The greatest example we can tackle here is the issue of contraception and the other issues related to it. Advocates of contraception are further divided into splinters of thought: on one hand, those who favor contraception as essential medicines and nothing more; on the other, those who favor contraception who also are advocates for abortion, divorce, same-sex marriages, euthanasia, secularism, neo-atheism, and even religious bigotry. In the three latter advocacies, there are still more collateral damage which they are pursuingâthe discrediting and taxing of religious organizations, specifically the Catholic Church; the âeducationâ of young minds to adhere neo-atheism; and much more. One manifestation of cultural opposition is evident in the Philippinesâ religion history during the pre-colonial period. Even before Catholicism becomes the dominant religion in the country, in the past, it can be considered as an opposition to the then prevailing religious systemâAnimism. Animism can be used to describe the indigenous spiritual traditions practiced by people in the Philippines during pre-colonial times. It is a collection of beliefs and cultural mores anchored in the idea that the world is inhabited by spirits and supernatural entities, both good and bad, and that respect be accorded to them through nature worship. These spirits are known as âdiwatasâ. In this belief, some worship anitos and others even practice magic. This religion, in the past, holds the record of dominance for the whole archipelago but when Catholicism started to spread in the northern part of the country, the shift of the once principal to a minor religion ensues.
There is a loophole in these, however. It seems they only target Catholicsâprelates, clergy, religious, and laityâjust because, for them, they have the guts of opposing all of these, and they are the most rational among the religious institutions in the country, and basically, across the globe. Besides, what can they get from the other religious groups aside from their support?
Aside from this prevailing word war on venues and in the Internet, there are many more counter-cultures that continues to make this country a house divided. In an article of Manuel Quezon entitled Philippine Racism, he discussed the significance to highlight colonial mentality as part of Filipino culture. For some reasons, it already has became a characteristic of Filipino culture which therefore promotes a different yet common subculture in the countryâpeople who account a big part of their life by patronizing everything colonial and deride anything that gives pride to what truly is âFilipinoâ. This culture is simply evident through the lifestyle some Filipino follow and their standpoint of beauty, in both aspectsâphysical and material. Sadly, even in media, this kind of lifestyle is portrayed. Counter-culture as defined in most references is a culture or way of life of particular people living in a society whom oppose or reject the dominant culture, norms, or behavior existing in that society. Some sociologists believe that culture in a society is never without a counter-culture
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