial imposition and legacy of the Spaniards. Today the great majority of Filipinos profess to be Catholics and are proud and happy to be so.

What I wonder however is if we were not forced by the Spaniards to embrace Catholicism as a religion, would our ancestors have willingly accepted it or would they have gone for something else? If we have not been waylaid in our journey into nationhood by the Spaniards, what would be the majority religion in our country now?

Religious holidays are occasions for people to demonstrate their faith. But how deeply do the people know their religion beyond participating in its rituals? With our freedom to worship now,  in matters of faith where do we draw the line between religiosity and superstition or spirituality and stupidity?




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