I love listening to our young parish priest during Sunday mass. He is truly a charismatic speaker. His words are very inspiring and uplifting. But there is just one thing I think that he can never persuade me to do--that is, to ditch my support for the RH bill.
I support the RH bill because is it empowering to women. I do not think that you are killing unborn children by using artificial methods of family planning. I believe that conception starts when the sperm fertilizes the egg. If no fertilization occurs, then no life is created.
The RH Bill is about making choices. I choose the path where people can have better lives by having the option to limit the number of children in each family and thus control population growth. Of course the Catholic Church argues that it is not the growth of our population which makes the country poor. It is corruption. Sure, corruption is one of the main reasons, but so is our burgeoning population. Somehow, we have got to find a way to improve the lives of the Filipinos at the base of the social strata. Because most Filipinos belong to that class.
I am really sorry, Father, but you don't know how it breaks a mother's heart like mine to see those little skinny children in the streets no older than my 3-year old kid braving the rain, the scorching heat of the sun and the speeding vehicles just to beg for a coin or two. I could not fathom how you can talk about celebrating life and condoning the use of artificial methods of birth control when you can also see how depressing life is for families living in tiny squalid quarters in areas where they are not supposed to dwell. Are you aware how many kids cannot go to school and don't have a choice in life because their parents have so many children they can barely feed them?
Oh, Father, I do not know whether I should be mad at you for being so dogmatic; or should I just understand that you and the establishment you belong to have your faith and interest to protect--as if it will crumble if the RH Bill gets ratified?
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