to the islands. A predominant Spanish style is still very much evident in the daily life and structures of the Philippines.
The Spanish-Catholic culture in the Philippines started with the arrival Magellan, the famous explorer who sailed East for the Spanish crown. The ruler of Cebu converted to the religion of Magellan, prompting wars among the natives. More settlers from Spain arrived and turned the Philippines into New Spain in much the same way the Englanders turned parts of North America into New England. The Spanish incorporated the feudal system into life in the Philippines. The King of Spain was considered king of the Philippines and governed via a representative of the… Continue Reading...
both Protestant and Catholic cultures present and asserting themselves in the 16th century. Into this climate came a new attitude with regard to the… Continue Reading...
deemed a Constitutional right in many regions (most notably in the U.S., which has made the right to bear arms a centerpiece of many movements and organizations, such as the NRA). On the other hand they have been viewed as a threat to peace, life and security. Queen Elizabeth certainly felt that the concealed wheellock was a threat to her own life -- though the underlying cause of the fear -- serious antagonism between clashing cultures (the Protestant culture and the Catholic culture in England) -- was more to the point of the matter. Guns, therefore, can be seen as a symptom of a much deeper problem in society -- a problem that runs in two opposite directions at once: firearms can be used for sport, to assert one's rights, and to protect one's home and country; they can also be used to take life in a malicious manner -- one's own or one's neighbor's. They can be used to threaten, harass, undermine and destabilize.
The question of whether guns are… Continue Reading...