Brief History and Summary of Philippine Religion
Filipinos follow their faith, handed down from generation to generation, wherever they are. It is not as important to go to the same church, as it is to go to the church of the same faith. Rarely would you find a Filipino who changed his religion, for fear of being ostracized not as much as by his church, but by his family. The ancient Filipinos believed in the immortality of the soul and in life after death.
The pre-Spanish Filipinos also revered idols and believed in the power of the spirits to cast spell. Then, through the Muslim traders during the 14th century, Islam filtered to the Filipinos in Mindanao. During the 300 years of Spanish colonization of the Philippines, Catholicism was almost the only acceptable faith.
Then, the Americans brought the Protestantism to the Philippines which later gave rise to other grass roots evangelical movements such the Iglesia ni Kristo and Aglipayan. Now, about 85 per cent of the Filipinos are Roman Catholics. The nation also has many Protestants, Muslims, and members of the Iglesia ni Kristo and Aglipayan.
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My comment on religion: Good for all at least they have to choose different churches according to what their heart dictates. If only Roman Catholics church in the Philippines, I think we’re kind of slow in spirituality. Normally we’re not allowed to read the bible. So how you can progress if only one person kept reading it for us. Another challenges is that, there is something in Roman Catholic teaching that affect our job hiring process. We always need someone we know in order for us to get the job. We petition to all the saints just get our salvation from God. Why not make our petition straight to God? Lack of faith is also the reason why corruption is rampant. One sign of corruption, you cannot be buried in public cemetery if you’re not Roman Catholic. Times fly, people pray and monopoly breaks up.
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