What if that picture is still on Beijing up to this day. Would we have a problem?
Siya nga si Chiang Kai Shek, the vanquish in the Chinese Civil War, against the communist, led by his arch-nemesis Mao Zedong. Bagaman siya ang talunan sa giyera, si Chiang Kai Shek ay isang mahalagang bahagi ng kasaysayan. Para nga malaman ang kaniyang kahalagahan, magtatanong tayo ng what if? Although there is a saying that goes like this, " Their are no ifs in history" because history is irreversible.
Ang unang tanong. What if kung hindi natalo ang KMT(Kuo Ming Tang) laban sa CPC(Communist Party of China). Sa China lang ay malaki na ang epekto, hindi sana nangyari ang malaking famine na kumitil ng 76 million sa loob ng tatlong taon, dahil sa Great Leap Forward, ni Mao. Bagaman ang istilo ng pamumuno ni Chiang Kai-shek is somehow fascist like style, he starts industrializing China, only the war halted it and the fall to the Communists and Mao's chaotic regime.
And the Tibetan question, would they have been still part of China? Yes, they have been part of China before, only that after the defeat of Chiang Kai Shek's forces, they separated from China, maybe because they don't like communism, because it is anti-religion, and Tibet is a religious land. Only that China invaded them again. They would have been part of China without bloodshed and grudges, unlike today.
Internationally speaking naman, may impact rin ba ang sana'y pananatili ni Chiang Kai-Shek? It would have save the world and mainly the United States of America from two major 20th century wars, the Vietnam and the Korean War, I presume. Chiang Kai-Shek, is an ally of the United States. Joseph Stalin might think twice of giving a go signal to North Korea to invade the south. Those were the story then, that Stalin give his blessing to North Korea to attack. Korea then will be unified, into the Democratic fold.
And as for Vietnam, China is one of their major supporters, supplies comes and goes through China from the Soviet Union. If Chiang Kai Shek is the leader, there will be no route for the Soviet Union to supply the North Vietnamese. And eventually I believe they will be defeated.
As for the Soviet Union and the United States, United States will dominate Asia. Soviet Union will be surrounded, will not have the buffer zones like China. United States will have more power over the Soviets. The Cold War will be shorter. And the United will have a longer reign as a sole world superpower, unlike now the time is running out for America, because of China.
For the Philippines, we would have lesser problems in the South China Sea I presume. That's how important Chiang Kai Shek. Sad thing is it is only a what if. A threat of authoritarian country becoming a superpower is very imminent. Good thing is America is still here to balance the power, but as I said the time is running out. Hope that America could find a time stopper, or transfer her power to counter balance China. But again, if their is a transfer, America is not to decide it.
Isa nga ito sa mga claim ng China, turing, at bansag ng ibang mga bansa sa kanila, the New Superpower. Ngunit may iba akong pananaw tungkol sa bagay na ito.
Na-achieve na nga ba ng China ang kalagayang pagiging Superpower Nation?Para sa kin ay hindi pa. Bakit? Ito base lang naman sa kasaysayan din. Ang Soviet Union bago ang Ikalawang Digmaang Pandaigdig, ay ang noo'y World's Largest Army, ngunit hindi pa rin sila considered superpower. Only after the war that they are consider as superpower.
Ganito nga ang kalagayan ng China ngayon, ang World's Largest Army. numbering a 2 million plus soldiers. Pero may achievement na ba ang malaking army na ito? Isang digmaan na stalemate ang kinalabasan(Korean War), at sa digmaang ding iyon ay tinalo pa sila sa isang labanan ng napakaliit, batallion nga lang ng Philippine Army na ipinadala ni Pres. Quirino, at ang nakakatuwa yung kakaunting ipinadalang iyon, eh kakaunti pa ang casualty. Samantalang kalaban ay libo-libo.
Ito nga ay para sa akin ang batayan ng pagiging isang superpower na bansa. Una malaking army and well equipped, ikalawa ay powerful weaponry, ikatlo ay malakas at malaking ekonomiya, at ikaapat ay world Influence and control.
Sa akin ngang apat na batayan ng pagiging superpower, hindi pa lahat ay kuha ng China. Totoo na malakas at malaki ang ekonomiya ng China. Totoo rin na ang China ay may malaking army, pinakamalaki sa buong mundo. Ngunit hindi pa nila nakukuha ang dalawa sa essential sa aking apat na batayan. Ang powerful weaponry, na kahit kailan man sa paniwala ko ay hindi na makukuha sa Estados Unidos, dahil sa kanilang patuloy na pag-uupgrade at paglilihim din dito. Maliban na lamang kung maungusan sila ng Germany.
At ang pinaka-importante sa lahat ay ang influence at control sa mundo. Hindi nga ito mangyayari sa kalagayan ng China ngayon. Bakit? Dahil napakarami nilang kaaway. Philippines firstly, Japan, India, Vietnam. Maging sa mga nabasa ko, pati pala North Korea, na kinikilala nilang ally, binubully din nila sa teritoryo. at pati ang Russia, na isang dating superpower, at di rin naman maikakaila ang lakas militar ay inaaway nila sa teritoryo.
Ang pagkakaroon ng napakaraming kaaway ang pumigil sa Nazi Germany, at maging sa Soviet Union, upang maging tuluyang superpower ng matagal na panahon.
At kung sakali naman na marating na ng China ang kalagayang ito, ay hindi pa rin marapat silang tawagin na New Superpower, dahil dati na silang superpower, noong ancient times, they conquer almost 1/4 of the world. Ang marapat na tawag sa kanila ay the Comeback Superpower. And as of this moment, the still no. 1 undisputed superpower is the United States, although the power is deteriorating.
The post intention is not to uplift the actions done by the Nazis.
The Nazis are condemn worldwide for their actions, particularly the Holocaust. They kill of what they believe anyone who is inferior to the Germanic-Aryan race, most particularly the Jews.
One of those who condemn the Nazis is the Catholic Church, on the notion that they suffer on the persecutions perpetrated by the Nazis. The question is, Is the Catholic Church, have the moral ascendancy to condemn the Nazis about the Holocaust?
The picture above shows, that the late Catholic Pope, Pope John Paul II begs forgiveness, for the sins of the Church, and for the 300,000 people burned at stake in the Inquisition.
Inquisition, rhymes with the term, The Final Solution. They are not different because it is mass systematic liquidation of people, that dont agree with them. With the Catholic Church, their faith.
One of the similarities of both the Final Solution and Inquisition, is they are both anti-semitic. One of the targets of both Spanish and Portuguese Inquisition are the Jews.
The figures 300,000, I believe is what the Pope only can recall, and the burned ones. What about the ones who died of tortures, to extract confessions from them. And others, killed by other means. And because long scope of time by the Inquisition, I believe that the mass murders commited by Hitler, Stalin, and Mao Zedong combined, cannot surpassed the real numbers of the victims of the Inquisition.
I said it because the scope of time of the Inquisition is very long, whereas the Nazis, Stalin and Mao's reign are only decades. And they are four kinds Inquisition. The Medieval, Spanish, Portuguese, and the Roman Inquisition which counts centuries in reign.
Kaya ang mga Katoliko ngayon, na nagsasabi pag naaatake ang kanilang maling paniniwala ay walang pakialaman. Kayo ang unang nakialam sa pananampalataya ng iba, wala kayong karapatan magsabi niyan. Buti nga kami sinasabi lang namin ang aming pinaniniwalaan na mali sa inyo. Kayong mga Katoliko, yung mga pinaniniwalaan niyong mali, inuusig niyo sinusunog niyo sa apoy.
Ang relihiyon ay hindi ipinipilit sa tao, ang tanging magagawa lang natin. Kung nakikita nating mali ang isa ay I-warn, I-inform. Pero ang pasya ay nasa tao. Huwag nating pilitin kung ayaw, huwag ring patayin.
History is an important subject of life, because those who don't learn from history, are doomed to repeat it.
Isang pagkukumapara nga ang gagawin ko ngayon sa pagitan ng bansang China, at isang fallen Empire, ang Nazi Germany. May pagkaka-pareho ba sila? ating alamin.
Germany is an old empire, defeated, at pinagtulong-tulongan ng maraming bansa noong WW1, at bumangon uli para maging Nazi Germany sa pamumuno ni Hitler. Ganoon din naman ang China, isa nga sa pinakamatandang civilization sa mundo, at naghari rin halos 1/4 ng mundo sa loob ng mahabang panahon. Pero pag-angat ng mga makapangyarihang bansa sa Europa, ay hindi ito nakasabay. Kinamkam nga nila ang ibang teritoryo ng China. Sumali pa nga ang Japan sa pagkamkam noong 1900's. Ngunit sa pagtatapos ng WW2, at sa paglaganap ng komunismo doon, at sa pamumuno ni Deng Xiaoping, ang China ay muling bumangon upang makarating sa kalagayan nito ngayon.
Sa attitude naman pagdating sa teritoryo, ay tila may pagkakapareho bagamat magkaiba. Ang Nazi Germany ay ginamit na alibi ang mga German speaking people ay kailangan i-unite sa Germany, upang makakamkam ang Austria, at Czechoslovakia. ang iba naman ay kinuha by force, gaya ng sa Rhineland, at ang France ay hindi lamang lumaban.
Ang China naman ay gumagamit din ng alibi, napakaraming alibi. Nine-dash line. Kesho parte raw ng kanilang imperyo nila noong unang panahon pa, atbp. At mayroon din silang kinuha by force. Yung awayan nila ng Vietnam sa Paracel Islands noong 1974, pinaputukan nga nila ang Vietnam noon, at kinuha ang mga isla.
Pati sa kakampi ay matulungin din kapwa ang Nazi Germany at ang China. Tinulungan nga ng Nazi Germany rin noon ang revolution ni Franco sa Espańa,(hindi nga ang sa Maynila)at naging pasistang bansa ang Espańa. Maging ang Italya ay tinulungang maigi ng Nazi Germany hanggang sa katapusan ng digmaan.
Ang China ay ganoon din, tinutulungan nga nila ngayon ang Cambodia sa pamamagitan ng pag-aarmas dito, dahil may territorial dispute ito sa Thailand. Isa rin sa tinulungan ng China ang North Korea, na nagresulta sa stalemate ng digmaan, at ang tuluyang pagkakahati ng dalawang Korea. Kaya mali na sabihin na ang US ang dahilan ng pagkakahati ng dalawang Korea, gaya ng paninisi ng mga North Korean. Dalawang bansa, ang may kasalanan diyan, ang isa ay Japan, at ang isa ay China. Ngunit ang pinakamatagumpay na tinulungan ng China ay ang North Vietnam noon, Humantong nga ito sa unification ng Vietnam into a Communist State.
Isang pagkakapareho ng dalawang bansang ito, ay ang pagpapanggap na tila api sa harap ng mundo, ngunit sa katotohanan ay hindi ganoon. Gaya ng Germany sa Poland, parang China lang sa Pilipinas, sinasabing ang Pilipinas pa ang nangbu-bully sa kanila, na isang bintang na malabo pa sa kanal na kinalaykaykay ng sampung baklang baliw na unggoy.
Ngunit may isa pang pangyayari sa Nazi Germany, na hindi pa nangyayari sa China sa kasalukuyan. That is the Poland incident. It may be the starting point of war victory of the Nazis, but it also the start of the turning of the world opinion against them, making the European powers to go against them, and America and the Soviet Union and ultimately to there defeat and demise.
And if China wont learn from history, and goes the way the Nazis go, they will meet their own Poland, and you know what will happen next.
Kung mahilig ka makibalita tungkol sa mga pangyayari sa dispute tungkol sa South China Sea, at nakilike ka sa mga anti-China pages, ay makikita mo ang isang post, na may titulong "WHY CHINA IS AFRAID OF MILITARY CONFRONTATION WITH USA". Ang kanilang paliwanag naman ay totoo, na nakafocus doon ang technological supremacy ng mga weapons ng United States against China.
Ngunit tanungin naman natin, bakit ayaw naman ng US din ng konprontasyon sa China? Ito nga ay dahil sa malaking utang noong panahon ni Bush ng US sa China. Ito nga ang nagiging deterrent sa kanila upang kalabanin ang China.
Ngunit naniniwala ako na ayaw ng parehong bansa ang gulo, because if they would clash, it will only mean one thing, WORLD WAR.
Kung one on one ang magiging labanan, ay hindi pa rin malinaw kung sino ang mananalo, malinaw ang technological supremacy ng US laban sa China, ngunit ang China naman ang may largest army in the world.
Para nga maintindihan niyo ang ibig ko ipahiwatig, ay babalik tayo sa kasaysayan. Nazi Germany, has the technological supremacy over the Soviets, but the Soviets has the numbers in terms of soldiers, and who won the war? The Soviets.
Yun nga ay kung one on one, but one on one is not reality. There will be always allies. And the United States has a lot of allies, most of them of them are powerful allies, like France, Britain, Germany, South Korea, and one that has conflicts too with China, Japan and many countries. China has one well known ally, North Korea. Cambodia as well maybe an ally. Vietnam is an ally before, but they have have clash with China, because of territorial disputes, and I dont know. if they will be still.
Russia is still a question mark, Putin as its PM, and China has too border disputes with them. And of whom will Russia sides, will be the winner of the war in the numbers game.
Ganoon nga kagulo ang magiging gulo na ito kung mangyayari, at sana nga ay hindi ito mangyari sa ating panahon. Dahil ang giyera ay mas matinding kalamidad kaysa bagyo at lindol. Ang lindol at bagyo ay oras/minuto/segundo lang itinatagal, samantalang ang digmaan ang tao ang magpapasya kung kailan titigil.
United States and the Philippines, malayong-malayo ang diperensya sa isa't-isa. Ang Amerika ay isa sa pinakama-uunlad na bansa, habang ang Pilipinas ay isa naman sa papa-unlad na bansa. Maging sa isyu ng demokrasya, malayong-malayo pa ang Pilipinas, sa Amerika.
Ngunit nagkakalapit nga ang dalawang bansa na isang karagatan ang layo sa isa't-isa sa isang isyu. Ito nga ang isyu ng gun ownership and control, dahil sa mga sunod-sunod na pangyayari na may kinalaman sa baril.
Nitong July 20, 2012 lamang, ay isang James Holmes ang namaril sa isang sinehan sa Colorado, kung saan palabas noon ang pelikulang "The Dark Knight Rises". 12 ang patay, at 58 ang sugatan, o injured. Nahuli nga siya at kasalukuyang nakakulong na.
Nitong December 14, 2012 naman, ay naganap ang isang massacre sa Newtown, Connecticut. Walang awang pinatay ang 20 estudyante at anim na mga matatanda na kinabibilangan ng mga guro at magulang sa Sandy Hook Elementary School. Si Adam Lanza, ang nagsagawa ng pagpatay, ay natagpuang patay katabi ng kaniyang baril, na pawang matataas ang kalibre.
Nito namang New Year, sa Pilipinas, ay tinamaan ng ligaw na bala si Stephanie Nicole Ella, isang inosenteng bata. Di nga nagtagal ay pumanaw ito. Ang salarin ay hindi pa nahuhuli.
At nitong January 4, 2013, isang massacre ang nangyari sa brgy Tabon 1, Kawit Cavite. Pito ang patay, kabilang ang dalawang bata at isang buntis. Napatay naman si Ronald Bae, ang nagsagawa ng pagpatay, ng mga awtoridad. Si John Paul Lopez, ang sinasabing nagre-reload sa killer ay sumuko, at sinampahan ng patong-patong na kaso.
Bagaman may parehong isyu, ay magkaiba ang approach ng dalawang lider ng dalawang bansang ito. Malakas nga ang public opinion sa America na magkaroon ng total gun ban, maliban sa mga uniformed personnels gaya ng pulis at militar, at tila si Obama ay ganoon din ang pananaw. Malakas din naman ang panawagan sa Pilipinas, ngunit dahil ang Pangulong Aquino ay isang gun enthusiast, ay tutol siya dito. Nabulalas niya nga ito matapos ang isang insidente ng shoot-out diumano sa Atimonan, Quezon, kung saan siya ay nagpahayag sa duda na shoot-out ito, at tanungin tungkol sa posibilidad ng total gun ban.
Kung ako naman ang tatanungin. Hindi maaaring mawala ang baril. Pero sa isyu ng kung sino lamang ang hahawak, ay mahirap sagutin. Madali pa ngang sagutin kung alin ang tunay na relihiyon sa mundong ibabaw, kesa sa naunang tanong.
Bakit ko nasabi? Natutuwa din kasi ako sa idea na walang baril kundi sa mga awtoridad lamang. Ngunit sa klase ng awtoridad sa Pilipinas, eh mapapaisip ka. At saka paano kung isang gaya nila James Holmes ang maupo, at maging tyrant. At magpatay ng tao. Then being gunless society will be non-sense, because extreme tyranny, will always lead to revolution, maiging-maigi kung peaceful. At pagkatapos ng revolution, laging magulo, matagal pang dumadating ang kaayusan.
Hindi naman imposible ang sinabi ko. Ang Libya, nagkaroon ng Gaddafi, ang Syria, ay may Assad, ang Russia may Joseph Stalin, pawang mga lider na loko-loko at lumaban sa kanilang tao.
Magulo nga ang topic na ito, ako man naguluhan din.
Ito ngang post na ito ay transcript ng Itanong Mo Kay Soriano Biblia ang Sasagot, na sumasagot sa tanong sa topic about respect of faith. It is a response to those comments, respect of belief, kaniya-kaniyang paniniwala lang. Now you may know why we attack wrong beliefs like that of the atheist, and that you may renew your vision about faith and belief. Here is the video and its transcript.
Nagtatanong: Ang itatanong ko po, kung bakit po ba sa panahong ito ay dumarami ang relihiyon, at sa pagdami po nitong, nagkakaroon ng parang away-away po?
Bro. Eli: Hindi parang away-away yun, talagang away yun.
Nagtatanong: Opo
Bro. Eli: Meron nga sa relihiyon, pumapatay pa eh! May mga relihiyon pumapatay pa dahil sa away na yan eh! Kami lang naman yata ang ano eh, nag-iingat na pumatay at gumawa ng masama sa kapwa eh, yung ibang relihiyon mamamatay tao eh, ang mga miyembro, pumapatay talaga! Na, Nakasulat na yan sa kasaysayan ng bansang Pilipinas, meron talagang pumapatay, eh ang turo kasi nung ministro, pag ipinagtanggol mo yung sugo, kahit makamatay ka ligtas ka pa rin eh! Di ba ganun ang turo ng mga ministro nila, kaya, meron talagang away, ngayon ano ang tanong mo kapatid?
Nagtatanong: Ayun po, Di po ba mas maganda kung magkaroon na lang po ng kaniya-kaniyang respeto sa paniniwala?
Bro. Eli: Respeto!
Nagtatanong: Opo
Bro. Eli: Ay masamang respetuhin yung mali! Masama yun! Alam mo kasi, Tignan ninyo mga kababayan ha. Maganda ang layunin mo kapatid, nakikita ko yung puso mo, maganda, malinis ano, pero, mag-iinject ako sa iyo ng diwa galing sa Dios, hindi galing sa akin, ako rin ganoon eh. Nung bata akong maliit, ayaw ko ng gulo, nung ako'y tumanda ayaw ko ng away. Hindi ako nakikipag-away, o hindi nakikipag-usap sa mga umpok-umpok. Dahil yung mga pinag-uusapang kayabangan, ayaw ko nun eh. Mas gusto ko pang magbasa, mag-aral kaysa makipagkwentuhan doon sa mga kababata ko. Yun ang naranasan kong pagkabata eh. Pero ang isang ayoko yung, may kokontrahin ako, o may aawawyin ako, o kaya eh di ko sasang-ayunan, ayaw ko nun. Pero nung matuto ako nung Biblia, naiba pagkakilala ko sa buhay. Pag walang kokontra sa mali, lahat ng tao, maniniwala sa mali! Tandaan niyo yan. Ngayon, ano batayan ko, na masama na yung mali, eh hindi mo kokontrahin, bakit ganoon? Bakit ko sinasabi yon? Pag mali dapat punahin, pag mali dapat sawayin, pag mali dapat pigilan. Kasi sabi ng Dios eh, 3:10 ng Tito, pakinggan mo.
Tagabasa:TITO 3:10 Ang taong may maling pananampalataya pagkatapos nang una at ikalawang pagsaway ay itakuwil mo;
Bro. Eli: Ipinapasaway ba yung mali?
Sis. Luz: Pinapasaway.
Bro. Eli: Sabi nga ng Dios, pag mali ang pananampalataya ng tao, sinaway mo nang una, sinaway mo na ikalawa, itakwil mo na, bayaan mo na siya, gago siya eh. Ayaw niya ng tama, gusto niya mali eh, pero ipinapasaway ng Dios, sawayin mo, papaano sasawayin? 1:13 ng Tito
Tagabasa:TITO 1:13 Ang patotoong ito ay tunay. Dahil dito’y sawayin mong may kabagsikan sila, upang mangagpakagaling sa pananampalataya,
Bro. Eli: Kita mo. Ito ba haka-haka ko kapatid? Gusto ng Dios ito. Pag mali ang pananampalataya, sawayin mong may kabagsikan sila! Siguro nang sabihin ng Dios yan, di naman nya sinabi na (gentle way)sawayin mong may kabagsikan sila. Sabi, sawayin mong may kabagsikan sila, upang magpakagaling sa pananampalataya.
Gusto mong gumaling ang tao? Pag mali sawayin mo. Ngayon kung gusto niyang pasaway, o ayaw niyang pasaway, bahala siya, meron talagang pasaway. Pero tungkulin mo kung mangangaral ka na sumaway, basa 2 Timoteo 4:2
Sis. Luz: II TIMOTEO 4:2 Ipangaral mo ang salita; magsikap ka sa kapanahunan, at sa di kapanahunan, sumawata ka, sumaway ka,...
Bro. Eli: Oh kita mo, utos ng Dios sa mangangaral yan, sumawata ka, sumaway ka, Oh eh pag sumasaway ba mali? Eh bakit hindi na lang natin igalang ang pananampalataya ng isa't isa? Eh kung mali bakit ko igagalang? Ibig mo sabihin, ang paniniwala mo si Cristo tao ha, tapos sasabihin ko, ginagalang ko yan Amen, ganoon ba? Pag sinabi mo si Cristo tao, sisigaw ako, hindi tao si Cristo, kundi nagkatawang tao. Yun ang sasabihin ko. Mag-uumpisa na ang labanan, bakit? Eh gusto ng Dios na ganoon eh, para ang tao mailigtas sa mali, ganoon yun. Eh kung ako makikipagkaibigan lang, eh di hindi na ko magsasalita. Pero hindi ako naparito para makipagkaibigan kahit kanino. Kahit magalit kayong lahat sa akin, sasabihin ko yung ipinasasabi ng aking Dios na kinikilalang nasa langit. Kailangan yun kapatid. Kailangan po yun.
Nagtatanong: Salamat po, Bro Eli.
Bro. Eli: Salamat din po, sana naintidihan nyo punto ko.
Central in Apalit of Ang Dating Daan vs. Central in Diliman of Iglesia Ni Cristo, Not a Coincidence But Preordained
Published by rqcemanes in Religion on July 27, 2009
This is a theory for your impression and wise comprehension. First of all the author of this philosophy cautions everyone not to be critical of what they come across in taking time to read this piece of write-up, instead to be more logical and rationale for raison d’etre, is the beginning of wisdom and deeper understanding of doctrines, facts and circumstances surrounding a Christian’s life.
The author would like to give the readers a panorama of what is Central in Apalit and Central in Diliman:
*Central in Apalit of the Ang Dating Daan (ADD)
This is the Convention Center of the Members Church of God International (MCGI), popularly known as Ang Dating Daan (ADD). It is the place where they hold Thanksgiving to God, various activities and very important events in their congregation. The Presiding Minister of MCGI is Bro. Eliseo F. Soriano and the Vice-Presiding Minister is Bro. Daniel S. Razon. It is located in the heart of the Municipality of Apalit, Pampanga, where majority of the residents of this place are poor families.
*Central in Diliman of the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC)
This is the Central Office of the Church of Manalo, popularly known as Iglesia ni Cristo (INC). The owners of this Church are the Manalo family, a corporation sole, now headed by Mr. Eranio Manalo. It is located in Diliman, along Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City, where majority of the residents of this place are rich, educated, famous politicians and businessmen as shown by the facts in the records of the Mayor’s Office of Quezon City, called as the wealthiest City in the Philippines for having the highest collection of taxes.
Definition of Terms
1.Apalit
A word idem sonans or same sounding with “Up-A-Lit”. “Up” means of a high level or heavenly as people points their fingers up, whenever they want to declare something higher/heavenly. “A-Lit” is “a light”, connotes brightness related to heaven or heavenly bodies like the sun, moon and the stars and the shining armor of God.
2.Diliman
This is taken from the root word “dilim”, a Tagalog or Pilipino term referring to darkness/night. Diliman means in English as dark place or place of darkness. Darkness is descriptive of a place where there is no light but total darkness.
The Theory
Having defined the significant terms of this article, we can now explore in our minds supported with the succeeding facts and circumstances how this author arrived at the theory that the places where the two “Centrals” of two opposing religious organizations, the Members Church of God International (MCGI) or popularly known as “Ang Dating Daan” (ADD), in english The Old Path (TOP) and the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC), in this end times where situated, are not just a coincidence but preordained.
Facts and Circumstances
These two religious organizations are exactly opposite from each other in many ways, such that, one can be accepted as “from the light” and the other one as “from darkness.” As the succeeding facts and circumstances will be presented to the readers, we will use ADD and INC to shorten the presentation as we go further in our discussions. To enumerate the basis of this author, among others, the following are the most apparent and pragmatic comparison based on notorious facts, actual research, interviews and observations, to wit:
God vs. Man
The Central in Diliman, INC for short, believes that Jesus Christ is just a man. On the other hand, the Central in Apalit, ADD for short, believes that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, thus, Jesus is a God and not just a man.
Physical vs. Spiritual Lavishness
Apparently, the INC is wealthy as manifested by their luxurious and grandiose places of worship and residential buildings for free occupancy by their workers and church officers not to mention the sumptuous palace where the Manalo’s are comfortably residing and not that visible to the public view
On the other hand, the ADD place of worship is an unfinished building or edifice. For a long time already, it remains unfinished due to scarcity of funds. Their Locales or places of worship are mere rented humble spaces, comparable during the times of Jesus Christ where in order to meet the apostles and their followers, most of the times they gather in rented spaces or even just stay outside, under the heat of the sun because they have no money and permanent places to go or lay their heads.
Holy Supper
The INC celebrates their Holy Supper in the morning, whereas, ADD celebrates theirs in the evening, as to what the word supper connotes which should be after dusk or after sunset or end of the day and as what the Scriptures dictates
Treatment for Non-members
The INC believes that non-members of their church are already destined or bound to go to hell. Whereas, the ADD believes that non-members are dependent for the mercy of God’s justice. Thus, they are not necessarily bound to go to hell but will still have hope for God’s mercy.
Characters of members
In the INC, once a person becomes a member, they stop being merciful, instead their characters are worsened, becomes more proud, cruel and unsympathetic. However, in the ADD group, once a person becomes a member, they become merciful, charitable and reformed true Christian, in words and in deeds.
Killing for the Church vs. Dying for the Church
Records show that there are lots of cases decided by the Supreme Court and published in the broadsheets, tabloids or local newspapers showing that some members and ministers of the INC are killing and committing various heinous crimes, harassments and persecutions against non-members of their church, including ADD workers and members. However, the ADD members and ministers are the ones being killed or murdered, harassed, persecuted and even exiled because of plots to kill and always encounters danger to their lives and limbs where the INC executioners are determined to do harm to the brethren of the ADD group.
Rich vs. Poor
The Central in Diliman is a very wealthy organization which can be likened to Egypt in the times of Moses, while the Central in Apalit is a very poor organization with so many debts and obligations to finance their propagation by spreading the Words of God through the media and Bible Expositions. Almost 99% of the membership of the CGI comes from the poorest of the poor, reminiscent of the Israelites, the slaves of the Egyptians before, but they are the chosen ones of God.
Buildings and structures of worship of the INC are so lavish and extravagant. On the other hand, the ADD group is so modest, likened during the times of Jesus Christ holding their meetings and church activities in humble edifices and rented places, or even in the streets.
“Beso-beso” vs. Holy Kiss
INC believes that the Holy Kiss is “beso-beso”, kissing by touching, either cheek to cheek or even with a hug or body touch. Whereas, ADD believes that the Holy Kiss is not physical but spiritual. A greeting of brotherly love where a Christian can even send his Holy Kiss to a fellow Christian, beyond borders and worldwide.
Influential vs. Insignificant
INC group is very influential and powerful to the extent of controlling the government and politicians, from the President down to the lowly policemen and rank and file government employees. On the other hand, ADD group is often treated unfairly because of their poverty and religious beliefs, their human rights are time and again violated, they are experiencing harassments and persecutions because of the dictates and insinuations of the leaders of the INC group, by using their influence, money and power. The ADD Ministers and Workers are often brought into courts to answer false and capricious accusations as it is very easy for the INC group to exercise influence peddling by using their wealth merely to persecute and harass the ADD group.
Visibility vs. Non-visibility
Leaders of the INC are not visible to the public and even to their members, whereas, the leaders of the ADD are always out and on the go, helping people physically and spiritually, propagating the Words of God, the reason why they are being haunted by the executioners of the INC for the fear of the latter, due to the dwindling or diminishing number of membership compared to the phenomenal increase of membership of the former
DEC (Decreasing) vs. ADD (Increasing)
The number of membership in the INC is apparently decreasing, hence INC is more fitting either for the word “Incomplete” or DEC for decreasing, on the other hand, the number of membership in ADD, the increase is phenomenal or extraordinary, a manifestation of divine guidance outside mere human efforts. Recently, while the ADD is gaining huge numbers of membership through mass indoctrination worldwide, baptizing thousands of new true Christians, the INC, is again at the exact opposite. In fact currently, they baptized a measly four (4) individuals in a mass indoctrination, and they were very much proud of it already.
Conclusion
Now therefore, if you have eyes, ears and other senses working, it is now high time to open it widely, then, determine for yourselves within reason that the existence in this end times of these two ever contrasting organizations, the Members Church of God International (MCGI) versus the Iglesia Ni Cristo ni Manalo (INCM), are not indeed a coincidence but strongly pre-ordained.
Take heed therefore people of the Philippines and be aware of the phenomenon in religion where this beautiful country was blessed to have been chosen by God to bear the true religion. Notwithstanding, the fact that the religion coming from darkness was also given birth here, in order to strengthen and fortify the similarity of occurrences and events that has already happened during the times of Adam and Eve and also the times of Moses, where both good and evil dwells in one place as well, where evil tries to devour the good men, but still frustratingly ended up grinding its teeth because they cannot thrive.
Be astute therefore, dear readers. It is now the peak time to exercise your intelligent judgments, and not just to sit there and prevaricate but with discernment, settle to come up with an evaluation and certitude. God Bless.
