Rizal Philippines
May 9, 2019
In the medieval times, some philosophers called religion an opium, ie a means of escape from the harsh realities of living and all that people shall look forward to is everlasting life without hunger or thirst
Indeed the meaning of religion is larger than life, (literally) It means relationship with ones Creator
Let us examine if these incidents reflect the real meaning of religion: From the Latin word religare - to bind (a person with his Creator)
1. I just finished Visita Iglesia during Holy Week, and on the same date, a protagonist and the organizer
of that event, turned his back on a previous commitment to an agreement. While at the prayers of
the Visita Iglesia we talked about goodness to one another (mostly about teaching of John) It was
a grant of right of way.
I remember a certain protagonist several decades ago who blocked the right of way of a compound
creating difficulties for the residents. (He had the set back in front of his property and the right of way
titled - malakas ang Ms. sa gobyerno.) Not long after, he sought our grant of right of way to his
property for electricity service. And then he died when he was shot in front of his gate, a right of way
just equivalent to the 1 meter of right of way which he blocked.
Now a grant of right of way is mandatory and required by the Civil Code to the one being blocked by
a servient estate. And even more so to be free when a project blocks the right of way to the dominant
( property behind) estate.
2. Our group donated sizeable amount of money for an evangelization project, ie donation of PHP
hundreds of thousands of pesos for purchase of Bible and donation to Christian communities in an
island province. The proponent, while sending reports of his project said that our treasurer, my daughter
was spreading word that their project is a scam. Now that is bad, and when I asked for evidences
say a print screen, he could not send me one. And from his text, it turned out that he based his
accusation of what was said by his wife and on what the pastor told his wife. In the name of Bible
and the Lord, we can send lies about our co workers and relatives? And after making huge help/
donation to their group.
3. What about misconduct of some of the religious with regards to having wives, homesexual and other
sexual misconduct, pedophilia etc
4. What about the high and mighty and other socialites attending church, donating to the church projects
and yet hardly showing that they care for their fellow men.
Hindi ba pakitang tao lang religion to most people, decoration lang?
