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Bringing a bit of aloha to the residents of a local nursing home

Posted by incgiving on Jan 11, 2012 in Blogs

On a beautiful aloha Saturday morning, the devoted members from the local congregations of Honolulu and Pearl Harbor, Hawaii dedicated a portion of their time to the Hali Nani Rehabilitation & Nursing Center.  With their heads held high, the young members of the Church of Christ stood and sang for a cause from their hearts to entertain the elderly residents and give one of the simplest but greatest gifts — music.  With an inspirational songs list, the audience clapped, hummed and even mouthed the words to timeless classic songs, the oldies but goodies.  One member of the audience was so touched by the event and said that the children were all very talented.  These young Christians have proven that reaching out to the community creates a positive impact in the community and they intend on doing these types of events in the future.  A Hali Nani staff member also stated that this event brought joy to their patients and they would love to see more of this in the future.  This is not possible without the help of our children’s parents taking their time out of their busy schedules to diligently make sure our young members were well prepared and ready.

The visit to the care center would not be complete without the local congregation’s Resident Minister, Brother Luis Vergara Sr., and his closing speech thanking the audience for their attendance. All the members of Iglesia Ni Cristo that performed took a bow and said “Thank you and aloha” leaving an impression for a lifetime.  The event was a success and has touched everyone’s hearts.

By Manolo R. Iñigo
Philippine Daily Inquirer

The builders of the 50,000-seat Philippine Arena are confident [...]]]> Here’s a reprint of an article first published on Inquirer.net. All credits go to original writer and publisher.

Arena builders confident of meeting deadline

By Manolo R. Iñigo
Philippine Daily Inquirer

The builders of the 50,000-seat Philippine Arena are confident of completing the billion-peso project by early 2014, the centennial year of Iglesia ni Cristo (Church of Christ), owner of the multipurpose complex.
One of the major facilities in the planned city to be known as Ciudad de Victoria (City of Victory), the Philippine Arena, which I reported in an exclusive article, could very well be considered the world’s biggest indoor domed coliseum upon completion.
Built on a 75-hectare land located in the municipalities of Bocaue and Sta. Maria, Bulacan, the compound will also house the Eraño G. Manalo Medical Center and the New Era University Sports Complex and Stadium.
Construction of the Philippine Arena and its adjoining facilities will be undertaken by an international team of experienced engineers and contractors composed of leading firms from Korea (Hanhwa Engineering and Construction Co.), United Kingdom (Buro Happold) and Australia (Populous).
Said Kim Hyun-Chung, a top executive of Hanhwa Engineering: “The Philippine Arena is one of the largest indoor arenas in the world. It covers 245 meters in length and 185 meters in width. However, I believe that this prestigious project means more than its size. It is going to be a historical monument of the Iglesia ni Cristo in celebrating 100 years of its history.

“The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself”

VS

“…the pope(Nicolas V) issued the bull Romanus Pontifex,…

invade, search out, capture, vanquish, and subdue all Saracens(Muslims) and pagans whatsoever, and other enemies of Christ…to reduce their persons to perpetual slavery, and to apply and appropriate [...]]]> Lord Jesus:”Love thy neighbor”. Pope:”invade, capture, vanquish” your neighbor

From the book Heresies Exposed by William C Irvine, page 142

Our Lord God the Pope – These words appeared in the Roman [...]]]> What blasphemy! The Roman Catholic Pope, perpetrator of the crusades, genocide and enslavement of indigenous people, and the inquisition. Protector of pedophile priest and prostitution dared to call himself “God on earth”!

From the book Heresies Exposed by William C Irvine, page 142

Our Lord God the Pope – These words appeared in the Roman Canon Law: “To believe that our Lord God the Pope has not the power to decreee as he is decreed, is to be deemed heretical.

Lord God the Pope – Father A. Pereira says: “It is quite certain that Popes have never approved or rejected this title ‘Lord God the Pope’ for the passage is the gloss referred to appears in teh edition of the Canon Law published in Rome in 1580 by Gregory XIII:

The Pope and God are the same – Writers on the Canon Law say , “The Pope and God are the same, so he has all the power in heaven and earth.

How date a lowly human compare himself to the Almighty and Everlasting Father in heaven.

Question: was the pope the first to compare himself to God? Absolutely not! Here’s the first one to compare himself with God.

I will ascend above the tops of the clouds;
I will make myself like the Most High.”

Do you still remember who said this? It was Satan the devil.

PIA Press Release
Tuesday, October 18, 2011

INC plants 3,000 trees in Bayog

by Bernadine Astillero-Gabawan
BAYOG, Zamboanga del Sur Oct. 18 (PIA) – – The Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) in coordination with the local government unit of Bayog conducted a tree planting activity on Sunday (October 16) [...]]]> From the Philippines News Agency

PIA Press Release
Tuesday, October 18, 2011

INC plants 3,000 trees in Bayog

by Bernadine Astillero-Gabawan
BAYOG, Zamboanga del Sur Oct. 18 (PIA) – – The Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) in coordination with the local government unit of Bayog conducted a tree planting activity on Sunday (October 16) at Sitio Quibranza, Barangay Kahayagan, this municipality.
The said activity was participated by approximately 2,000 members of the said religious group from the 62 local church of the 26 municipalities of the province including some municipalities from Zamboanga Sibugay. The group planted 3,000 rubber seedlings in a six hectare portion of Bayog EcoPark.
In his message addressed to the participants, Dermilo R. Pascua, Tagapangasiwa ng Distrito said, “we could no longer find tress in some of our forest, we will plant trees to help our fellowmen, nature and environment. With this activity, sooner it will minimize landslides, soil erosions and flooding to happen,” He further stated that “planting trees is not only for us but also for our future generation to come.”
He said, “after seven years, the tress that we are about to plant will be harvested and it will give livelihood to the people of this municipality.”
On the other hand, Mayor Leonardo Babasa, Jr. welcomed this initiative as this is in consonance with the National Greening Program of President Benigno S. Aquino III.
It can be recalled that sometime in August this year, Pascua coordinated with the local chief executive to hold the said activity in Bayog. The ministers of the district have chosen Bayog as its host in the tree planting activity.
The tree planting was facilitated by Mr. Pablito Matias, Municipal Economic Enterprise Officer and concurrent Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Office with the Society of Communicators Network International (SCAN) of the INC. (JPA/BAG/CAL/PIA9/ZamboSur)

The Iglesia ni Cristo continues to show that it cares for the environment as much as it cares for its fellowmen.

On Hispaniola alone, on Columbus’ visits, the native population (Arawak), a rather harmless and happy people living on an island of abundant natural resources, soon [...]]]> Someone said “Those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it”. Well, here’s a piece of history no one should forget. If only for those who passed.

On Hispaniola alone, on Columbus’ visits, the native population (Arawak), a rather harmless and happy people living on an island of abundant natural resources, soon mourned 50,000 dead. The surviving Indians fell victim to rape, murder, enslavement and Spanish raids.

The island’s population of about eight million people, at the time of Columbus’s arrival in 1492, already had declined by a third to a half before the year 1496 was out.” Eventually, all the island’s natives were exterminated, so the Spaniards were “forced” to import slaves from other Caribbean islands, who soon suffered the same fate. Thus “The Caribbean’s millions of native people were thereby effectively liquidated in barely a quarter of a century”.

“In less than the normal lifetime of a single human being, an entire culture of millions of people, thousands of years resident in their homeland, had been exterminated.”

American Holocaust
D.Stannard
Oxford University Press 1992

What gave Columbus the authority to subjugate the natives?

‘In 1493, Pope Alexander VI OBLIGED and issued Inter Catera II. The pope NOW DREW A LINE OF DEMARCATION from teh North Pole to the South Pole, 100 leagues(roughtly 300 miles) west of the Azore Islands off the coast of Europe, AND GRANTED SPAIN TITLE UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF GOD TO ALL THE LANDS DISCOVERED OR TO BE DISCOVERED WEST OF THE LINE.THIS BULL ALSO STATED THAT SPAIN WAS ASSIGNED THIS “HOLY AND LAUDABLE WORK” TO CONTRIBUTE TO “THE EXPANSION OF THE CHRISTIAN RULE.” The pope has divided the world for Christian exploration and DOMINATION between Spain and Portugal.

Native America, discovered and conquered: Thomas Jefferson, Lewis & Clark
Robert J. Miller
pg 15

Emphasis mine.

Not [...]]]> In a still odd but becoming normal rather very quickly is the amazing reversal of fortune of sorts. What I mean is the once “church of the poor and uneducated” as is called by Catholic priest is buying properties left and right, while the might Roman Catholic church is selling left and right.

Not too long ago, the Roman Catholic church is disposing off real estates properties in order to prevent bankruptcy. That is rather sad.

Catholic churches sell real estate to clear debt
September 26, 2011 02:30PM

St. Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr Church in Ozone Park and the former Church of St. Ann at 110 East 12th Street
Catholic parishes are selling off and leasing churches, convents and schools for six- and seven-digit returns in order to stave off bankruptcy as collection plates remain empty from lack of attendance, the New York Daily News reported. The trend has been starkest in Brooklyn and Queens, where there has been an influx of Asian immigrants, replacing the old European population.
therealdeal.com

On the other hand, the Iglesia ni Cristo is on a buying spree!

Reports: Iglesia ni Cristo buys town in South Dakota
10/09/2011 | 11:46 AM

The Iglesia ni Cristo (INC), a religious group founded in the Philippines, now owns the nearly abandoned town of Scenic, South Dakota, for $700,000 or roughly P30,000,000, a local newspaper in the United States has reported.

A report on September 26 by the Rapid City Journal, a South Dakota newspaper, cited records from Pennington County showing INC has bought 59 parcels of land in Scenic.

gmanews.tv

BERLIN — Instead of a pleasant visit to his native land, the trip to 

A Papal Homecoming to a Combative Germany