“Why So Much God And Poverty?”

[munzter666]

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The culture of complacency and fatalism (Ginoo ra ang bahala, God's will, etc) is a signature of a Christian belief system that thrives and survives in the ordinary Filipino way of thinking. This is not to say that we are to put wholly the blame to the church but it is partly accountable why many of us today rest our hopes to faith than to self-reliance and industry.

It is not uncommon to hear priests or pastors say: "Naay laing plano ang Ginoo nimo brad", "Kabubot-on na sa kahitas-an anak," "Okay ra og daghan imong anak kay mao may gihatag sa Ginoo," "Si Lord ra ang mag-igo sis" ug uban pa...that almost every outcome of what you do is decided by God whether you like it or not. It is so easy to make a fallguy out of God to cover the failures of their church or any of their members and this is one of the reasons why many of us are passive to the real issues that we all face -- overpopulation coupled with unequal distribution of wealth; exploitation; corruption and other social ills -- because we think of these problems as divinely designed or ordained when they are in reality of our own making.

Matud pa ni Galileo:

“ I think that in the discussion of natural problems we ought to begin not with the Scriptures, but with experiments, and demonstrations. ”

“I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use.”

same thing came up during our sessions regarding domestic violence and rape, and abuse....some excuses why they stick with IT....will of god.

somehow, someway....this "god" is one commonly abused word.


“I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use.”

nice one

[baliguat]

ang atong sala mao ra may hinungdan sa atong pagka dis grasya, igo lang ta ming dawat sa mga consequences niini. Kung huna huna nimo Ginoo ana. xa mismo di gusto nga mahitabo na nimo kay binuhat man ta niya apan mo insist man jud ang tawo sa pag buhat sa iyahang sala. maong dawat lang gud.....

Pareha ras usa ka tawo nga misinggit ug kusog ..."WALA KOY SALA!!!!!!"

hinuktoki.

[personalmgt]

why not blame ourselves? not religion, not other filipinos? just OURSELVES..

why? because we have the power to make a big change. look how popular is Erap after what happend to his administration. why would people want to still vote him?

wer too busy minding others when we should have had done something good. always complaining
not working.
do you hear singaporeans studying to be a nurse and work for other country? look how koreans do it,
they study here because its cheap and after which they go back to korea. us? finding ways to get out of the country.

if your pissed of the system do something about it. stop complaining..

this post of mine is a "sort of" blame in religion. actually, being a christian makes you totally free on doing whatever you want to do. no matter how bad it is, we all know we will be forgiven for what we did. we all relied too much on forgiveness.

i dont know with islam pero in my theory, if you make a sin(i dont know what is the islamic equivalent to this one) in the islam world, you lose several virgins that you would enjoy in the afterlife which is what islamic communities dont want

[tokidoki]

It's in the personality of most Filipinos that we can go through life using "shortcuts".

The reason why poor people remain poor is because:
1) They believe their religion tells them aspiring for something big is a sin. I had GFs before who lived in or near slums and the effort of inspiring these people is like talking to a brick wall.
2) They believe that their God will somehow rain a storm of money on their doorstep. Hence, the belief na "ang ginoo ra makapadatu namo, ngano motrabaho pa man mi og mo eskwela?"

Why do think these scams are rampant in the Phils?
1) Manghuhula
2) Faith Healing
3) Lotteries
4) Gambling

Because most Filipinos believe you can achieve success by cutting corners. That money and wealth can easily be acquired. Did you know that compared to US and UK lotteries only the Philippines has a lower winning pot average? These countries' winning pots can go as high $500million because people rarely play these games. Hardly anyone in these countries mopatol ug lottery.

This also bring about another trait we are known for: Crab Mentality. In our efforts to cut corners we cut people in our lives to get to where we want to.

For me these are the factors that attribute to our poverty.

[Sinyalan]

It's in the personality of most Filipinos that we can go through life using "shortcuts".

Here's the thing brod. Spanish colonized countries (south america and parts of europe) are 85% have similarities with their personalities not just Filipinos.

[tokidoki]

Here's the thing brod. Spanish colonized countries (south america and parts of europe) are 85% have similarities with their personalities not just Filipinos.

yes, that too.

[Soul Doctor]

Naay theories ang mga historians nga kung wala pa kuno patya ni LapuLapu si Magelan,
buotan unta ang mga Cebuano (o Filipinos) karon.
Kay ang ipadala sa Spain diri ang mga tarong nga tawo.

Pero pagkamatay ni Magelan, walay moari diri kay nahadlok.
Mao nga ang nanganhi mao ra ang mga kriminal sa ilang lugar.
Maoy sinugdan o gigikanan sa kakurap o sa kabati sa atong kinaiya.
Ambot theory ra sad na nila.

[miguelboom]

God loves the people, because he loves the people he tends to give them tests to make them a real person, however, many of his beloved people failed to accomplished a certain test. These people actually was just keep on asking and asking something from God but doing nothing. Other factor is, the weakness of their hearts that they couldn't be as strong as they want them to be when a great problem comes.

Sad to say, most of the filipino is strong but usahay masubrahan ka strong, mutaas na ang garbo.

Everything is a test, everything is happening for a reason. Must be strong and keep the virtues. That's how to survive.

To live is to love.

[The_Child]

"The medium is the message" Marshall Mcluhan.

What does that tell you? Scroll again, and again, and what does that tell you about Filipinos? If you didnt get it, reread every post here, and again what does that tell you?

Do not read their messages, read their silence.
and you would know why we are what we are today.

[NASYO]

Greed!!!!!!