Reciprocal

Our government’s relation to religion can be found on section 6 article II of the 1987 Constitution which states that “The separation of Church and State shall be inviolable” but in the preamble of the same Constitution it states that “We, the sovereign Filipino People, imploring the aid of Almighty God, in order to build a just and humane society…” 

Then the question is that what does the separation of church and state really mean?

A related topic to the separation of church and state is the “non-establishment clause” which means government neutrality in religious matters rather than a “wall” with total separation. Government neutrality may be summarized in four general propositions: (1) Government must not prefer one religion over another or religion over irreligion; (2) Government funds must not be applied to religious purposes; (3) Government action must not aid religion; (4) Government action must not result in excessive entanglement with religion.

In my humble opinion, the limitation on the government should also apply in the churches, I’m a Christian, a Catholic but i do not really appreciate how the church I usually go expresses their opinion about the RH law, every time before the mass ends the church will always says how the use of contraceptives like condoms causes abortion, as a nurse i think it will not cause abortion because it prevents conception, then how can there be an abortion if there is no conception? how can a foetus be aborted if in the first place it isn’t even conceived? Of course the church can express their views on issues but i think there should be a limitation if there is no limitation then the goals of the state will be hindered and our nation will remain as it is, there will be no development if the state cannot perform well.