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Christian renewal of Filipino Values

Vitaliano R. Gorospe, S. J.

The problem has been characterized as a conflict

between individual and social morality

The social pressure from ones family and social

expectation of the community as a whole, make it

extremely difficult for the individual to be honest and

moral.

The Philippine morality has been described as aconflict between:

Home values and School values

School values and community

values

School values= inculcates values which are industrial,

scientific and democratic.

Home values= inculcates values which are agricultural,

pre-scientific and pre-democratic.

What is the effect of existing conflict between

individual and social morality?

The effect has been called:

on the campus

off the campus

Ex:

On campus, a college girl knows that it is wrong to be

immodest. Reluctantly, she models for the schoolfashion show according to the convent-schools strict

norms of modesty. But off the campus she does not

hesitate to wear a strapless or plunging neckline at a

party or a daring bikini for a beauty contest.

A college boy is out with the gang on Saturday night.

The party he is attending is a flop very few prettygirls, a mediocre combo. A member of the gangproposes a trip to Pasay. On the campus the student

knows that promiscuity is morally wrong. But off the

campus, he is afraid to offend the Barkada. What will

they say about his pakikisama, his manliness?

Reluctantly, he goes with the gang. Besides, he tells

himself, what is wrong with staying in the car?

A student is driving 90 on a 40 kilometers-per-hourroad. A motorcycle policeman apprehends him for

speeding. The officer starts giving the usual hints about

Ang lagay, e . On thecampus, the student knows

that he should not bribe the officer. But it takes too

much time and trouble to get back his license. And off

the campus, it occurs to him that everybody is doing

it.

Phenomenon called Split-level Christianity by Fr.

Jaime Bulatao.

Co-existence within the same person of two or more

sets of thoughts and behavior systems which are

inconsistent with each other.

also called double-standard moralityEx:

Philippine society condemns divorce and still frowns on

the unfaithful Filipina wife, but come to accept

querida system as the lesser of two evils and because

men are like that.

Another conflict actual Filipino behavior and ideal

Christian behavior.In short, between what is and what

ought to be.TWO(2) Norms of Morality

Norm of morality is split between actual Filipino norm

and ideal Christian norm of morality.

1. Group centeredness or group thinking

conscience from the outsideWhat will my family or my relatives and

friends or my Barkada think or say?

What will other people say?

2. Dont be caught is attitude based on shame or

fear of authority figure.

Conflict in the individual between the donts

of the authority figure and what everyone else

does.Ex.

Here, there are no ten commandments. You can obey or

break the rules as you please. But God help you if you

get caught.

The potential of Filipino Values

Traditional Filipino Values :

> bahala na,

> utang na loob also consider

universal human values> pakikisama

> hiya

came from 3 cultures: Malay, Spanish and American

(may be a help or a hindrance to moral & religious

values)

Filipino is rigidly ruled by a body of beliefs andtraditions called ugaling Pilipino orFilipino

customs that largely determines his motivation and

dominates his behavior.Ex.

Visayans still strongly belief in the gaba orcurse

reciprocity orutang na loob

Filipino values in General

(3) Three Traditional Values

Authoritarianism

Personalism

Small-group centeredness

Filipino family (nuclear and extended)

tayo-tayo or just us means: my family first or

my party first. autority figure ( parents,teachers,priest etc.)

parents often misuse their authority to manipulate their

children for their own selfish interest. Yet parental

authority can be used wisely to help children make

intelligent choices.