Comments for Uncanny Philosophy

Comment on One Giant Leap by pelf

pelf — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 06:08:37 +0000

Congratulations for your being a home-owner, and I wish you every success in all that you dreamed of doing :D

Happy New Year!

Comment on Too much to write; too much to do by pelf

pelf — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 00:16:26 +0000

Stop thinking about work for a day!

Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones, and stay safe! :D

Comment on Can a catholic support him? by The author

The author — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 15:44:03 +0000

Atlasya : I’ve yet to finish the book as I’ve been reading other stuff lately and also I’ve been quite busy at work. Whether an “official” church rule exists on the matter you are asking; that I need to check with the Catechism of the Cahtolic Church (CCC).

Will post a follow-up entry on my findings (at least up until where I’ve read) soon. Thanks for bringing this post up :)

Comment on Can a catholic support him? by The author

The author — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 02:21:08 +0000

Elaine : Thanks for commenting! The book has really opened my eyes to view faith and religion within the realm of partisan politics. It’s very UN-CHRISTIAN when religious support groups persuade christian believers to vote for the republican candidate in the name of faith. As I will explain in a later post, the book doesn’t solely talk about abortion and whether it’s right or wrong. The author’s stance on abortion is clear : he’s against it - but he is coming from a an angle where by is it wrong for a catholic to support Obama, just because his policies are not pro-life based?

The book has been awesome so far, can’t wait to blog about it :)

Pavlova : Good to see you again :) It’s funny cuz I once used to think that by not admnonishing people where they’re wrong, I’m not being a disciple of christ. But admonishing and advicing people is different from shoving my beliefs down their throats? Christ himself said “He who has ears, let them listen!”

Hmm didn’t know about Proposition 8, but thanks for bringing it up :)

Comment on Can a catholic support him? by pavlova

pavlova — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 07:50:48 +0000

Good interesting piece, and am glad that you have reached the conclusion of “I won’t force my beliefs upon others”.

If you had followed the recent ongoings in the US, they have recently supported the Proposition 8, which has a constitutional ban upon gay marriages.

While personally I do not believe in homosexuality, but I do believe the right of others to live the same way as us.

The opposite of pro-life is pro-choice.
And I like the “choice” word.

I think it’s very hard for a woman to come to terms with abortion. It’s not a very easy decision to make, and after having the abortion the said woman will also have to bear a lot guilt and “shame”.

So personally, I believe that we should support the woman in making these choices, because like Obama said “It’s not a choice that most women lightly make”.

I think the rest of the world should learn to be more tolerant and accepting of other people’s ideas and beliefs, even though personally we may not embrace it.

Good on you, pal!

Comment on Short one… by The author

The author — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 02:12:16 +0000

I guess the key is not to feel guilty about not blogging much during those times when you’re super busy ;)

Comment on Can a catholic support him? by Elaine

Elaine — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:59:30 +0000

I think many Catholics do and will continue to support Obama and I applaud your courage to discuss this. What has troubled me most in this election is the far right, and by that I mean Evangelicals were so hate filled and brought so much divisiveness to the election. Why is it often times those that consider themselves the most religious are the most judgmental? I honestly don’t understand because that is not what Christianity teaches.

I believe Mother Teresa said: “If you judge people, you have no time to love them.”

I enjoyed reading this post and will be interested in hearing your thoughts once you have finished the book.

Comment on Short one… by pelf

pelf — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:07:08 +0000

I understand what it feels like to be overwhelmed with work (can’t believe I used THAT word). I have been working too much and blogging too little in the last month too :(

Comment on Wordpress Driven Churches by Dan

Dan — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 23:49:40 +0000

Impressa:) or as a Portuguese, vpechatlilso!

Comment on The dramatic adjustments in my life by pelf

pelf — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:39:23 +0000

I am not sure if I could stand working at a job that requires me to commute gor 45 minutes to get to the office. I’d probably just rent a room somewhere near the office. Maybe it’s because I’m not all that ready yet to give up on my precious sleep, LOL.