Just Another Testimony (The Atheist)

Yup, just another Testimony, from friends and family. Its amazing how much people know, and how much people have been through. Even more amazing how much you learn from the very different ways they perceive things, and how they turn out to be amazing and intriguing individuals. Some of them more critical than the others. Like this guy for example.


The next guy on the list of many other testimonies (cause apparently, they're really fun to do) is "The Atheist". He's a cousin of mine who is in fact-- an atheist. He sees through all the "unnecessary", non-imperical and impractical things in life. He's a very critical boy, very young also. He's critical, but also very naive (I'd like to think so). He studies in Ateneo, and is the child of two very loving parents, Jethro and Ann. He likes to play the guitar, and loves the technical side and level of difficulty of musical parts (he loves the science in art, how ironic). He's a very unique personality, very frank, annoying sometimes, but you have to give him big points for sincerity and honesty. He is a very close friend of mine also. So I cornered him, and asked him his unadulterated view on things.


So.. The Atheist, what do you think about divorce?


"I think its practical. Mas marami siyang facets of separation na natatackle, at saka it provides the people with another option besides Annulment. Which is sort of stupid. Kasi its a very primitive way of dealing with things. 


You got a point there son. What else do you have?


"Well the Church is still stupid for being in denial of the things that happen in the country and in the world. Sure, they ask WHAT WOULD JESUS DO but sometimes they tend to forget that most of us ain't Jesus. We're not perfect, we don't know all the answers, and neither does the Church as an Institution."


Brutally frank, but, that is also a very solid point. Meron ka pa ba?


"We shouldn't always rely on the Church when it comes to decision making. That's what Filipinos lack, the backbone and assertiveness to make decisions for themselves. Sure, the Church makes sense, I was Christian once, and I've learned a lot from Sunday school. But divorce, and the RHB, is none of the Church's business. The institution wasn't built to decide for the government and block government interventions."


I've cleaned out the message, medyo marami siyang R18 na sinabi so.. there. But beyond his Atheist rants about the Church. He does have a point. It's not new to the previous testimonies, and that his opinion does indeed make sense. We'll give him that. 


"But then again, I have Christian parents who've raised me well. So I have nothing against Christian values. But not everyone can accommodate very critical decisions, and can responsibly fulfill Christian things. So there should still be guidance coming from laws from the State."


Yup, we got you the first time.


Thank You The Atheist