May 11, 2007
Mixing church and state
Rafael L. Oriel, Jr.
11 May 2007
As we follow the current events unfolding in the country, we can easily see and feel the excessive burden and unnecessary yoke overloading the country and its people. Filipinos should be blessed with successes instead of being dogged with misfortunes. It is a pity, a great shame and disappointment if religious leaders could become parts of the overwhelming problems instead of becoming parts of the badly needed solutions.
A well-known American pastor was right on target when he said, “When government and church begin to mix, you got a problem. It’s like mixing ice cream with horse manure: You will not ruin the horse manure, but it will ruin the ice cream. I think to mix the church and state is to, in fact, put the church in a compromising position.”
Godspeed to all.





