Apr 102017
This Lenten season we are once again reminded of various biblical and historical accounts about Jesus of Nazareth (4 B.C. — 30 A.D.), the central figure of Christianity. Probably the most notable thing about him is his fondness for the company of tax collectors. From the tax collectors of the past to the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) of the present, the tax man has been stereotyped and has received more than his share of contempt, and even ridicule.