Happy 4th anniversary! "Readme"

Ang bilis naman ng panahon, at sa sobrang busy ko nakalimutan ko na anniversary pala ng blog na ito noong nakaraang buwan. Hindi rin pala ako nakapag celebrate ng 3rd anniversary, siguro nakalimutan ko rin^^

Higit 400 posts na pala ang nagagawa ko mula noong nagsimula ako noong July 2009. Di ko akalain na magiging ganito katagumpay ang blog na ito.

Alam niyo ba na ang isa sa mga article ko ay kinowt ng isang organization for religious studies abroad, ito ang Indonesian Consortium for Religious Studies (ICRS).

Nakakahiya nga yung article kong iyon na may pamagat na "The Iglesia ni Cristo vote" ang pangit kasi ng english ko don at hanggang ngayon ay hindi ko pa naeedit^^

Eto yung part ng article nila kung saan nila ko kinowt:

While these are principles held in common, based on the teachings of the INC, its members are also eloquent in defending these views. As one blogger emphatically states in a post responding to criticism against the INC:

No.3 "INC members are just puppets of their church administration; they were dictated and forced. They take away

the freedom of their members instead of voting in their own conscience."

Really? This was the kind of mind of many nonmembers because they cannot understand well, they were blinded

what maybe church authorities statements about voting in OWN CONSCIENCE. First of all, no individual members of

the INC have been DICTATED or FORCED to JOIN THE CHURCH. Converts baptized in the church through

RECEIVING DOCTRINES and BIBLE LESSONS. THEREFORE, If they wholeheartedly believe on it and understand it,

they will be BAPTIZED. In the CASE of the UNITY in the CHURCH, this called "BLOCK VOTING" is a right of suffrage. Meaning, members HAVE THE TRUST to the Church administration whether whom to VOTE. BECAUSE THE CHURCH

HAVE THE DOCTRINES THAT IS WRITTEN IN THE BIBLE THAT IS, BE UNITED! (in all ASPECT) Second, IT WAS

THE MEMBERS who will write the name and put in the ballot boxes therefore, it is not contrary to the LAW. Meaning,

it is IN THE MEMBERS if they will FOLLOW AND OBEY DOCTRINES IN THE CHURCH AND COOPERATE TO THE CHURCH ADMINISTRATION, period! Furthermore, members were not DICTATED or FORCED whom to vote because it is in THEM

or it is their DECISION if they will follow one of the teachings in the bible. It is like this; they were not forced and dictated to do good because it is IN THEM if they will do good/God's will or to be bad/evil.

In addition, there are advantages to this practice, HOW? Ok, may I ask you:

WHO CAN BE INFLUENCED BY THE POLITICIANS WHOM TO VOTE? A regular voter or voter who participates in the

called "BLOCK VOTING"? WHO CAN BE PAID BY THE POLITICIANS WHOM TO VOTE? A regular voter or voter

who participates in the called "BLOCK VOTING"?(8)

As the fiery rhetoric of this blogger indicates, for the INC members, the logic behind bloc voting appears to be theological. Inasmuch as individual voters still cast their own votes, these votes have been decided in advance by the Church leadership in order to demonstrate the unity of the Church of Christ. Despite this theological underpinning, however, the INC remains a powerful operator in the electoral process.

source: icrs.ugma.ac.id

Maraming salamat po sa pagsuporta ng blog na ito. Sana po ay matulungan nyo rin po ako sa pagpapalaganap ng tamang impormasyon tungkol sa Iglesia ni Cristo lalot nalalapit na ang ika 100 anibersaryo ng Iglesia. Hindi ngayon ang panahon para manlamig tayo sa ating pananampalataya, ito ang panahon kung saan dapat ay nagpapakasigla tayo at naninidigan sa pagka Iglesia ni Cristo.