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Tuesday, December 25, 2007 |
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EDITORIAL
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Learn from Christ
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We Filipinos—well, those who believe in God — should be thankful
that we have no laws, as in the United States, forbidding the public
celebration of Christmas (and religious holidays of any faith).
These prohibitions are imposed to keep the state and governments
neutral about religion. The only trouble with that outlook is that
it has made governments supporters of atheism, which is itself a
kind of faith in reverse.
Here’s something incredible. The PR people of
Philippine companies and government firms have copied America’s
secular quirks. They have been sending Christmas-season greeting
cards (not “Christmas cards”) saying only “Happy Holidays!”
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O T H E R C O L U M N S A
N D F E A T U R E S
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POLICY
PEEK
By Ernesto F. Herrera
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In retrospect
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First of all, a Merry Christmas to all our readers. I am a sucker
for Christmas traditions. I like eating Christmas delicacies,
watching Christmas movies like Frank Capra’s “It’s A Wonderful
Life,” perhaps attending a dawn Mass or two (I’ve tried to
complete the whole novena but … ).
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VIRTUAL
REALITY
By Tony Lopez
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Caveats when entering
or leaving America
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December and January being the peak season for travel for many
Filipinos, may I share with you the following email sent by
classmates of mine living in the United States.
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MEN
& EVENTS
By Alito L. Malinao
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The Donkey
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THIS Christmas season, let us leave politics behind and talk about
things that would make us, if not better persons, at least better
Christians.
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MISSION
IMPOSSIBLE
By Marit Stinus-Remonde
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The NPA’s child
abuses
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Filipino children voluntarily join the Communist Party of the
Philippines-New People’s Army because they find it credible, a
Unicef-commissioned study found.
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ANALYSIS
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Thai vote gives damning verdict on military rule
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BANGKOK: Thailand’s voters have delivered a
stunning rebuke to the generals who have ruled the kingdom with such
an unsteady hand since ousting Thaksin Shinawatra 15 months ago,
analysts say.
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Why did Trillanes do it?
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Less than a month after Senator Antonio F. Trillanes IV and Brig.
Gen. Danilo Lim walked out of a court hearing at the Makati city
hall and trudged off to the Manila Peninsula Hotel to demand, in
full view of the media...
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