This is indeed a chilling news - that if Christians would not act on the legal front, we will find ourselves marginalize and back to the catacombs.
"Shirley Chaplin, a Christian nurse from Exeter, has been forced to accept a transfer from her current position after disciplinary action for wearing a cross necklace to work......Recently, her boss at The Royal Devon and Exeter Trust Hospital told her to take the cross off, and she refused, stating that it is an expression of her Christian faith. Chaplin was threatened with disciplinary action for allegedly violating the uniform policy, and wearing something that is a potential "health risk" to her and her patients." (zenit.org September 24, 2009)
This is a current reality and trend in the Secular West, but we should be thankful that here in the Philippines, people are still attached to their religious faith that even government offices and establishments are adorned with religious symbols. But since our country has the penchant for imitating the west there will also come a time when we will adopt these culture. Let's pray that this trend will not overcome our faith and freedom of expression. How important it is for our priests and bishops to be vigilant, to feed the sheep and to emphasize the importance of the Church.
This is a current reality and trend in the Secular West, but we should be thankful that here in the Philippines, people are still attached to their religious faith that even government offices and establishments are adorned with religious symbols. But since our country has the penchant for imitating the west there will also come a time when we will adopt these culture. Let's pray that this trend will not overcome our faith and freedom of expression. How important it is for our priests and bishops to be vigilant, to feed the sheep and to emphasize the importance of the Church.
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