🕯️ Traditions Top religious cults in the philippines.

[pleasekillbryan]

tanggalin nyo yung involvement ng pera and mag focus lang sa faith, tignan natin kung hindi. mag ayawan yang mga lider ng mga business cults na iyan.

 

[renz0929]

Ang pagkakaalam ko sa mga Born Again hindi sila ganyan Mabubuting tao sila. twice na ko nakipag usap sa park ang una nilang tinatanong ano religion . tapos magtatanong sila about kay God tapos mga bagay bagay sa mundo pero hindi sila nagtatanong nang mga bagay against sa religion namin. bakit ikaw ganyan ka?

 

[PHC- DarkSpade]

Yung mga naka long sleeve pa? Tapos paghinabol ng aso, pawis na pawis? Hahaha

Dito sa amin nanghaharang sa Overpass eh. Hindi ka padadaanin kapag hindi ka kumuha ng flyers nila.

yan yung mga nagbabahay bahay tas namimigay ng flyers or anything na pede nila ibenta

 

[LadyClare]

Ang pagkakaalam ko sa mga Born Again hindi sila ganyan Mabubuting tao sila. twice na ko nakipag usap sa park ang una nilang tinatanong ano religion . tapos magtatanong sila about kay God tapos mga bagay bagay sa mundo pero hindi sila nagtatanong nang mga bagay against sa religion namin. bakit ikaw ganyan ka?

Bagong salta kasi yan.

 

[Life is Short]

Di niyo sinusunod ang turo ng Diyos. Angas.

Di niyo sinasampalatayanan si Kristo ay Diyos.

At maraming asawa at extremist muslims.

huwag tayo magbigay ng conclusion sa nakikita lamang ng ating mga mata. Di naman lahat ng muslim ay masama, ganon din sa ibang mga relihiyon may masama at may karesperespeto ang gawa. tao lamang tayo na naghahangad ng katotohanan sa bawat relihiyong ating ginagampanang pananampalataya. relihiyon ay kumbaga ay guide lamang walang mali o tama bagkus tayo ay naghahangad lamang ng tunay na katotohanan.

 

[kimbeth]

Walang kwenta gumawa nito..napaka pantas sa sarili..mapanghatol akala napakatalino...d mo alam sinasabi mo brod..labas mo pastor mo makipagdebate yan para matauhan...saan mo mababasa sa biblia ang trinity?? mga pinagsasabi mo sa thread mo walang kakwenta kwenta mga walang basehan..

 

[KayNine]

di ko nakikita yung "healthy discussion" ni ts ah, dun pa nga lang sa mismong thread nakakainsulto na kaaagad lol

 

[renz0929]

Bagong salta kasi yan.

baka nga cguro.

 

[Elx]

Saan nanggaling ang Diyos? Tia sa sasagot..

 

[Keetsayantee]

wala kang pasintabi sa relihiyon ng iba, hindi mo na nirespeto ang paniniwala ng ilan, ako ay kristiyano yun lang. ano sekta nyo theporkandbeans ba yan, kayo na ang banal, hindi to bible study groups, wala ako makuha sa mga post mo puro pang uuyam sa relihiyon ng iba at paniniwala ng ilan, pastor ka ba? sige usap kayo ng friends ko si Anton Zandor Lavey saka si Aleister Crowley, friends ko yan

 

[James307]

Yang ang mga di mananampalataya at nasa sanlibutan ayaw kumilala sa katotohanan kasi gusto kadiliman.

Magsawa lang po kayo sa kaka drama at paghingi ng respeto but i will not apologize for saying what truth is.

Magalit na ang nais magalit pero tulad ng sinabi ko wala akong pakialam dahil Salita lang ng Diyos ang isisiwalat dito at ang Diyos lang ang dapat purihin ng tao.

 

[James307]

Acts 26:24

And as he thus spoke for himself, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, you are beside yourself; much learning does make you mad.

Yan ang sabi ng mga di mananampalataya sa mga Propeta at Apostol. Nababaliw dahil sa Salita ng Diyos. Palibhasa mangmang at pinagmatigas ang kanilang mga puso pagka't ang pinakikinggan nila ay ang kanilang amang diablo.

 

[James307]

angas

Di yan black propaganda kundi white propaganda.

 

[James307]

ericpogz

Katol Liko?

 

[James307]

DustyDward

Kahit mga atheist walang kawala sa paghatol ng Diyos.

Pagka't sila ay mangmang ayon sa Bibliya.

"A fool set to his heart that there is no God..."

 

[James307]

angas

Hindi tinuturo ng Bibliya na mag-asawa ng marami.

Sadyang matigas lang ang ulo ng mga tao.

 

[James307]

LadyClare

Ewan ko saan mo pinagpupulot yang mga sinasabi mo. Eto ang kapangyarihan ng Diyos dahil Siya ay kumikilos.

There are 800 Million to 1Billion Protestant/Evangelicals Worldwide today and counting...

Growth Esp. in South America, South Africa, France, Russia, Part of Asia in China and in Philippines bakit pa kailangan mag recruit eh ebanghelyo ang pinag uusapan dito.

 

[James307]

From 500 Million to 800 Million up to 1 Billion Protestants Worldwide. (Growth especially in Russia, China, Latin America and Africa.)

There are about 800 million Protestants worldwide, among approximately 2.2 billion Christians. These include 300 million in Sub-Saharan Africa, 260 million in the Americas, 140 million in Asia-Pacific region, 100 million in Europe and 2 million in Middle East-North Africa. Protestants account for nearly forty percent of Christians worldwide and more than one tenth of the total human population. Various estimates put the percentage of Protestants in relation to the total number of world's Christians at 33%, 36%, 36.7%,and 40%, while in relation to the world's population at 11.6% and 13%.

In European countries which were most profoundly influenced by the Reformation, Protestantism still remains the most practiced religion. These include the Nordic countries and the United Kingdom. In other historical Protestant strongholds such as Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Latvia, Estonia and Hungary, it remains one of the most popular religions. Although Czech Republic was the site of one of the most significant pre-reformation movements, there are only few Protestant adherents;mainly due to historical reasons like persecution of Protestants by the Catholic Habsburgs, restrictions during the Communist rule, and also the ongoing secularization. Over the last several decades, religious practice has been declining as secularization has increased. According to a 2012 study about Religiosity in the European Union in 2012 by Eurobarometer, Protestants made up 12% of the EU population. According to Pew Research Center, Protestants constituted nearly one fifth (or 17.8%) of the continent's Christian population in 2010. Clarke and Beyer estimate that Protestants constituted 15% of all Europeans in 2009, while Noll claims that less than 12% of them lived in Europe in 2010.

Changes in worldwide Protestantism over the last century have been significant. Since 1900, Protestantism has spread rapidly in Africa, Asia, Oceania and Latin America.That caused Protestantism to be called a primarily non-Western religion. Much of the growth has occurred after World War II, when decolonization of Africa and abolition of various restrictions against Protestants in Latin American countries occurred. According to one source, Protestants constituted respectively 2.5%, 2%, 0.5% of Latin Americans, Africans and Asians. In 2000, percentage of Protestants on mentioned continents was 17%, more than 27% and 5.5%, respectively.According to Mark A. Noll, 79% of Anglicans lived in the United Kingdom in 1910, while most of the remainder was found in the United States and across the British Commonwealth. By 2010, 59% of Anglicans were found in Africa. In 2010, more Protestants lived in India than in the United Kingdom or Germany, while Protestants in Brazil accounted for as many people as Protestants in the United Kingdom and Germany combined. Almost as many lived in each of Nigeria and China as in all of Europe. China is home to world's largest Protestant minority.

Protestantism is growing in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Oceania, while remaining stable or declining in Anglo America and Europe, with some exceptions such as France, where it was eradicated after the abolition of the Edict of Nantes by the Edict of Fontainebleau and the following persecution of Huguenots, but now is claimed to be stable in number or even growing slightly According to some, Russia is another country to see a Protestant revival.

In 2010, the largest Protestant denominational families were historically Pentecostal denominations (10.8%), Anglican (10.6%), Lutheran (9.7%), Baptist (9%), United and uniting churches (unions of different denominations) (7.2%), Presbyterian or Reformed (7%), Methodist (3.4%), Adventist (2.7%), Congregationalist (0.5%), Brethren (0.5%), The Salvation Army (0.3%) and Moravian (0.1%). Other denominations accounted for 38.2% of Protestants.

United States is home to approximately 20% of Protestants.According to a 2012 study, Protestant share of U.S. population dropped to 48%, thus ending its status as religion of the majority for the first time. The decline is attributed mainly to the dropping membership of the Mainline Protestant churches, while Evangelical Protestant and Black churches are stable or continue to grow.

By 2050, Protestantism is projected to rise to a proportion of around half of the world's total Christian population. According to other experts such as Hans J. Hillerbrand, Protestants will be as numerous as Catholics.

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[Ang Lupit]

Parang isa yata si t.s sa pumupunta sa mga bahay bahay tapos sasabihan ka na 5 minutes lang daw pero 1 hour pala, ayun late ka tuloy sa eskwela. Kapag nakipag usap sila sayu parang anf tagal nyu ng magkakilala at ang baitbait nila pakinggan parang di maka basag pinggan XD

yan ba yong pag ng tanong ka at nasukol sasabihin. ay wala na kaming time inaantay na kami ng mga kasamahan namin.pwede balikan ka namin,
pero ang katotohanan hindi na babalik un.may babalik pero ibang mukha nanaman at aakit

angas

Hindi tinuturo ng Bibliya na mag-asawa ng marami.

Sadyang matigas lang ang ulo ng mga tao.

yan ang hirap sayo.kapag hindi pabor sa inyo kahit nakasulat pa sa biblia.hindi nyo tatangapin.
kahapon pa ako nagtatanong sayo saan nakasulat sa biblia sinabi ng Dios maging si Hesus na pinag bawal nila ang pag aasawa ng higit sa isa..ang linaw oh

Exodus 21:10
Kung siya'y magasawa sa iba, ang kaniyang pagkain, ang kaniyang damit at ang kaniyang kapangyarihang pagkaasawa ay hindi niya babawasan.

Deuteronomy 21:15
Kung ang isang lalake ay may dalawang asawa, na ang isa'y sinisinta, at ang isa'y kinapopootan, at kapuwa magkaanak sa kaniya, ang sinisinta at ang kinapopootan; at kung ang maging panganay ay sa kinapopootan:

 

[James307]

Russia and Latin America turning to Protestant?

RIO DE JANEIRO — In 1990, an American anthropologist wrote a controversial book: “Is Latin America Turning Protestant?”
Two decades later, that same provocative question can be asked of Russia.

Who will win: The Church of the Golden Domes? Or the Church of the Catacombs?

Before I grapple with Russia, let’s look at what is happening in Brazil, a country steeped in centuries of Catholicism.

On Thursday night, the crowd on Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana Beach gave a powerful vote for Catholicism.

My sons William and Alexander and I were lost in a happy, singing river of more than 1 million young people — Catholic faithful who came to welcome pope Francis, Latin America’s first pope. On Sunday morning, that figure was topped as some reporters estimated that 3 million people attended the pope’s farewell mass.

But the new pope’s first international visit had a strategic element. It was clearly aimed at countering the explosive growth of Protestantism in what long has been called “the world’s most populous Catholic country.”

In 1960, 93 percent of Brazilians identified themselves as Catholics. Today, 58 percent do.

In 1960, 4 percent of Brazilians identified themselves as Protestants. Today, nearly 25 percent do.

Five centuries after Portuguese explorers dropped anchor in this lovely harbor, Catholics now are the minority in South America’s third largest city, population 6.3 million.

In Brazil, Protestant Evangelicals make up a powerful bloc of 73 deputies in Brazil’s Congress. Last month, Evangelicals fielded 800,000 followers for an annual “March for Jesus” through central Sao Paulo. In this environment, Brazilian politicians have banished the phrase “Protestant sects” from their public vocabulary.

In Russia, the Kremlin takes an opposite strategy.

Since returning to the Kremlin last year as president, Vladimir Putin seems determined to restore the Orthodox Church to the official status it enjoyed during the time of the Czars. Increasingly, Protestant churches are kept underground. But they are expanding rapidly.

Last month, President Putin signed into law vaguely worded “defense of religion” legislation. In theory, this protects from “insults” Russia’s four religions deemed “historic” by a 1997 law – Christian Orthodoxy, Judaism, Buddhism and Islam.

Last weekend, any illusion that the law covered Islam disappeared when 263 Central Asians were detained in Moscow for gathering in an informal prayer house and partaking the traditional “Iftar” dinner to break the Ramadan fast. Although there are about 1 million Muslims in Moscow today, the city has only four mosques. City officials deny construction permits, saying most Muslims in Moscow are guest workers who will go home.

Instead, official support for the Orthodox Church can be seen everywhere – from the restoration of golden domed churches, to President Putin’s televised attendance at Orthodox Easter services, to the pre-election comment last year by Patriarch Kirill that Putin’s leadership of Russia is “a miracle of God.”

The patriarch recently was given use of lodgings inside the Kremlin, a unique privilege enjoyed during the time of the Czars.

As the Orthodox Church exerts increasing influence over the Russian state, admirals of Russia’s Pacific Fleet nearly dropped traditional images of Neptune, the Roman god of the sea, from last Sunday’s Navy Day celebrations. A local Orthodox leader had warned that pagan gods should have no place “at a celebration of an Orthodox Christian Navy.”

Meanwhile, Russian Protestants increasingly hold religious services in living rooms as their pastors are routinely denied permits to build churches. Visas for foreign missionaries are rare. Russia’s anti-Protestant actions are regularly chronicled in Forum 18 News Service, a website based in Oslo, Norway.

But out of sight does not mean out of mind.

Despite the efforts of Russian police and prosecutors, Protestantism keeps growing in Russia.

Last Easter, as is customary, Russian police were deployed to every Orthodox church in the land. They kept order and conducted a census. According to Interior Ministry statistics, about 4 million Russians attended Easter services at Russian Orthodox churches. That is 2.7 percent of the population in Russia, a nation where around 65 percent of survey respondents call themselves Orthodox. According to a survey made last April by the Public Opinion Foundation, about half of Russians who call themselves Orthodox admit they have never opened a Bible.

Russia’s Justice Ministry has registered 14,616 Orthodox parishes, 4,409 Protestant parishes, and 234 Catholic parishes. But Anatoly Pchelintsev, a religion specialist and professor at the Russian State Humanitarian University, estimates that for every registered Protestant congregation, there are at least two unregistered ones.

Pchelintsev, who edits the Religion and Law publication here, concludes that Russia has about 15,000 Protestant congregations, roughly equal to the number of Russian Orthodox ones. He says the number of Catholic parishes is roughly the same as the official number.

In Siberia, long a land of dissenters and discontents, there are believed to be more Protestants in church on Sunday mornings than Russian Orthodox. On one recent visit to Khabarovsk, the second largest city of the Russian Far East, I went to a packed Baptist church, only a kilometer from a sparsely attended Russian Orthodox Cathedral. The massive Cathedral had been built with federal funds.

What is to be done?

In the 16th Century, the Russian Orthodox Church rejected the Protestant Reformation that swept Northern Europe. In the 17th century, minor reforms by Patriarch Nikon triggered the Great Schism, provoking millions of “Old Believers” to reject Moscow’s Patriarch. Some moved as far away as Alaska.

But with the vast majority of contemporary Russians rarely entering churches, many feel the Orthodox Church will have to change — or end up with the declining demographics of Brazil’s Catholic Church.

On Friday, a push for change came from an unexpected corner: Alexander Lukashenko, the archconservative president of Belarus, a country where half the population is nominally Orthodox.

“As the world is undergoing change, therefore the Church must change also,” said Lukashenko, who has received awards from the Belarusian Orthodox Church. “I think we are on the threshold of reforms in the Orthodox Church.”

“Our church should begin a reform, step-by-step, beginning with the church language,” he continued, referring to Old Church Slavonic, a 1,000 year old liturgical language unintelligible to most Russians and Byelorussians.

“The prayers, services and sermons are too long,” Lukashenko continued. “Adults and the elderly just cannot endure them. One should be brief, succinct and more modern.”

“I am against the practice of people coming in, listening to a sermon standing on their feet and having no opportunity at all to sit,” he said, referring to Russian Orthodox churches that have no chairs or pews. “The practice of building huge cathedrals is no good either. Churches must be cozy and warm, and they must not oppress believers.”

Oddly, similar advice came the next day from the far side of the planet.

In a meeting on Saturday in Rio de Janeiro, Pope Francis addressed 300 active and retired Brazilian cardinals and bishops, giving the longest speech of his four-month-old pontificate.

“We have labored greatly and, at times, we see what appear to be failures,” the pope said in a veiled reference to the millions of Brazilians who have abandoned Catholicism for Protestantism. “We feel like those who must tally up a losing season as we consider those who have left us or no longer consider us credible or relevant.”

Then, warming to the central theme of his speech, he said: “At times we lose people because they don’t understand what we are saying, because we have forgotten the language of simplicity and import an intellectualism foreign to our people. For ordinary people the mystery enters through the heart.”

For Russia, the future offers a choice: Will Russia’s Orthodox Church compete with Protestantism, or try to crush it?

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