Maingat na maingat na pananalita ni ReadMeIglesiaNiCristo sa kanyang blog patungkol di umano'y mga Katiwalian sa loob ng Iglesia Ni Cristo® na isiniwalat ni G. Antonio Ebangelista!

(Saan nga ba masusumpunga sa Biblia ang ganitong structure ng loob ng isang sambahan? Choir sa pinakataas sa harap, na kasama ang mga Ministro na kaharap ang mga tao? Saan ba sila nakakuha ng source ng model na ang LAGAKAN ng SALAPI ay nasa pagitan ng Ministro at ng mga tao? Very unbiblical ang mga sahay sambahan ng mga INC™. Source: http://iglesianicristoreadme.blogspot.com/2015/05/bibliya-magpakatatag-kayo-sa-inyong.html

Maingat na maingat sa kanyang pananalita itong nagtatagong Ministro ng Iglesia Ni Cristo® na nagpapakilalang si ReadMeINC sa kanyang pinakahuling post sa kanyang blog na iglesianicristoreadme.blogspot.com.  

Dati rati, lahat ng mga ibinabatong kritisismo sa INC™ eh sinasagot niya punto en punto parang si Antony Ka Tonying Taberna ng ABS-CBN sa kanyang dos por dos. Pero malamang baka pinaghihinalaan din sya ng Sanggunian o kaya'y accomplice siya sa di umano'y MALALIM na KATIWALIAN sa kanilan departamiento.

Habang hayag na hayag na sa Internet ang mga akusasyon ni G. Antonio Ebangelista sa Sanggunian ng Iglesia ni Cristo® sa Central ng di umano'y matagal nang UMIIRAL na KATIWALIAN eh, halata namang si ReadMeINC iwas pusoy. 

Bungad pa niya sa kanyang Opening Statement eh hango sa Biblia (I Pedro 5:8-10).  Magpakatatag daw sila sa kanilang pananampalataya sa "Diyos" sapagkat sa "Diyos" daw po sila nananampalataya at hindi kung sino lamang.

Kanino ba dapat sumampalataya ang mga Kristiano, sa Diyos Ama lamang ba? O Maging sa Panginoong Jesu-Cristo rin?

Ayon sa Juan 12:36 "Sumampalataya kayo sa ilaw habang kasama pa ninyo ang ilaw, upang kayo'y maging mga anak ng liwanag."

Sino ang ILAW na tinutukoy ni Jesus?  

Ayon sa Juan 8:12 "Ako ang ilaw ng sanlibutan. Ang sumusunod sa akin ay magkakaroon ng ilaw sa kanyang buhay at di na lalakad sa kadiliman."

Eh DAPAT palang SAMPALATAYANAN ang Panginoong Jesu-Cristo at hindi lamang ang Diyos Ama?

Eh di LUMABAG na naman ang mga kaanib ng INC™ sa sinasaad ng Biblia sapagkat sa DIYOS AMA LAMANG daw sila dapat sumampalataya at hindi kung sino!

Pero para sa mga TUNAY na SUMASAMPALATAYA sa NAG-IISANG DIYOS, hindi lang ang Ama ang dapat sambahin kundi ang Anak at ang Espiritu Santo rin.  Ang PAGSAMBA at pagkakaroon ng SAMPALATAYA sa DIYOS ay TUMUTUKOY na ito sa IISANG DIYOS sa TATLONG PERSONA.

Ang mahirap lang talaga sa mga kaanib ng INC™ ni Manalo ay sumasamba daw sila sa IISANG DIYOS pero sumasamba rin sila kay JESUS na TAO LAMANG!

Saan nga ba IPINAG-UUTOS ng BIBLIA na dapat SUMAMBA SA TAO LAMANG?!

Ang PAG-UUTOS na SAMBAHIN sa JESUS (Filipos 2:9-12) ay sapagkat SIYA AY DIYOS din!

At ang pagka-DIYOS din ni Jesus ay hindi kathang isip lamang tulad ng sinasabi ng mga bayarang Ministro kundi ito'y NASUSULAT sa BANAL NA KASULATAN.

• Juan 1:1 "... at ang Salita ay Diyos..." (ang Salita ay hindi po panukala. May panukala bang naglalalang?)
• Filipos 2:2-12 "Kahit na siya (si Jesus) ay likas at tunay na Diyos..." (Biblia na ang nagsasabing siya ay Diyos)
• Juan 20:28 "Panginoon ko at Diyos ko!" (hindi po yan exclamation out of fear or surprise tulad ng pambabaluktot ng mga bayarang Ministro kundi ito ay profession of faith!)

Hirit pa nitong tagong Ministro na halatang kapanalig ni G. Glicerio aka Jun Santos (Jr) na inaakusahan ni G. Antonio Ebangelista ng KATIWALIAN eh "DIABLO" raw po ang kanilang kaaway.  At KINAKASANGKAPAN raw ng Diablo ang mga NAGBUBUNYAG ng di-umano'y KATIWALIAN sa loob ng IGLESIA NI CRISTO® at "NANDITO NA SILA SA INTERNET" at dumarami pa raw sila.

Si G. Antonio Ebangelista kaya ang pinapatungkulan nitong tagong Ministro?

Ang pagkasabi naman po kasi ni G. Ebangelista eh "ako po ay nag-iisa lamang sa pagpapahayag na ito" kaya't paano naman sila dumadami kung mismong si G. Ebangelista na ang nagsasabing lone ranger siya.

Maliban na kung talagang maraming NAGBIBIGAY ng MAHAHALAGANG IMPORMASYON galing mismo sa hanay ng mga Ministro na nakikita ang katiwalian sa pamamahala at pananalapi.

Of course naman, di mo makikita ang di umano'y KATIWALIAN ng mga Ministro sapagkat KASABWAT ka na nila marahil. 

At ang pagkasabi pa ni ReadMeINC eh "HUWAG TAYONG PUMAYAG NA TAYOY MATANGAY NG DIYABLO!"

Hindi kaya SIYA ANG NATANGAY na ng DIABLO at di na nya nakikita ang KATIWALIAN sa KATOTOHANAN?

"Ang ating dapat na gawin ayon sa talata sa itaas ay LABANAN SIYA at MAGPAKATATAG SA ATING PANANAMPALATAYA!"

Lito pa nga ang mga kaanib niyo sa kung KANINO sila SUMAMPALATAYA: Sa DIYOS (Ama) o kay JESUS (na tao)?

Ang sabi mo kasi eh sa Diyos (Ama) lamang daw po sila sumampalataya at "hindi kung sino lamang". Samantalang ang sabi ng Biblia eh SUMAMPALATAYA raw tayo sa PANGINOONG JESU-CRISTO!

Ang labo nga naman talaga!

Sabi pa ni ReadMeINC eh, pagkatapos daw ng kanilang pakikilaban sa "Diablo" na nasa "Internet" na at dumarami pa eh "Diyos"daw ang nagbibigay sa kanila ng kagalingan at katatagan at "PUNDASYONG DI MATITINAG"!

Ibig ba niyang sabihin eh 'YUNG TATAG NA IGLESIA ng PANGINOONG JESUS eh NATINAG, NABUWAG, GUMUHO, TUMALIKOD at NAWALANG-GANAP?

Samantalang ang INC™ na TATAG ni FELIX MANALO noong 1914 ay MAS MATIBAY PA sa IGLESIANG si CRISTO MISMO ang NAGTATAG noong UNANG SIGLO?

Konting SENTIDO KUMON naman mga kababayan!

Paano namang katangap-tanggap ang mga pangungusap na 'yan na palalabasing MAS MATATAG pa ang itinatag ng tao kaysa sa ITINATAG NI CRISTO at ng DIYOS?

Parang MAS naging INUTIL pa ang WALANG SILBI ang ITINATAG ni CRISTO kaysa sa ITINATAG ni FELIX MANALO?

Eh di WOW!

At hallucination pa nitong lunatic eh "MAKABAHAGI TAYO SA WALANG HANGGANG KALUWALHATIAN SA LANGIT, KASAMA SI KRISTO."

Paano naman sila NAKAKASIGURO na SILA'Y MAKIKIBAHAGI sa WALANG HANGGANG KALUWALHATIAN sa LANGIT eh kay sa turo pa lang eh ITSA-PWERA na si Cristo?!

Tapos bonus pang MAKAKASAMA nila si "KRISTO"?

Teka nga, BAKIT NAGING "K" ang Kristo at hindi "C"?  Hindi ba't ang pangalan niyo ay "Iglesia ni CRISTO (letter "C" at hindi "K"?

Ang gulo-gulo nga naman ng mga inaralan ng PEKENG SUGO. Palibhasa PURO SAHOD lamang ang inaatupag! Bayad na bayad na Ministro!

At bilang panghuli, bilang KABUUAN ng kanyang mensahe LABAN sa mga EXPOSITION ni G. ANTONIO EBANGELISTA eh, sabi niya:

"Huwag po tayo paapekto sa kung ano mang nababasa natin ngayon tungkol sa pamamahala, alisin ang PAGDUDUDA, PAG AALINLANGAN at PANLALAMIG dahil hindi po natin ito ikakaligtas. Hayaan natin ang Diyos ang gumawa ng paraan upang maisaayos ang pagsubok na ito. At ang dapat na ipamayani ay ang PANANAMPALATAYA, PAG ASA AT PAG IBIG."

WALA pong KALIGTASAN sa Iglesia Ni Cristo®!

Bakit kaniyo?

Sapagkat sa Iglesia Ni  Cristo®, para sa kanila ay TAO LAMANG si JESUS, noon, ngayon at sa kanyang pagbabalik.

“TAO rin ang kalagayan ng ating Panginoon Jesucristo sa Kanyang muling pagparito sa arw ng paghuhukom. Hindi nagbabago ang Kanyang kalagayan. Hindi Siya naging Diyos kailanman! TAO ng ipinanganak, TAO ng lumaki na at nangangaral, TAO ng mabuhay na mag-uli, TAO nang umakyant sa langit, TAO nang nasa langit na nakaupo sa kanan ng Diyos, at TAO rin Siya na muling paririto.” -PASUGO, Enero, 1964, p. 13 (Sinulat ni Emiliano Agustin) 

Taliwas sa sabi ng Biblia:

"Si Jesu-Cristo ay hindi magbabago kailanman; siya ay kahapon, ngayon, at bukas." -Heb. 13:8

Kung si Cristo ay DIYOS noon, DIYOS pa rin siya NGAYON at DIYOS siya MAGPASAWALANG-HANGGAN!

At anong KATAWAGAN sa mga TAONG NANGANGARAL na SI JESUS ay HINDING-HINDI NAGING DIYOS?

"Sapagkat nagkalat sa sanlibutan ang mga mandaraya! Ayaw nilang kilalanin na si Jesu-Cristo'y naging tao. Ang ganoong mga tao ay mandaraya at laban kay Cristo. Mag-ingat nga kayo upang huwag mawalang saysay ang aming pinagpaguran, sa halip ay lubusan ninyong makamtan ang gantimpala." -2 Juan 1:7

Mga MANDARAYA at mga KAAWAY NI CRISTO raw ang TAGAPAG-TATAG at mga MINISTRO ng Iglesia Ni Cristo® sa PAGTATATWA sa PAGKA-DIYOS ni CRISTO (Diyos na naging TAO)!

At ang BABALA sa atin LIBONG TAON nang nakararaan eh MAG-INGAT daw tayo upang HUWAG MAWALANG SAYSAY ang mga katuruan ng mga Apostol.

Kaya't tukoy na tukoy po natin kung SINO ANG MGA DI NAG-INGAT at NAGPADALA sa mga MANGANGARAL na mga KAAWAY NI CRISTO at mga MANDARAYA.

Kaya't HINDI KATAKA-TAKA na TALAMAK ang DAYAAN at KATIWALIAN ngayon sa IGLESIA NI MANALO o mas kilala sa pangalang Iglesia Ni Cristo®! 

Pagmamakaawa pa nitong tagong Miinistro eh "Kapatid, huwag kang bibitiw ha?"

Takot na takot silang mawalan ng tao ang kanilang man-made na Iglesia. Natural, kapag kokonti ang kaanib, konti ang abuluyan at konti ang lagak.

Pero taliwas sa TUNAY NA IGLESIA NI CRISTO!

HINDI PO TAYO NATATAKOT kahit na umabot pa tayo ng SAMPUNG KAANIB! 

Bakit kaniyo? 

Sapagkat SI CRISTO ang NAGTATAG ng IGLESIA KATOLIKA. At kung SIYA ang NAGTATAG eh DAPAT LAMANG na SIYA RIN ang MAG-IINGAT NITO at MAGPAPATAKBO nito!

Kung MATALIKOD, MAWALA, o MAGAPI MAN ITO, kapabayaan ni Cristo! At yan ang katuruan ng mga bayarang Ministro!  NAGPABAYA si Jesus kaya NATALIKOD na GANAP ang kanyang orihinal na tatag na Iglesia at kinakailangan pa niya ng isang FELIX MANALO para maitayo ito hehehe.

Salamangkero ng Biblia nga naman!

Pero SIGURADO po tayo na hinding hindi po MANANAIG ang KADILIMAN sa KANYANG IGLESIA, NOON, NGAYON at KAILANMAN! Pangako po yan ng NAGTATAG-- ang ating PANGINOONG JESU-CRISTO!

Sabi ni nga ni SAN ATHANASIUS noong ika-4 na siglo eh "Even if Catholics faithful to tradition are reduced to a handful, they are the ones who are the True Church of Jesus Christ."

THE REALITY OF CHRISTIAN PERSECUTION IN IRAQ AND SYRIA (where no member of the Iglesia Ni Cristo® dare to do mission or send it's paid ministers for spreading the "True church" eh!

While persecution of Christians in Iraq and Syria by ISIS Muslims is condemned by Christians around the world, the Iglesia Ni Cristo® founded by Felix Manalo in July 27, 1914, condemn nor support the persecution.  For an INC™ member, persecution of non-INC™ members is considered a punishment for "belonging to Christian churches believing on the Trinity and the Divinity of Christ".  The killing of Catholics and non-Catholics who teach the Doctrine of the Trinity is a favor until Catholics and those Christians who believe in Christ are completely wiped out. IMO INC™ are ISIS sympathizers! The INC™ is one of the many persecutors of the True Church of Jesus Christ!

Just as how Muslims hated Christians for BELIEVING in the DIVINITY OF CHRIST, the IGLESIA NI CRISTO® hated Catholics with the same intensity as Muslim Terrorists around the world! So do not be surprised if the INC™ do not condemn ISIS persecution of Christians in Iraq, Syria, Sudan, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, and Hindu State India.

English translations are mine...

PASUGO Disyembre 1965, p. 5:

“Kaninong Ministro kung ganyan ang mga Paring Katoliko? Mga Ministro ni Satanas na Diablo." [Whose ministers are the Catholic Priests? Ministers of Satan the Devil.]

PASUGO Oktubre 1959, p. 5:

“Mga magdaraya at anti-Cristo, ang mga nagtuturong si Cristo ay Dios." [Those who teach Jesus is God are deceivers and anti-Christ.]

PASUGO Agosto 1962, p. 9:

“Kaya ang tunay na anti-Cristo, ang mga Papa ng Iglesia Katolika Apostolika Romana. At ang tunay na ampon ng anti-Cristo ay ang mga Katoliko.”  [So the true anti-Christ are the Popes of the Roman  Catholic Apostolic Church.  And the true adopted (sons) of the anti-Christ are Catholics.] 

PASUGO Oktubre 1956, p. 1:

“Ang Iglesia ni Cristo ay nagdaos ng pamamahayag sa Lunsod ng Davao. Nagsalita roon si Kapatid na Felix Manalo at ang kasama niyang mga Ministro. Ipinahayag doon ng mga nagsalita na ang Iglesia Katolika Romana ay hindi itinatag ni Cristo kundi itinatag ng Diablo." [The Iglesia ni Cristo held an evangelization in Davao City.  Brother Felix Manalo had a speech there with his Ministers.  It was proclaimed there by the speakers that the Roman Catholic Church was not established by Christ but by the Devil.]

NOTE: Pasugo is the official magazine of the Iglesia Ni Cristo® published in the Philippines.

Watch the Video at c-span.org

Sister Diana Momeka, OP, gives testimony to the Foreign Affairs Committee of the US House of Representatives, on the plight of Christians and other religious minorities in Iraq. Her testimony starts at about 11:30 of the recording. Originally posted from c-span.org which was posted at Vatican Radio - English (Facebook Page)

Sr. Donna Momeka, OP

Remarks. And sister diana, she'll push that button, that red button there for you. >> thank you. Thank you, chairman royce and distinguished members of the committee for inviting me today to share my views on ancient communities under attack. >> 

sister, i'm going to suggest yomove the microphone right in front there. Just project a little bit. Thank you. >> 

okay. Thank you. November 2009, a bomb was detonated at our convent in mosul. Five sisters were in the building at the time and they were lucky to have escaped unharmed. Our sister asked for protection from local civilization authorities, but the pleas went unanswered. As such, she had no choice but to move us. 

On june 10th, 2014, the so-called islamic state in iraq or syria, or isis, invaded the nineveh plain. Starting with the city of mosul, isis overran one city and town after another, giving the christians of the region three choices, convert to islam, pay tribute to isis, leave their cities, cities like mosul, with nothing more than the clothes on their back.  

As this horror suppressed through all of the nineveh plain, by all 6th, 2014, nineveh was empty of christians and sadly for the first time since the seventh century a.d., no church bells rang for mass in the nineveh plain. 

From june 2014 forward, more than 120,000 people found themselves displaced and homeless in the kurdistan region of iraq, leaving behind their heritage and all they had worked for over the centuries. This uprooting of everything that christians owned, body and soul, stripping away their humanity and dignity. 

To add insult to injury, the initiative is that iraqi and kurdish governments were at best modest and slow. Apart from allowing christians to enter the region, the kurdish government did not offer any aid either financial or material. I understand the great strain that these events have placed on baghdad and erbil. 

However, it has been almost a year and christian iraqi citizens are still in dire need for help. Many people spend days and weeks in the street before they found shelter in tents, schools, and homes. Thankfully the churches stepped forward and cared for displaced christians. 

Doing her very best to handle this disaster. Buildings were open to accommodate the people. Food and non-food items were provided to meet the immediate needs of the people and medical health services were also provided. Moreover, the church put out a call and many humanitarian organizations answered with aid for thousands of people in need. 

Presently, we are grateful for what has been done. With most people now sheltered in small containers or some homes, though better than living on the streets or abandoned buildings. These small units are few in number and are crowded with three families. Each with multiple people, often accommodated in one unit. 

This is, of course, increasing tension and conflict, even within the same family. There are many who say, why don't the christians just leave iraq and move to another country and be done with it? To this question, we would respond, why should we leave our country, what have we done? The christians of iraq are the first people of the land. 

You read about us in the old testament of the bible. Christianity came to iraq from the very earliest days, through the preaching of st. Thomas and others of the apostles and church elders. While our ancestors experienced all kinds of persecution, they built a culture that has served humanity for ages. 

We as christians do not want or deserve to leave or be forced out of our country any more than you would want to leave or be forced out of yours. But the current persecution that our community is facing is the most brutal in our history. 

Not only have we been robbed of our homes, property, and land, but our heritage is being destroyed as well. Isis has continued to demolish and bomb our churches, cultural artifacts and sacred places, like a fourth century monastery in mosul. Uprooted and forcefully displaced, we have realized that isis plans to evacuate the land of christians and wipe the earth clean of any evidence that we ever existed. 

This is human genocide. The only christians that remain in the nineveh plains are those who are held as hostages. To restore and build the christian community in iraq, the following needs our urgent. Helping us return. Coordinated efforts to rebuild what was destroyed through slaughter, and electrical supplies and buildings including our churches and monasteries. 

Incouraging enterprises that contribute to the building of iraq and interreligious dialogue.encouraging enterprises that contribute to the building of iraq and interreligious dialogue. This could be through school and academic projects. I am but one small person. A victim myself of isis, and all of its brutality. 

Coming here has been difficult for me. As a religious sister, i'm not comfortable with the media and so much attention. But i am here, and i am here to ask you, to implore you for the sake of our common humanity, to help us, stand with us, as we, as christians, have stood with all the people of the world and help us. 

We want nothing more than to go back to our lives. We want nothing more than to go home. Thank you and god bless

Is the Iglesia Ni Cristo® a Church of Goons, Corrupt Ministers, Conspirators, Murderers, Mafia, Thieves and warring Family Feud?

... and the goons and hoodlums want the head of Mr. Exposé Antonio Ebangelista for exposing in detail the conspiracy in covering-up the alleged corruption within the Iglesia Ni Cristo® which Felix Manalo founded in July 27, 1914. Sa hinaba-haba ng mga sinulat ni G. Antonio Ebangelista (hindi niya tunay na pangalan), dalawang beses lamang niya nabanggit ang pangalan ng ating Panginoong Jesu-Cristo. 

Read for yourselves here at FIRST THINGS FIRST: ANTONIO EBANGELISTA’S Q&A

SA LAHAT NG MGA KAPATID NA PATULOY NA SUMUSUBAYBAY SA MGA PAHAYAG NA ITO

Mga mahal na Kaptid,

Una po ay nagpapasalamat po ako sa Panginoong Diyos dahil sa pinagkalooban kayo ng lakas ng loob na magsuri at patuloy na magsuri sa mga kasalukuyang nagaganap ngayon sa Iglesia, hindi para magusyoso lamang, kundi upang malaman ang katotohanan sa likod ng mga kumakalat na bali-balita ukol sa Iglesia at upang magkaroon ng matibay na kapasyahan kung alin nga ba ang totoo na dapat nating panghawakan.

At dahil s amabilis [sic] na daloy ng impormasyon ngayon, lalo na s apamamagitan [sic] ng mga makabong pamamaraan ng komunikasyon, sa pamamagitan ng cellphones, text messaging, emails, social networking sites gaya ng Facebook, Instagram, Twitter at mga katulad nito, lalong naging mahirap malaman kung alin nga ba ang totoo at alin ang gawa-gawa lamang. Maraming mga Kapatid na ngayon lang nakabasa ng mga artikulo na aking inilabas ay nalulungkot, nagtataka, nababagabag, natatakot at may ilan pa nga ang nagagalit sa akin. Dahil dito ay minarapat ko po munang sumulat sa inyo upang bigyang linaw ang mga katanungan ng marami sa lalong ikapapanatag ng inyong damdamin sa patuloy po ninyong pagsusuri sa mga bagay na ito, angmga katanungang ito ay hango na rin mula sa mga mensahe na ipinadala ng maraming mga kapatid:

T. Sino ka ba talaga? Bakit hindi ka magpakilala, kung talagang totoo ang iyong sinasabi ay bakit hindi ka lumantad at bakit ka nagtatago?

S. Sa hindi maiiwasang kadahilanan ay kinakailangan ko po munang magtago sa pangalang Antonio Ramirez Ebangelista, bagamat hindi po ito ang tunay kong pangalan, subalit ang pangalang ito ay hango na rin sa aking tunay na pangalan. Ang dahilan kung bakit kinakailangan ko itong gawin ay dahil sa proteksyon ko at ng mga taong tumutulong sa akin upang ilabas ang katotohanan. Ngayon pa nga lamang po na hindi ako tunay na kilala ay ganun na lamang ang ginagawa nilang pagtugis sa akin, edi lalo na kung inilantad ko ang sarili ko, lalong mahahadlangan nila ako sa aking isinasagawang paghahayag ng katotohanan upang labanan ang katiwalian. Lahat na halos ay ginawa ng Sanggunian upang ipahanap ako. Nagkaroon na ng mga searches sa mga opisina sa Tanggapang Pangkalahatan, maging sa VCO (pasukan ng mga bisita at empleyado na papasok sa Central), inutusan na ang mga Tagapangasiwa sa bawat distrito na magsagawa ng “pagdadalaw” sa mga bahay ng Ministro kung saan titingnan nila ang mga computer, gadgets (laptop, tablet, cellphone) at titingnan kung may facebook o anumang impormasyon tungkol sa akin at mga isinulat ko, inatasan na ang ACTIV (IT Group ng INC) upang ipa-block at i-shutdown lahat ng mga online accounts ko at alamin kung sino talaga ako at kung saan ako matutugis. Nag-utos na sa ilang “piling” mga kapatid na may kakayanan na hanapin at “patahimikin” ako. At ang pinaka-bago sa kasalukuyan, maging ang mga taga-Sanggunian ay “dadalaw” sa iba’t-ibang Lokal sa iba’t-ibang Distrito para “dalawin” daw ang ilang mga Ministro upang magpayo at palakasin ang kalooban, ito na yata ang pinakamalawak na “fishing expedition” nila upang matuntun kung sino nga ako at sinu-sino ang mga Ministro na sumusuporta sa ginagawa namin. Wala namang masama sa gagawin nilang ito, dapat sana ay matagal na nilang ginawa ito upang madalaw naman nila ang mga Ministro na nasa malalayo at abang mga Lokal upang mapalakas ang kanilang kalooban at mabigyan sila ng inspirasyon na makapagpatuloy na maging malakas na katuwang ng Pamamahala sa Iglesia, at hindi sana yung gagawin lang nila ngayon yan para lamang pakiramdaman ang mga Ministrong inaakala nilang ako o kaya ay mga nakikiisa sa isinasagawa kong pagsisiwalat ng katiwalian sa Iglesia. Kaya wala pong sinoman na nakakaalam ng tunay kong pagkatao, kahit ang asawa ko, kahit ang mga anak ko. Upang matiyak ang seguridad ng lahat ng mga kapatid sa isinasagawang paghahayag na ito.

T. Bakit ka namin paniniwalaan? Ministro ka ba? Kung Ministro ka, bakit mo ginagawa ito? Wala ka bang natutunan sa Ministerial ethics?

S. Ako po ay isang ordenadong Ministro. Nagkapalad po ako na maordenahan sa panahon ng Kapatid na Eraño G. Manalo. Sa mahabang panahon ko po sa Ministerio ay nadestino po ako sa malalyong probinsya na isa sa pinakamabiyayang panahon ng aking Ministerio dahil doon ko po naranasan ang tunay na pag-ibig sa mga kapatid, sa karapatan at sa kapakanan ng Iglesia. Napakasarap madestino sa maliliit at malalayong Lokal na kung saan makikita mo at mararamdaman mo kung paano mahalin ng mga Kapatid ang Iglesia. Kung paanong lalakarin nila ang napakalayong distansya, tatawid pa ng dagat o ilog para lamang makasapit sa pagsamba, marami sa kanila ay ang dala lamang ay nakaplastic na sapatos at nakatiklop na damit pansamba, ilang pirasong nilagang saba o kamote para pantwid gutom. Ang mga bagay sana na gagastusin nila para sa sarili nila at sa kanilang sambahayan ay tinitiis nila para lamang mayroon silang ipanghahandog. Hinding hindi ko malilimot ang mga tagpong ito na kung ako lang ang papipiliin ay mas gugustuhin ko pang maibalik na lamang sa probinsya kung saan wala naman silang alam ukol sa mga katiwaliang nagaganap sa Iglesia ngayon, kung saan payapa lamang silang naglilingkod sapagkat sumasampalataya sila na dito sila maliligtas. Subalit mayroon po siguro talagang kinakailangan pa akong gampanan kaya ako napunta sa Central pagkalipas ng ilang panahon kung saan ko ginugol ang malaking bahagi ng buhay ko dito sa isa sa mga maseselang kagawaran sa Tanggapang Pangkalahatan sa Iglesia.

Binabatikos ako ng iba na di daw ba ako natututo ng Ministerial ethics, dahil hindi dapat inilalabas sa publiko ang mga pribadong bagay sa loob ng Ministerio. Ang totoo mga kapatid ay matagal na akong binabagabag ng aking budhi ukol sa mga katiwaliang nasasaksihan ko at nalalaman ko. Subalit dahil na rin sa Ministerial ethics kaya ako nanahimik at pinilit na magsawalang kibo na lamang. Subalit pagkalipas ng anim na taon, sa isang hindi inaasahang pagkakataon ay nakita ko ang paghingi ng saklolo ng Kapatid na Lottie Manalo-Hemedez sa Facebook dahil sa panganib sa kanilang kaligtasan. Ito marahil ang nagbunsod sa akin na simulan ito. Wala naman po akong balak na magsiwalat ng mga bagay na ito. Subalit ng nagcomment ako sa Facebook Wall ng Ka Lottie at mayroong isang kapatid na nagngangalang Iggy Lawrence ang siyang sumagot sa akin ng pabalang at sinabing manahimik na lang ako dahil paglaban daw sa Pamamahala ang ginagawa ko, doon nagsimula ang aming sagutan sa Facebook, at dun din nagsimula ang paglalahad ni Antonio Ebangelista at ang mga artikulong mababasa ninyo ngayon sa website na https://iglesianicristosilentnomore.wordpress.com. Wala na nga po akong balita sa kapatid na iyon, hindi na rin siya nagko-comment sa Facebook, marahil ay pinagbawalan na po siya ng kanilang Pastor o Tagapangasiwa. Kahit papaano ay nais ko sanang magpasalamat sa kaniya dahil kung hindi dahil sa mga maaanghang ninyang komento marahil ay hindi ako nagsimulang maglahad ng mga bagay na nalalaman ko. Sumasampalataya ako na bagamat hindi kami magkapareho ng paninindigan ay kinasangkapan sya ng Ama upang magsimula ang mga paghahayag ng mga katotohanan ukol sa tunay na kalagayan ng Iglesia.

T. Dinisiplina ka ba (tinanggalan ng karapatan bilang Ministro) o kaya ay tiniwalag kaya ka naglalabas ng sama ng loob mo dito sa social media? O baka pakawala ka lamang ng mga kumakaaway sa Iglesia kaya mo ginagawa ang mga ito?

S. Ako po ay isang aktibong Ministro, na ang kahulugan ay hindi po ako natanggalan ng karapatan at lalong hindi po ako tiwalag. Ang totoo, sa mga kasamahan ko sa Ministerio ay madaling mararamdaman ng bumabasa kung ang nagsusulat ay hindi naman talaga kapatid o nagpapanggap lamang na kapatid sapagkat sa mga termino pa lamang ay mahahalata na dahil gaya ng nalalaman ng marami sa atin, iba ang mga terminong ginagamit natin na hindi basta-basta makokopya ng mga nagpapanggap [ganon din naman ang nga nagpapanggap ng mga pari raw o madre raw na umanib sa Iglesia Ni Cristo®.  Ang kanilang mga terminolohiya at pananalita ay hindi ang mga salitang ginagamit ng mga tunay na pari o madre. Halatang nagpapanggap lamang sila upang linlangin ang mga Katolikong salat sa kaalaman at mabulid sa kasinungalingan ng mga Ministro ng Iglesia Ni Cristo® na ayon na rin kay G. Antonio Ebangelista ay matagal na niyang bitbit sa kanyang konsensiya at nabababagabag dahil sa katiwalian ng mga Ministro. Mahalata naman sa pananalita!] na kapatid o nagpapanggap na Ministro. Mahahalata din naman sa pananalita ng nagsusulat kung ito ba ay dahil sa nagdaramdam lamang, naghihinanakit, nais na makaganti o kaya ay gumagawa lamang ng mga kinathang kwento na walang katotohanan [Ganyan na ganyang ang mababasa natin sa mga pari raw o madre raw na umanib sa INC™.  Halatang may hinanakit at nais na makaganti o kaya ay gumagawa lamang ng mga kinathang kwento na walang katotohahan.  Alam niyo pala ito, bakit di niyo siyasatin ng maigi kung ang mga converts niyo ay totoo o hindi?] Bagamat hindi ko po masisisi ang ilan na hindi maniwala na ako ay Ministro at wala rin namang ibang paraan na mapatunayan ko ito ng hindi nailalantad ang tunay kong pagkakakilanlan, subalit hindi ang dapat na maging batayan ng pagiging totoo ng katotohanang sinasabi ko ay ang uri ng pagkatao ko, sapagkata ang katotohanan ay isang katotohanan at mananatiling katotohanan, anoman ang pinagmulan nito.

Constantine founded the Catholic Church???

Colossal marble head of Emperor Constantine the Great, Roman, 4th century
(Source: Wikipedia)

Paid ministers of the Iglesia Ni Cristo® since the time of their Founder Felix Y. Manalo, have no coherent teachings on when the Catholic Church was founded. To Emiliano Magtuto, it was founded in 44 B.C (Pasugo Nov. 1956, p. 18); to Benjamin Santiago, it was founded in 400 A.D. (Pasugo Feb. 1959, p. 1 and 1870 A.D. (Pasugo Aug. 1962, p. 3; to Teofilo Ramos, it was founded in 1870 A.D. (Pasugo Mar. 1956, p. 25 and for Joaquin Balmores, it was founded in 400 A.D. (Pasugo Feb. 1952, p. 9). And to many Manalistas, the Catholic Church was founded by Emperor Constantine? Let's face the truth...

The Roman Church of Constantine...

From the Catholic Treasure Chest

The Roman Catholic Church was founded by the Roman Emperor, Constantine, in 313 A.D.??? That is what some anti-Catholics will tell you.

When you ask them for "proof" of what they say, they will refer to the "Edict of Milan" issued by Emperor Constantine in 313 A.D. This false charge is riddled with errors. Let us examine them one at a time... 

1. They use faulty reasoning by saying that since the Catholic Church is called the "Roman Catholic Church", it must have been founded by a Roman Emperor, namely Constantine. They point to the "Edict of Milan", issued in 313 A.D., as "proof". Now if anyone would just read the "Edict" for themselves, they would find that it merely gave Christianity the freedom to practice the faith openly and with no fear of persecution from the Romans. After all, for centuries Christians were persecuted mercilessly by the Romans from the very beginning. It was the Romans who nailed Jesus Christ to the cross and it was a Roman soldier who thrust a spear into His side. Do you recall the Roman Circus and all of those hungry lions?

Nothing at all is said in the "Edict" about Constantine founding the "Catholic Church", which is not even mentioned by name in the document, and the persons who perpetrate this false charge cannot provide any other genuine historical document which supports it.

2. Their second error is the fact that the term,"Roman Catholic", was not even coined until about 1200 years later in the 16th century, by Protestant reformers, especially Anglicans, because they wanted to retain the name "Catholic" for themselves. 

3. Their third error is their failure to read, and to accept, the documents of the Church Fathers and other Church writers. Hundreds of these documents clearly contain the words "Catholic Church", and are dated from 107 A.D.. That date is hundreds of years before Constantine's "Edict" was issued. Genuine historical writings in which the words "Catholic Church" appear, are in every century from 107, up to and beyond the Reformation, and to this very day.

The sheer volume of these genuine historical documents is so overwhelming, that it is a continuity that cannot be denied.

Saint Augustine alone, mentioned the Catholic Church by name over 300 times in his writings. Just to mention a few more, so did Saint Athanasius and Saint Jerome mentioned the Catholic Church by name many times. These are just three examples out of scores of early authors. 

4. Their fourth error is in trying to show that the "Catholic Church", and the "Roman Catholic Church", are two different Churches, when in fact they are one and the same. 

5. Their fifth error is their interpretation of, for example, the Russian Catholic Church, the Ukrainian Catholic Church, etc. They try to show divisions such as Roman, Russian, Ukrainian etc. They fail to realize that there are many Catholics in these, and many other countries, and they are not separate Catholic Churches, but are united to the one Holy Catholic Church. The names just distinguish them from the Orthodox Churches in those countries. It would be proper to say, "the Catholic Church in Russia, the Catholic Church in Ukraine", etc.. 

6. Their sixth error is tagged to the first error in that anti-Catholics try to peg the Catholic Church as an "apostate"* or a "Pagan Church", since they charge that it "was founded" by the pagan Roman Emperor Constantine. If the detractors insist on this false charge, then they will have to admit that the very Bible which they all use, came from that same "apostate" or "pagan" Church, and it was provided by that Church scores of years after Constantine died.

*Calling the Catholic Church an "apostate Church" is tantamount to calling Jesus Christ a liar

(1John 5:10), for Jesus promised in Matthew 28:20, that He would be with His Church every day in every century until the end of time, and with no gaps. He also promised that the Holy Spirit would be with His Church forever, in John 14:16-17, and that His Church is the final authority, in

Matthew 18:17, and that He would not orphan His Church, in John 14:18.

Saint Paul wrote in Ephesians that, "Just as Christ is head of the Church, being Himself savior of the body." Ephesians 5:21

Now who or what is the Body of Christ? It is His Church. Ephesians 1:22-23

So since Jesus Christ is the Savior of His Church, could it ever become an "apostate Church"?

Saint Paul also said that it is the Church which is the "pillar and foundation of the truth",

in 1Timothy 3:15. He did not say it was the Bible.

So someone please tell me then, how the Church which Jesus Christ founded could ever apostatize? 

7. Their seventh error is in failing to read the history of Constantine (285-337) which is quite interesting, as he was a pagan Roman Emperor who was baptized into the Catholic Church just before he died in 337. If he had founded the Catholic Church in 313 as some claim, then why did he wait until 337 before joining it? How could he have founded a Church to which he did not belong? How could a non-baptized pagan found a Christian Church? Who would join it?

His mother was Saint Helena who journeyed to the Holy Land in search of the true Cross of Christ. She found it in a miraculous way, but that in itself is yet another interesting story.

Written by Bob Stanley, July 6, 2001

Updated September 2, 2001

40 MILLION UTANG NG PHILIPPINE ARENA NG IGLESIA NI CRISTO® SA MERALCO?

Source: Iglesia Ni Cristo Silent No More blog

Dagdag abuloy na naman ito sa mga kaaanib!

Silencing the Whistle-Blower: On the Corruption inside the Iglesia Ni Cristo®

Since April 19, 2015 Mr. Antonio Ebangelista (not his real name) exploded a time-bomb blow by blow exposure on the alleged corruption within the Church Felix Manalo founded in 1914 called the Iglesia Ni Cristo®. Closely monitored Mr. Ebangelista's social media accounts are being watched by INC™ Central's IT experts.  Like pack of wolves, they in turn reported Mr. Ebangelista's Facebook until it's banned or blocked.

While INC™ ministers loyal to Ka Jun Santos are now being hunted by Mr. Ebangelista, ReadMeINC (http://readmeiglesianicristo.blogspot.com), who is working under the Finance Department of INC™ Central and the only active INC blogger is also SILENT on the issue making him a possible accomplice to the alleged corruption.

But Mr. Ebangelista does not yield.  Intimidation and threat could not silence him.  Online bullying about his good intention couldn't stop him.  Here is his latest post...

WHEN THE GUARDIAN BECOMES THE MERCENARY: THE STORY OF A.C.T.I.V. 

From Iglesia Ni Cristo Silent No More 

As of 11AM (May 10, 2015) my Facebook Account – Antonio Ebangelista and Email Accounts have been blocked due to numerous facebook reports to block my account and security breaches to my email accounts. Hardware and software, both compromised.

Kudos to the ACTIV Team, hundreds in attendance and to the elite ACTIV lamers and hackers, a few good men and women, who tirelessly and relentlessly dig, backdoor after backdoor, footprint after footprint, IP address after IP address, just to be able to engineer a systems-breakdown and reveal my real identity and location. Shift after shift, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, is not a simple task to undertake, even if it means taking a leave from work or business just to track this notorious blasphemer, Antonio Ebangelista and all those who conspire with him. All for the sake of the Church, for the honor of our beloved Executive Minister and for the Glory of God.

Beloved brethren, before you think ill of this group, called ACTIV, allow me to introduce what ACTIV is really all about, to give dignity to the noble objective why it was established in the first place…

Alliance of Computer Technology and Information Volunteers more commonly known as ACTIV is a group of brethren whose profession, work, educational course, skill or interest is in the field of Information Technology or I.T. This was established February 15, 2011 with the approval of the Executive Minister, Brother Eduardo V. Manalo. It was initially known as the I.T. Group of the Church and was formally approved to be known as the Alliance of Computer Technology and Information Volunteers or ACTIV last March 19, 2012.

What is the key role of ACTIV and why was it necessary for the Church to have a group like this?

In a nutshell, ACTIV is the technology-related resource group of the Church. To promote awareness on responsible use of technology specifically on the internet and social media. They are also dedicated and responsible brethren who help in the promotion of Church activities and events in social media. BUT MOST ESPECIALLY, they are responsible for monitoring the cyberspace for any and all negative information against the doctrines, the brethren, the Executive Minister and the church as a whole. They serve as GUARDIANS OF CYBERSPACE, and just imagine how vast that space is. That is why there should be ACTIV (volunteers) in every locale and district in the Church, counting to thousands of volunteers all working to defend the Church against any detractors of the Church.

For the past years they have served the Administration well in educating the brethren on the responsible use of the social media in order to safeguard the dignity and sacredness of the church, our doctrines and our practices. Because often times, some brethren, due to their pride and eagerness to share their joy and excitement in performing their duties, mistakenly post pictures or information that is not intended for public viewing, or may put the Church doctrines in a bad light. That is why we need to educate them and make them realize to “Think before they Click” because once it is out there in the internet, it’s there forever. The internet, social media in particular, is a very powerful media that is now virtually accessible to everyone. And with great powers, comes great responsibilities.

But then, there are also those who blatantly use the internet to disgrace the church and spread LIES and RUMORS in order to cause chaos and disarray in the church. The internet is our enemy’s favorite tool to attack the church because it provide a blanket of anonymity to the perpetrators. This is where ACTIV comes in to shield the church against these blasphemers. What do they do? One o fthe many ways to go about it is that they will report links to these sites where in they are spreading negative information against the church. It will then be reported to the upper ranks and will be decided upon as to what course of action will be taken. Will it be answered in the forum by a Minister in order to stop the spread of lies and rumors or simply ignore it? Will they conduct Search Engine Optimization by seeding INC hash tags of positive information or posts and make it trending so that it will burry the negative information away? Will it be reported by a group of ACTIV volunteers until such time that it will be blocked as of the case of Facebook accounts? Will it be traced to its source and dealt with accordingly? These are but just a glimpse of the scope of ACTIV’s responsibility in safeguarding the cyberspace for the sake of the church. I do admire and commend the dedication and devotion of these volunteers who painstakingly defend the Church against enemies in this new frontier. My respect and thanks goes to all of you…

But what happens when the guardian becomes the mercenary? What happens when the volunteers are ordered without question, to report FB accounts in order that they be blocked? What happens when the Team Leaders are ordered to keep silent and ovoid reading the posts themselves? What happens when the noble guardians are now transformed into mindless and heartless attack dogs? What happens if the elite skilled IT professionals become fanatical exterminators? What if the dedicated volunteers are ordered not to read what they are ordered to block, not to comprehend what they are ordered to destroy, to follow blindly without question without examining the facts first? Well… we should all know by now, because this is exactly what is happening now.

Everything that is posted in the social media is now considered a grave threat to the church and all volunteers are ordered to report, block, seed, delete, unfriend anything that has anything to do with us. I cannot answer in behalf of others, that is why I can only speak for myself, because I know that there are others who would ride on the situation and take advantage in spreading lies in social media, there are those who will pretend to be me and spread rumors and instigate rebellious acts. That is why whenever I post any of my exposés, I only account for myself and not anybody else who may have the same opinion but has a different objective. If there are those who speak ill of the Executive Minister, I respectfully advise them not to do so, if anybody were to encourage the readers to rebel or leave the church, I will condemn it. Why? Because my expositions were never intended to attack the Executive Minister, it was never to put the entirety of the church to a bad light, it was never to encourage anybody to forsake the teachings and doctrines inside the church. It is intended to expose the bad so that good will remain, to expose the wicked so that the righteous may stand firm, to expose the oppressors so that the victims may be rescued, to expose the corruption so that the church maybe cleansed and be brought back to its unblemished state. I do not fear even if the other religions use my exposés as their ammunition to attack the Iglesia Ni Cristo, because our doctrines are bullet-proof. It is not to give the false impression that we are not without faults, we are only human beings, what is happening now IS THE ACTUAL PROOF that we will not allow evil to overcome good, that the Church of Christ will never forsake the true teachings and commandments of God. Anybody who tries to turn this Church astray, God will send forth His soldiers to rise up and defend the true teachings. So whether the enemies of the Church thinks that they may have something that they may use against the Iglesia Ni Cristo, God will only prove them wrong…as always.

As the battle of social media continues, ACTIV Team Leaders started to ease up on the orders because they are careful that their very own volunteers might start to read the contents of my messages, they may start to investigate on how it all started, what the evidences prove and what are lies are they ordered to cover up. That is why they raised the security level of confidentiality of the Team Leaders, and gave out a hush order to the volunteers in order not to spark any curiosity among the volunteers that might trigger a further spread of the information that they are trying to extinguish in the first place. They then unleashed spies to pretend to be sympathizers in order to gather information, provoke us in revealing our identities, location, sources and the likes. These spies disguise themselves as supporters, chatting up the online whistleblowers in order to gather information which they will report to their co-leads in the team and they feast on these information like vultures, making us the laughing stock in their high-level private chat rooms.

And since these ACTIV Team Leaders are so complacent knowing that they are within their secured wall of security, amongst trusted peers, all dedicated to bring down the enemy, they unknowingly reveal their true spirit. Let me introduce some of them:

ACTIV HEADQUARTERS (LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE MAIN OFFICE)

Unit 101 New Star Building, Central condominium, Central Avenue, Quezon City 1128 Telephone Number: (632) 806-6101 Email: admin@activinc.org

The Chairman: Bro. Emernito M. Culala (Minister of the Gospel)

Email: emer.culala@activinc.org Contact Number: 0920-9765271

President: Efren E. Tercias (Distinguished IT Professional)

Email: efren.tercias@activinc.org Contact Number: 0917-8735809

Vice President: Michael D. Sibug

Email: Michael.sibug@activinc.org Contact Number: 0916-3183504

These are just some of the people responsible for the gag order on Ma’am Lottie Manalo-Hemedez facebook account, myself, and a few others.

Here’s a few notable henchmen/feeling-men at their disposal: Michel “Mitch” L. Lozare – Contact Number: 0917-5559881

Peri Peleriacio (the closet queen)- Contact Number: 0929-5104964

Joey E. Alcaraz Contact Number: 0915-5661914

The reason why I placed these three in the most dishonorable mention is because, unlike the rest who are maybe just following their superiors’ orders, these hoodlums, have taken their task to a whole new low. Here’s why…

Communist Cuba thanks Pope Francis for warming and building up relationship between Cuba and US, President thinks converting to the Catholic Church

For the record, there are NO MEMBERS of the Iglesia Ni Cristo® of Manalo in Cuba to this date (2015 May).  Iglesians or Manalistas are known to go to places with much Catholics and inject their anti-Catholic and anti-Christ copied Arianism.  INC™ paid ministers are like parasites living only through their victim host in order to survive, otherwise Manalo's church can never survive.

With the advent of opening up the doors of Cuba to the world, and with the strong presence of the Catholic Church there, I am hundred per cent sure that Manalo would be sending INC™ members to Havana first as migrant workers.  Watch my prophetic statement!

Cuban President Raul Castro and Pope Francis (Source: The Guardian)

President of Cuba, where crackdowns on dissidents have drawn Vatican criticism, says he is so impressed with pontiff that he is considering converting to Catholicism

The Guardian - The Cuban president, Raúl Castro, has thanked Pope Francis for helping to broker the diplomatic thaw between his country and the US, saying he was so impressed with the pontiff he was even considering converting to Catholicism.

“Bienvenido!” said Francis in his native Spanish as he welcomed Castro to his studio near the Vatican’s public audience hall for private talks that lasted nearly an hour.

After leaving the Vatican, Castro, the brother of Fidel, the revolutionary leader who brought the Communists to power in Cuba, gushed with praise for Francis.

“If the pope keeps going the way he’s going, I’ll come back to the Catholic church,” Castro said at a news conference at the office of the Italian prime minister, Matteo Renzi, whom he met after the Vatican talks.

“When the pope goes to Cuba in September, I promise to go to all his masses, and with satisfaction.”

It was a startling assertion for the leader of a communist country, where crackdowns on dissidents in the past had drawn sharp Vatican criticism.

“I am from the Cuban Communist party, that doesn’t allow [religious] believers, but now we are allowing it, it’s an important step,” Castro said.

Speaking about Francis, the Cuban president said he had been “very impressed by his wisdom, his modesty, and all his virtues that we know he has”.

Francis played a key role in secret negotiations between the US and Cuba, which led to the surprise announcement in December that the two countries would seek to restore diplomatic ties after more than 50 years of tensions.

“Raúl Castro thanked the pope for his mediation between Cuba and the United States,” Federico Lombardi, a Vatican spokesman, said of the exchange, which also focused on the pontiff’s forthcoming visit to Cuba.

Castro gave Francis an artwork of a cross made up of relics from wrecked barges depicting a migrant in prayer, and a medal of Havana Cathedral. The pope presented a copy of his Apostolic Exhortation – a document which outlines his views on important issues – and a medallion.

Castro’s Vatican visit, announced only on Tuesday, follows a visit to Russia, where the Cuban leader attended a grandiose second world war victory parade on Saturday.

The Vatican announced last month that Pope Francis would visit Cuba in September, becoming only the third pontiff to do so after John Paul II in 1998 and Benedict XVI in 2012.

The Catholic church has consistently backed calls for the lifting of the US trade embargo against Cuba, while staunchly supporting Cuban Catholics and pressuring Havana to release political prisoners, many of whom are Catholic activists.

Francis will go on from Cuba to the US for a meeting with President Barack Obama.

Castro told reporters: “We are trying to carry forward improvements of our political, social and cultural system. But it’s very difficult to do it without causing shocks, without leaving some in the street.”

Formerly atheist blogger Leah Libresco converted to the Catholic Faith

Her online announcement shocked the secular community. Atheist blogger Leah Libresco has announced on her Patheos blog that she has converted to Christianity. In her latest online post, "This is my last post for the Patheos Atheist Portal," she explained her conversion to Catholicism. Libresco said her conversion came from her struggles with the roots of the moral law. Libresco said she inevitably arrived at an understanding that aligns with a Christ-centered world-view.

Source: MySecretAtheist blog

LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - Libresco said her conversion came from her struggles with the roots of the moral law. Libresco said she inevitably arrived at an understanding that aligns with a Christ-centered world-view.

Libresco found herself constantly exploring this paradigm until she finally accepted the notion that truth and moral goodness come from God. "I believed that the Moral Law wasn't just a Platonic truth, abstract and distant. It turns out I actually believed it was some kind of Person, as well as Truth. And there was one religion that seemed like the most promising way to reach back to that living Truth.

"I asked my friend what he suggests we do now, and we prayed the night office of the Liturgy of the Hours together (I've kept up with that since). Then I suggested hugs and playing Mumford and Sons really, really loudly," she wrote.

"After I changed my mind, I decided to take a little time to make sure I really believed what I thought I believed, before telling my friends, family, and, now, all of you. That left me with the question of what to do about my atheism blog. My solution was to just not write anything I disagreed with. Enough of my friends had accused me of writing in a crypto-Catholic style that I figured no one would notice if I were actually crypto-Catholic for a month and a half (i.e. everything from "Upon this ROC." on).

Libresco admits she struggles with aspects of her newfound Catholic faith. Among them, the church's teaching about homosexuality, but she seems set on a path to explore these specified issues as diligently as she has the overarching existence of a higher power.

Libresco promises to further discuss her ongoing spiritual path in future blog posts.

"This post isn't the final word on my conversion. I'm sure there's a lot more explaining and arguing to do, so be a little charitable in your read of this post and try to give me a little time to expand my ideas over the next few weeks," she writes.

Many people in the secular community question Libresco's massive transition, but at least one prominent atheist has shown his support. On his "Friendly Atheist" blog, Hemant Mehta wrote the following about the conversion:

"It happens. Far less frequently than the other way around, but it happens . I won't pretend to understand whatever she's going through. But whenever you make a big announcement like that, it's like a huge weight has been lifted off your shoulders. It's even harder to do that when you talk about religion so publicly. Anyway, I wish Leah the best."

For the glory of God and His Church!

UPDATE: IGLESIA NI CRISTO® LOCALE OF JAPAN reported by a Filipino resident minister

All conversations were taken from an Iglesia Ni Cristo® Minister at Central Mr. Antonio Ebangelista (not his real name) through his blog Iglesia Ni Cristo Silent No More... and what a help for Mr. Ebangelista if the owner of  iglesianicristoreadme.blogspot.com who claims HIS BLOG is now TRENDING BACK should also RE-POST this fight to "purge" INC™'s growing corruption within the Finance Department where ReadMeINC is presently working.

The only trending unofficial INC™ blog in the internet,
yet is silent over the alleged corruption within the
Iglesia Ni Cristo® Church's Finance Administration

May 8, 2015

PAGLILINAW UKOL SA TAX EVASION CASE NG IGLESIA NI CRISTO SA JAPAN 

Mula po sa isang Kapamatok po namin sa Ministerio sa isa sa mga Lokal sa Japan:

Magandang araw po kapatid na Antonio. Ako po ay isang Ministro din. Dito po ako nakadestino sa Japan. Nabasa ko po ang inyong isinulat ukol sa Tax Evasion Case ng INC dito sa Japan. Nabasa ko rin po ang inilabas sa isa pang blog ukol sa sagot daw po sa inyong mga pahayag para ito ay pasinungalingan. Pasensya na po kayo kung hindi po ako makapagpapakilala sa inyo sa dahilang mahigpit po ang tagubilin sa amin ng aming Tagapangasiwa dito, maging ng Ka Jun Santos. Noong una ko pong nabasa ang inyong mga posts ay aaminin ko pong nagalit ako at gusto ko po kayong murahin. Subalit ng unti-unti ko pong binasa ang lahat ng mga pahayag ninyo mula ng simula ay naramdaman ko po ang inyong malasakit, na wala po kayong hangaring lumaban o lumapastangan sa Kapatid na Eduardo V. Manalo kundi ang inyong pagnanais na labanan ang katiwalian alang-alang sa Tagapamahalang Pangkalahatan at sa kapakanan ng Iglesia. Ito po ang dahilan kaya ako naglakas ng loob na sumulat na sa inyo upang ipaalam ang katotohanan ukol sa bagay na ito na mariin na pinabubulaanan ng kampo ng Ka Jun Santos sa pamamagitan po ng mga ipinakakalat nila sa internet para di-umano ay pasinungalingan ang inyong mga isiniwalat ukol sa kalagayan ng Iglesia dito sa Japan. Kaya upang makatulong po sa kahit na maliit na paraan ay hayaan nyo po sanang ako na ang sumagot sa mga isyus ukol po sa totoong kalagayan ng INC dito sa Japan:

1. Totoo po na walang tax ang religion, pero kaming mga ministro po ay may kaukulang report at kinakailangan i-apply mula ng ito ay marehistro sa Japan. Sa Pipilipas po ay talagang wala kayong mga tax para sa tulong ng ministro,subalit dito sa Japan po ay may hinihinging kaukulang filing para sa mga ministro at workers, dahil ang kategorya nito sa pamahalaan ay “sweldo”. Ayon sa lawyer ng Iglesia dito sa Japan ay sinasagot lang sya ni Ka Benedicto (Tagapangasiwa namin) na tulong lang daw ang natatanggap,opo totoo yun, pero sa gobyerno ng Japan yun ay nasa kategoryang “sweldo” parin. Nakalulungkot po na ito ay hindi iniintindi kahit pa naka 3-palit na ng lawyer ang Iglesia dahil sa walang tumatagal. Dahil sa kawalan ng pagkaunawa ng Tagapangasiwa namin, kahit na ipinaliwanag na sa kaniya ang batas na ito sa Japan, kaya pinagtatawanan na lamang ang Iglesia ng lawyer dahil malaking katanungan sa kanila kung anong klaseng religion ba daw ito ,dahil sa hindi marunong sumunod sa batas ng pamahalaan ng Japan.
2. Ngayon humingi na ng tulong itong Pangulong Diakono ng Tokyo sa isang kapatid dito sa Japan na higit na nakakaunawa sa law regarding sa finance and legal documents kaya ang Kapatid nating iyon ang syang derechong nakikipag ugnayan sa lawyer na lingid sa kalaman ng aming Tagapangasiwa,dahil sa di nga sila nakikinig. Isinusulat ko na po ito at ipinaabot sa inyo dahil ang sabi ng Kapatid na siyang nagmamalasakit na nga sa amin dito ay di sya concern sa anumang bagay o pagtakpan ang kasiraan ng sinomang ministro o ang naging kapabayaan ng Central dahil sa na-overlooked nila ang isang napakahalagang bagay na ito na may kaugnayan sa pagkakarehistro at pananatiling legal ng Iglesia Ni Cristo dito sa Japan. Ang pananampalataya ng lahat ng mga kapatid dito sa Japan ay karapatdapat lamang na pananagutan ng mga Ministro at di ng mga Pangulong Diakono na ng dahil sa pagmamalasakit sa Iglesia ay ginagawa ang lahat ng paraan upang maisaayos ito. Ang Iglesia Ni Cristo sa kabuuan ang siyang malalagay sa kahihiyan at mapipinsala kapag ito ay hindi naagapan ng Central 
3. Hindi naman po nai-wawala o na wi-withdraw ang cancellation ng registro sa Japan dahil sila ay maluwag naman, binibigyan nila ng palugit or warning …..Hindi po namin lubos na maunawaanang kung bakit ipinagwawalang bahala ito ng aming Tagapangasiwa samantalang napakabigat po ng magiging implikasyonnito sa Iglesia Ni Cristo, lalo na sa pagkakarehistro dito sa Japan. Sa halip na ito ay harapin nila at pahalagahan ay mas labis na inatupag pa nila ang pagdating ng Ka Jun Santos kaya lagi syang hindi available kapag hinahanap ng mga Kapatid upang makausap ukol sa bagay na ito.
4. Noon pong nagsagawa ng Pamamahayag ang Ka Jun Santos dito sa Japan noong Mayo 3, nagkita-kita po ang lahat ng mga Pangulong Diakono at mga Ministro kaya marami na po ang may alam na sa tunay na panganib sa kalagayan ng rehistro ng Iglesia Ni Cristo dito sa Japan. Kaya kahit sino pong mga kapatid, lalo na ang mga maytungkulin at mga Pangulong Diakono at mga Ministro ang makausap ninyo dito sa Japan ay magpapatunay na isa talagang nakaka-alarmang problema ito na dapat sana ay hinaharap na ng Tagapangasiwa at ng Central.
5. Para po sa kabatiran ninyo, ang petsa ng pagkakarehistro ng Iglesia Ni Cristo dito sa Japan ay Hulyo 12, 2014….INC SETTLEMENT January to December 31. Ang sinasabi ng abogado ng Iglesia, ang starting period ay December 31. Samakatuwid, kinakailangan na sa loob ng apat na buwan (4 months) ay nakapag submit na ng kinakailangang dokumento sa gobyerno ng Japan o TAX CENTER. Ang time limit po ay April 30, samaktuwid ay lapse na po tayo.
6. Subalit bagamat lumampas na tayo sa pagsusumite sa deadline ng gobyerno ay nagbigay pa rin sila ng palugit, lalo nga at maraming inaasikaso din ang TAX CENTER na ganitong mga kaso. Kaya may karagdagang 2 buwan po uli sa June 30 ay hihintaying ng TAX CENTER ang ating magiging opisyal na tugon. Kung sa kabila ng palugit na kanilang ibinibigay ay hindi pa rin tayo makakatugon ay magpapadala na sila ng WARNING LETTER ang gobyerno (TOKUSOJYO).
7. Alam lahat ng lawyer kung anu-ano ang kailangang isumite. Pero hanggang ngayon ay di pa rin kumikilos sila Ka Benedicto ukol dito.
8. Kung maisasaayos ito agad at maisusumite ang mga kailangang dokumento ay maliit na halaga lamang ang kailangan nating bayaran, mga Y100,000.00 para sa SETTLEMENT ng INC sa GOVERNMENT.
9. Subalit kahit magbayad pa tayo, subalit hindi pa rin tayo magsusumiti ng mga kaukulang dokumento sa gobyerno ay magsasampa na sila ng kaso sa korte (SHIN-SAKAI) Judgement Cycle or The REGISTRATION WILL BE CANCELLED.
10. Kapag nangyari po ito lahat mahahalungkat, maging ang Lokal Fund at ang problema ay d po ito nakapangalan sa INC ang lahat ng account, nasa personal account ng kapatid ito naka pangalan. Ang sabi ng lawyer ay di pa nila makausap si Ka Benedicto, dahil busy nga sa pagdating ng Ka Jun Santos dito sa Japan. Ang paulit-ulit na sinasabi ni ka Benedicto sa mga abogado ay “Ang Iglesiang ito ay sa Diyos” na para bagang ang ibig nyang sabihin ay kahit lumabag ito sa batas ay hindi ito mapipinsala, kaya ang tingin tuloy sa kaniya ng abogad ay parang “crazy” na daw dahil parang ang tingin niya ay dahil sa isa tayong Relihiyon ay nanganhgahulang hindi na tayo nasasaklaw ng mga batas sa bansang ating kinabibilangan.
11. Ano po ang mangyayari kapag hindi tayo tumugon sa batas na ito ng Japan? Kapag nangyari na nga ito at hindi tayo nakatugon ay pupunta na ang mga taga-Tax Center at ang magiging penalty po natin ay 40% for 5years computed sa ministers’ salary (or tulong) ang bawat isa po. Subalit di pa po doon natatapos iyon, malalagay po ang INC sa kahihiyan sa gobyerno at sa Japanese Communities, alam naman po natin kung gaano kahalaga sa mga hapon ang “honor” o kredibilidad. Kapag nalagay na po tayo sa kahihiyan ay mahihirapan na po tayong muling mag-apply ng Registration sa gobyerno dahil na-blacklist na tayo.
12. Subalit kung ito po ay maaasikaso agad, bagamat magmumulta lang tayo para sa 10 buwan at wala ng 40% na sisingilin pa sa INC.
13. Isa pa pong katanungan ng abogado natin ng Iglesia regarding sa ating mga property na sya nyang sinasabi sa distrito na di na malaman ng lawyer kung paano at bakit hanggang ngayon ang lahat ng property mula sa hanay na nauna ng nabili sa Tokyo, 2nd yung office ng distrito, 3rd yung Hamamatsu Locale, 4th Okinawa ay pawang di naka rehistro sa pangalan ng INC. Anong dahilan nila bakit di pa daw ilipat ang mga ito sa pangalan ng Iglesia at nananatiling nakapangalan sa mga kapatid bilang personal property nila. Kaya hanggang sa kasalukuyan ay wala pa pong nakarehistrong fixed asset ang INC. Ito po ang dahilan kaya hindi maisama sa SETTLEMENT ang mga properties ng Iglesia ay dahil sa hindi pa naililipat at wala pa rin silang balak na ilipat sa pangalan ang mga properties na ito.

Ang mga nakalulungkot na kalagayang ito ng Iglesia dito sa Japan ang dahilan kaya ako po ay nag-ipon ng lakas ng loob na sumulat na sa inyo at baka kapag kayo na po ang nagsiwalat nito ay matawagan na ng pansin ang aming Tagapangasiwa at ang Central upang asikasuhin na nila ito at ng maging mapanatag na rin po ang aming kalooban para sa kapakanan ng Iglesia dito sa Japan. Sana po ay mabiyan nyo ng boses ang tinikom na boses ng lahat ng mga Ministro at mga Kapatid dito sa Japan.

Kung makikita nyo lang po ang kalagayan ng mga kapatid po natin dito sa Japan, ang akala ng marami ay mararangya ang buhay nila dito subalit ang katotohanan ay mga hirap din sila sa buhay at patuloy na nagsusumikap araw-araw para lang may maipangtustos sa kanilang mga pangangailangan, sa pangangailangan ng kanilang mga mahal sa buhay na nandyan sa Pilipinas at higit sa lahat upang may magugol para sa aming paglilingkod sa Diyos.

Alam ko pong dumarating ang pagkakataong napapagod na rin kayo sa ginagawa ninyong pakikipagbaka sa mga kasamaan sa Iglesia lalo na sa Ministeryo, subalit hinihiling ko po sa Ama na sana po ay makapagpatuloy pa po kayo sa pagsisiwalat ninyo ng mga katiwaliang ito sa layunin na ito ay maituwid at maibalik ang Iglesia sa putong ng katwiran at kabanalan.

Ako po, kabilang ang maraming mga “gising na” na mga Ministro, kasama ng aming buong Sambahayan ay kasama po ninyo sa laban ng pananampalatayang ito at sa pagmamakaawa sa Panginoong Diyos tuwing 10PM na iligtas po Niya ang mahal nating Tagapamahalang Pangkalahatan sa lahat ng taong gumagawa ng masa sa Iglesia lalo na ang mga nasa hanay ng Sanggunian.

Salamat po Ka Antonio at mabuhay po kayo.

Ministro po dito sa Japan

Tugon ni G. Antonio Ebangelista:

Mahal na Kapatid,

Maraming salamat po sa inyong matapang na paglalahad ng tunay na kalagayan ng INC dyan sa Japan. Ang totoo po ay hindi ko na nga pinapansin ang isinusulat ng mga nasa kampo ng ACTIV ng Ka Jun Santos dahil alam kong hindi lang nila lubos na naunawaan ang issue na isiniwalat ko dahil ang mga ito ay pawang galing din naman sa mga kapatid dyan sa Japan. Kaya nga ang lagi kong payo sa mga kapatid na nagtatanong kung di ko raw ba sasagutin ang sagot ng sumulat na iyon laban sa akin, ang payo ko ay basahin nila ang nilalaman ng pahayag ng kabilang panig at sila na mismo ang magpasya kung alin ang mas matimbang, tutal kapag naman nahayag na ang totoong kalagayan ng INC dyan sa Japan ay kakainin din nila ang sinasabi nila. Ang iyong pagsulat sa akin at paghahayag ng mga impormasyong iyan ay katunayang isa ito sa paraan ng Panginoong Diyos upang lalong mahayag ang katotohanan.

Maraming salamat po Kapatid, sana po ay lalo kayong magpakalas dyan sapagkat lalo na sa mga panahong ito na sinusubok ang Iglesia at ang pananampalataya ng mga kapatid, lalo tayong kailangan ng mga kapatid na nanghihina at nanglulupaypay upang huwag silang mahiwalay ng landas o matisod sa mga pangyayaring ito, upang lalo silang magpakatatag upang makapanatili sa loob ng kawan at magtamasa ng kaligtasang ipinangako ng Panginoong Diyos.

Ang inyong Kapatid kay Cristo,

Antonio Ebangelista

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