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semperservus said:I hope there is someone in the Philippines who can help fellow Catholics answer the attacks of various sects whose continued accusations against the Church have remained unanswered. One of these sects is the so-called Church of God International (Ang Dating Daan) whose website is geocities.com/angdatingdaan21/ . The Catholic Church in the Philippines has not been active in answering the challenges of the said sect to the detriment of her members. Are they afraid to face the challenge of a debate? Perhaps the local Church is too engrossed in politics rather than enlighten her members regarding religious issues?
Hello I checked the website out, it’s anti catholic, but this is my whole point on earlier posts, why if they are sure of their faith, do they expend all their energy attacking the Catholic Faith.Why not ISLAM?MORMANS AND ALL THE OTHER FAITHS.:nope:
I don’t know a single Catholic that ever mentions other Churches, we are too busy minding our own buisness !!!
I won’t waste my energy posting on it, for as soon as they know I’m Cathoic the kick me off, true I have been stopped posting on a few websites :crying: seems they want to preach, but don’t want to be preached too, why bother![]()
semperservus said:I hope there is someone in the Philippines who can help fellow Catholics answer the attacks of various sects whose continued accusations against the Church have remained unanswered. One of these sects is the so-called Church of God International (Ang Dating Daan) whose website is geocities.com/angdatingdaan21/ . The Catholic Church in the Philippines has not been active in answering the challenges of the said sect to the detriment of her members. Are they afraid to face the challenge of a debate? Perhaps the local Church is too engrossed in politics rather than enlighten her members regarding religious issues?
Start here. With letters and phone calls. Start petitions, etc…the Church here in the Philippines also has TV and Radio programs but they do not answer the accusations of this sect.
They keep bothering Catholics because its good for buisness and nothing else matters. Taking swipes at the big religion makes sense and brings in converts. To be honest I have had my faith mocked by some Catholics, though it is rare. I do have to mention the bottom phrase, I heard that often, I often believe it when it comes to faith issues.Hello I checked the website out, it’s anti catholic, but this is my whole point on earlier posts, why if they are sure of their faith, do they expend all their energy attacking the Catholic Faith.Why not ISLAM?MORMANS AND ALL THE OTHER FAITHS.:nope:
I don’t know a single Catholic that ever mentions other Churches, we are too busy minding our own buisness !!!
I won’t waste my energy posting on it, for as soon as they know I’m Cathoic the kick me off, true I have been stopped posting on a few websites :crying: seems they want to preach, but don’t want to be preached too, why bother![]()
Bwahahaha! Oh this is rich… Ahem! Excuse me… I’ve never heard of Dating Daan perhaps because I’ve been here in Chicago too long. But I do know that Iglesia is a joke. Their sermons don’t teach the word of God. Instead they preach how Catholics are wrong, that’s what constitutes their homilies.I’ve been in Cebu, Philippines in the late 90’s, and there is a group there called “Catholic Faith Defenders” headed by Bro. Soc Fernandez. He is a good Catholic Apologist and I’ve heard that he challenged the leader of "Dating Daan."I haven’t heard of the outcome of their debate, but I know for sure it was a good one.
BTW, this “Dating Daan” is just like fundamentalist Christians, I would call it an offshoot of Protestantism in the Philippines. See, in the Philippines there are also Protestants who founded their own church there, so count them as one of the numerous Protestant denominations (made in the Phillipines)all claim to be the “only true church”.
It’s true that “Iglesia Ni Cristo” attacks the “Dating Daan” beliefs. But the INC belief is just like Arianism/JW’s. They don’t believe our Lord Jesus to be God, but only a human being, and their founder is said to be one of the angels of the apocalypse.
Pio
I’m from the Philippines. However I have yet to hear the outcome of their supposed debate.I’ve been in Cebu, Philippines in the late 90’s, and there is a group there called “Catholic Faith Defenders” headed by Bro. Soc Fernandez. He is a good Catholic Apologist and I’ve heard that he challenged the leader of "Dating Daan."I haven’t heard of the outcome of their debate, but I know for sure it was a good one.
Yes its true. The Iglesia Ni Cristo (founded in 1914) are modern-day Arians who deny the divinity of Christ and the Trinity and in effect place their founder (Bro.Felix Manalo) as roughly the equal of Jesus. The Dating Daan is actually an offshoot of the Iglesia ng Diyos kay Cristo Hesus, Haligi at Suhay ng Katotohanan, founded around 1936 by Nicolas Perez.It’s true that “Iglesia Ni Cristo” attacks the “Dating Daan” beliefs. But the INC belief is just like Arianism/JW’s. They don’t believe our Lord Jesus to be God, but only a human being, and their founder is said to be one of the angels of the apocalypse.
Pio
Actually it is 83 % Catholic.Hi there,
I’m a Filipino from the Philippines. I’ve been surfing the site for some time now but only got into the forums this May.
Just for your information, the immediate enemy of Dating Daan is the Iglesia ni Kristo (INK) (Church of Christ in English) founded by Felix Manalo. INK is the second biggest denomination in the Philippines roughly 10% of the population. Roman Catholics account for 70-80%.
The Iglesians to their credit, have been doing quite well on that.So what happens is that Dating Daan has been raiding the ranks of INK. INK has responded in kind devoting half of their TV program to refute and rebutt Dating Daan.
semperservus said:Well, your right. I tried to follow some of the links in that website but I was not able to post any reply to their claims. However, this particular sect owns its own TV and Radio station and as such is able to attract many members of the Catholic Faith. the Church here in the Philippines also has TV and Radio programs but they do not answer the accusations of this sect. Yes, indeed the Church maybe too busy with other things but whose going to defend the faith of our members? Why not use the resources that they have and expose the treachery of this sect? I accuse these local Church leaders of timidity and complacency. They failed to look after the flock entrusted to them. Is there a law in the Church prohibiting the leaders from answering back at their accusers? Yeah ,yeah, why bother…
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The ADD seems to be using Channel 37 now as a “home” base in their war against the Iglesia’s Net 25. Its signal is clearer than SBN 21, at least here in Laguna.I’m based in Cebu, Philippines, and I know Soc personally. He’s now mayor of the neighboring city of Talisay, and it’s been some time since I’ve seen him.
Anyway, the ADD is actually an offshoot of the INC, so it’s only natural that they share some of the INC’s errors. They are also non-Trinitarian and as indicated earlier, pretty fundamentalist.
What’s fun is the attack/counterattack between ADD (on SBN) and INC (on their Net25) channel. It’s really becoming hilarious.
I also enjoy watching Soriano begin yelling and screaming when his debate opponent cites a good Bible verse that refutes his innovative teachings. Makes my day.)