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Item The Halaran Festival in CapizBueno, Grace Angeli L. (Division of Social Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas, 1988-05)This is a local, descriptive study on the Halaran celebration in Roxas City, the capital of the province of Capiz. It sets out to contribute data on the historical, religious and folkloristic aspects of the said festival. The study has the following objectives: to trace the origin and history of the Halaran celebration; to describe the manner of celebrating the Halaran festival; and to analyse the celebration as reflective of the local culture and values of Capiz. Data were gathered through unstructured interviews and questionnaires and library researches. The researcher also made use the method of participant observation. The study revealed that there is only one popular version of the origin of the Halaran which was passed on orally from one generation to another. It was said that Halaran first came into being during the settlement of the six Bornean datus headed by Sumakwel in Panay Island. The first Halaran happened in Punta Cogon, Roxas City. The manner of celebrating the Halaran festival evolved through the years, major changes in the date, place, duration and activities has been introduced to meet the demands of the changing society. The pagan aspects of the Halaran such as the babaylan, the incantations, the ethnic dances and the re-enactment of the ritual had been eliminated. In its place are the Christian practices brought about by the introduction of Christianity in the country during the period of colonization by the Spaniards. Among these are the masses, mass weddings, mass confirmation, mass baptism and many others. The study also revealed the Capiceño cultural values reflected in the manner they celebrate Halaran. It depicted the spirit of kinship, belongingness and the typical bayanihan spirit that is very much Filipino. It also brings out the gregarious and fun-loving spirit of the people, their hospitable nature and most of all, it depicts the peoples' piety. Halaran is a thanksgiving time, where people show their gratefulness to the Creator by giving or offering something special to their fellowmen - be it money, food or love, kindness and joy. Halaran is a way of life to the Capiceños. It expresses the value of sharing in daily lives, realising that as a way of life, this practice can bring to the people of Capiz a brighter and more secure future.Item Religious beliefs and perspectives of afterlife and the acceptance of death cancer patientsBelleza, George Fabe Emmanuel F. (Division of Social Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas, 2018-05)The study was conducted to describe the religious beliefs, practices, perspectives of afterlife and to determine the acceptance of death of cancer patients. Ten (10) cancer patients at Iloilo served as respondents for the study. Among the different religions in the Philippines, Roman Catholic was the dominant religion among the participants. The respondents answered questionnaires, which consisted of the Brief Religious Inventory, the Belief in Afterlife Scale (BA) and Death Anxiety Scale (DAS). Results of the study showed that the cancer patients had high levels of religious belief and high levels of belief in afterlife. Majority of the participants scored low levels of death acceptance. The cancer patients all believed in God and life after death however, the majority of the patients were still afraid to die.Item Married Roman Catholic women's attitude towards artificial birth controlBadayos, Mary Barby P. (Division of Social Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas, 1996-03)The issue of population control, specifically, the use of artificial birth control methods, has triggered a lot of debate, particularly between the Filipino government and the Roman Catholic Church. It has also Inspired studies on Filipinos’ attitude towards birth control in general and artificial birth control methods in particular. Such studies have touched on the influence of religion, as well as other socio-economic factors, on respondents’ attitude towards artificial birth control. However, such studies have failed to look deeper into the actual predominance of the Roman Catholic doctrine on its faithful, which can be gleaned through the latter’s piety or adherence to their church’s teachings and practices. Furthermore, past studies on artificial birth control have not focused on women who are truly the ones concerned since population control is tantamount to curbing women’s fertility without regard to their right to make choices. With the aforementioned in mind, this study aimed to (1) find out the relationship between age and married Roman Catholic women’s attitude towards artificial birth control, (2) find out the relationship between level of education and married Roman Catholic women’s attitude towards artificial birth control, (3) find out the relationship between monthly family income and married Roman Catholic women’s attitude towards artificial birth control, (4) find out the relationship between level of piety and married Roman Catholic women’s attitude towards artificial birth control, (5) find out the relationship between level of acceptance of the notion of reproductive rights and married Roman Catholic women's attitude towards artificial birth control and (6) find out if married Roman Catholic women who actually practice artificial birth control experienced a dilemma over the Roman Catholic Church’s stand on the issue and how they dealt with such dilemma. A survey questionnaire which includes the piety scale, the attitude scale, questions on the acceptability of the notion of reproductive rights and questions on the dilemma they may have experienced on the use of artificial birth control, was administered to ninety-eight (98) married Roman Catholic women from Barangays Arguelles in Jaro, Divinagracia in La Paz and Infante in Molo, all in Iloilo City. This survey questionnaire was designed to elicit the respondents’ attitude towards artificial birth control vis-a-vis their age, level of education, monthly family income, level of piety and level of acceptance of the notion of reproductive rights. The said questionnaire also obtained how the respondents who actually use artificial birth control were able to overcome dilemma over their usage of such and their religion’s teaching on the issue. The results of the study show that using the Pearson Product-Moment Correlation Coefficient, there is a relationship between level of piety and married Roman Catholic women’s attitude towards artificial birth control. There is also a relationship between level of acceptance of the notion of reproductive rights and the respondents’ attitude towards artificial birth control. However, there is no relationship between age, level of education, monthly family income and married Roman Catholic women’s attitude towards artificial birth control. The study further found out that majority (79) of the respondents actually use artificial birth control and that twenty-nine percent of them admitted to having experienced dilemma. These respondents indicated that praying for guidance and asking the opinion of other people like their doctor, relatives and close friends were instrumental to the overcoming of their dilemma.Item Experiences of LGBT individuals with Christian upbringingBaguyo, Alec Jonavie A. (Division of Social Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas, 2023-06)Christianity is one of the religions worldwide that promote heteronormativity, following their belief that it is “normal.” In the Philippines, wherein Roman Catholicism is the main religion, heterosexuality is the norm, and people who do not follow this feel a sense of conflict in terms of their religious and spiritual identity and their LGBT identity. This study explored the experiences of LGBT individuals with a Christian upbringing in the Western Visayas. A qualitative approach was employed and six participants were selected for an in-depth interview, the collected data was then analyzed using a thematic analysis wherein four themes emerged, growing up with a Christian upbringing, navigating through the experiences of being an LGBT and a Christian, perceived outcomes of the actions that LGBT individuals employed, and feelings elicited by the outcomes, which tells us the unique experiences of LGBT Christians.