From the
Philippine Daily Inquirer.
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The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has dismissed a petition of Ang Ladlad, a gay organization seeking congressional representation in the May elections as a party-list group, saying it “tolerates immorality.” In an eight-page resolution dated Nov. 11, the Comelec’s Second Division said Ang Ladlad’s petition “must fail” despite the group’s fulfillment of poll requirements, because the practice of homosexuality offends morals.
Homosexuality is also against Christian and Muslim faiths, it said.
Citing the teachings of Lehman Strauss, an American Bible teacher, the Comelec said the principles of Ang Ladlad were a threat to young Filipinos.
“Should this commission grant the petition, we will be exposing our youth to an environment that does not conform to the teachings of our faith,” the resolution said.
“As an agency of the government, ours too is the state’s avowed duty under Section 13, Article II of the Constitution, to protect our youth from moral and spiritual degradation,” it added.
Ang Ladlad leader Danton Remoto, a professor at Ateneo de Manila University, slammed the ruling for being “intellectually bankrupt.”
“The decision of the very old men showed painfully obsolete ideas about homosexuality,” Remoto said. “This is the 21st century and there should be human rights for all.”
Remoto said his group, which has 22,000 members nationwide, would file a motion for reconsideration. If it is rejected, he said he would go to the Supreme Court.
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Hmm...I don't think the Comelec is the right group to judge whether someone is immoral or not. Considering what happened in the last election and "Hello Garci", I would think that the Comelec is the last group to be judging someone as immoral.
They may say the gay party list is immoral because it means "exposing our youth to an environment that does not conform to the teachings of our faith". The youth is not ignorant to the fact that there are gays in society. Just look at the TV shows.
I would think that would be a lesser offense than the Comelec's immoral handling of elections which sows deceit, cheating and corruption of the moral soul. Being gay doesn't make one immoral. It's only immoral based on the Bible and not to anything else.
But being deceitful, cheating and lying is immoral to both the Bible and man's moral code.
So to the Comelec officials, get off your high horse. You have no moral grounds to judge someone as immoral. If they can vote, they can run for office.
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