Ang Kaplastikan ng National Bible Sunday

Ngayong linggo ipinagdiriwang natin ang Pambansang Linggo ng Biblia. Bakit nga ba? Sino bang nagsabi na gawin natin ito? Sa katunayan, hindi naman ito isang pagdiriwang na pinasimulan mismo ng Simbahang Katolika, bagkus ay pinasimulan ng pamahalaan sa pangunguna ng dating Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos, at saka inamyendahan ng mga dating Pangulong Corazon Aquino at Fidel Ramos, at ng kasalukuyang Pangulo, Rodrigo Duterte. PROCLAMATION No. 2242 DECLARING THE LAST SUNDAY OF NOVEMBER AS BIBLE SUNDAY AND THE WEEK FOLLOWING AS NATIONAL BIBLE WEEK AND EVERY YEAR THEREAFTER. WHEREAS, it is a policy of the State enunciated in the Constitution that the government shall aid and encourage the development of the moral character and personal discipline of the people; WHEREAS, certain activities pursued in the exercise of religious freedom contribute to the attainment of this goal which should receive the encouragement and support of the government upon the condition that all religious se...