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There is a stigma attached to being an atheist in the Philippines, and this necessitates many Filipino atheists to communicate with each other via the Internet, for example via the Philippine Atheism, Agnosticism, and Secularism Inc. formerly known as Philippine Atheists and Agnostics Society. [4]
The Philippine Atheism, Agnosticism, and Secularism Inc. (PATAS), formerly known as the Philippine Atheist and Agnostics Society, is a nonprofit organization for the public understanding of atheism and agnosticism in the Philippines. [3] It serves to educate society, and eliminate myths and misconceptions about atheism and agnosticism. [4]
The Philippine Atheists and Agnostics Society (PATAS) is a nonprofit organization for the public understanding of atheism and agnosticism in the Philippines which educates society, and eliminates myths and misconceptions about atheism and agnosticism. [104] In February 2009, Filipino Freethinkers [105] was formed.
The Philippine Arena, a 55,000-seat multi-purpose structure owned by the INC, currently holds the Guinness World Record for the largest mixed-used indoor theater. [ 29 ] The Philippine government declared 2014 the " Iglesia ni Cristo Centennial Year " through Proclamation 815. [ 30 ]
Beginning with the Catholization of most of the Philippines in the 16th century, political power was shared by the Catholic Church and the Spanish civil authorities. The Filipino Jesuit historian Horacio de la Costa mentions that the rules governing the cooperation of the two entities was set in the Patronato Real de las Indias, a combination of law and jurisprudence that governed the delicate ...
According to reports from the WIN/Gallup International's (WIN/GIA) four global polls: in 2005, 77% were a religious person and 4% were "convinced atheists"; in 2012, 23% were not a religious person and 13% were "convinced atheists"; [2] in 2015, 22% were not a religious person and 11% were "convinced atheists"; [3] and in 2017, 25% were not a ...
Atheism is a position compatible with other forms of identity including religions. [28] Anthropologist Jack David Eller states that "atheism is quite a common position, even within religion" and that "surprisingly, atheism is not the opposite or lack, let alone the enemy, of religion but is the most common form of religion."
William Thomas Cummings (October 30, 1903 – January 18, 1945) was a Maryknoll mission priest and U.S. military chaplain, recognized by Maryknoll as a martyr of the Philippines, [1] is one of the people to whom the quotation "There are no atheists in foxholes" has been attributed.