After service final Sunday, one younger person in our congregation approached me to discuss, of activities, the elections.
While this lady has an inkling of who to vote for, something troubles the girl.
It turns out that inside her circle of buddies, just she is perhaps not voting for Bongbong Marcos. Her friends – evangelicals all – are transforming the girl to BBM. Seemingly, their identity could well be brought up in every single prayer conference. To her they feels like they have equivalent zeal your son in the dictator while they do for boy of God.
Seriously.
Christians for Bongbong
There is no question that Christians of all of the band has rallied behind Bongbong Marcos in past times.
In 2016, the pastors of chapel Without structure Overseas, an evangelical people, prayed over your and gave your her proper assistance. In response, Marcos thanked the ministers and echoed their unique require national unity.
In the same 12 months, a Pentecostal pastor was meant to pray for any Duterte-Cayetano combination at the end of her sortie in Laguna. Whenever it was actually their change, Bishop Jess Ramos openly apologized to Cayetano before praying rather for Marcos to winnings the vice presidency.
So when Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) and El Shaddai provided your her institutional recommendations, BBM will need to have thought that triumph was at hand.
To be sure, religious recommendations aren’t constantly consequential, specifically among small denominations. Continue reading “[OPINION] To Christians voting for Bongbong Marcos. And that troubles the lady.”