Comments on: Filipino Happiness and Hunger http://www.michaelnugent.com/2008/06/08/filipino-happiness-and-hunger/ Happiness, Atheism and Life Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:56:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Boggle http://www.michaelnugent.com/2008/06/08/filipino-happiness-and-hunger/#comment-1065 Boggle Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:54:05 +0000 http://www.michaelnugent.com/?p=824#comment-1065 Greetings Michael - have just stumbled on your blog, and it's all interesting stuff. I was in Manila about twenty years ago, and was surprised that so many Filipinos were believers, hanging on to Catholic traditions while being very liberal in their attitudes. For example, it wasn't unusual to see a ladyboy bless themselves when passing a church. Could it be that - gulp! - religion is a factor in making them happier? Greetings Michael - have just stumbled on your blog, and it’s all interesting stuff.

I was in Manila about twenty years ago, and was surprised that so many Filipinos were believers, hanging on to Catholic traditions while being very liberal in their attitudes. For example, it wasn’t unusual to see a ladyboy bless themselves when passing a church. Could it be that - gulp! - religion is a factor in making them happier?

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