The Cult of Manolo and the Modification of the Bible
The Cult of Manolo and the Modification of the Words of God
By Marcing Pin
Just recently, I encountered a forum about the bogus claims by the Philippine-based Iglesia Ni Cristo (Tagalog for “Church of Christ”) and the intentional modification of the verses in the Bible. The Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC), claimed to be the largest independent religious organization in Asia, was founded in July 1914 (in some account, in 1913). Manolo’s cult are guilty of modifying the Words of God to delusionize and manipulate people in believing that their cult founder Felix Manolo was the last messenger of God and that his presence was prophesied in the Bible. The Church leaders or patriarchs (the Manolo dynasty) did not even consider but rather ignored the true meaning of the Biblical verses they modified and the historical connections of those verses.
Delusion Of The Ancient Scripture [DOTA]
I am not really into gaming [PC games in particular], but I’ve tried playing Defense Of The Ancient aka DOTA Allstar… and then I realized how this game is similar to religion or the different faiths’ battle for supremacy. I mean no offense to believers who play this kind of game but...
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Good without God
Looking at Mr. Daniel Razon’s reasoning we can clearly see the problem: People like him have defined goodness as equal to God. There are two versions of this “argument” – One, Goodness and God are almost the same entity (based of some quotes from the Judeo-Christian holy scripture)...
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The Black Jesus (The Black Nazarene)
Every January 9, thousands of devotees from all walks of life come to Quiapo to take part in the procession as a way of strengthening their faith or fulfilling their “panata” (vow) to the Feast of the Black Nazarene.
The Black Nazarene is a life-sized, dark-colored, wooden sculpture of a “black”...
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Repaired
Only the facade and the Chinese-influenced octagonal bell tower of the 1852 Minor Basilica of San Lorenzo Ruiz, better known as the Binondo Church, survived the flattening of the City of Manila during WWII. It is easy to see which the oldest parts are, with their damaged reliefs and cracked pillars,...
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A Freethinker’s Creed
I believe in Nature, the ultimate Reality, that there is no Heaven, just Earth.
I believe in the Rational Man, he himself, his own Lord.
He was conceived through the Process of Evolution and born of a Man and a Woman.
He suffered under Professors and Priests, was catechized, bribed, and was brainwashed.
He...
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Virgin Mary
There are many versions of Virgin Mary in the Philippines. Each name depends on the place where Virgin Mary appeared. One good example is the Our Lady of Peñafrancia which was found in Sierra de...
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The Spirit like a dove
THEME DAY: BEST PHOTO OF 2009 • I originally posted this stained glass window on March 3, 2009. It depicts Jesus being baptized by John the Baptist in the Jordan River and the Holy Spirit descending upon him from the heavens like a dove. The window is one of many in the historic Malate Church, built...
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Red Cow No. 10
Almost two years ago, I wrote a piece on the coming Mayan eschaton, i.e., how the world was presumably going to end on the 21st of December, 2012. Well, they’ve gone and made a movie about it so it’s not really all that compelling a topic anymore. However, my interest in eschatology in general hasn’t...
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Respect is the highest form of spirituality
Been trying my best for quite some time now NOT to blog anything related to faith and beliefs. I’ve managed not to relate my blog posts about gays to spirituality and I’ve managed to ignore the urge to blog about the people that died and injured during the Black Nazarene Celebration as I...
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