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<blockquote data-quote="MovingForward2050" data-source="post: 1328769" data-attributes="member: 18126">I was not really aware of them. I suppose I thought their distinctive buildings belonged to yet another Protestant denomination, with some Filipino flavoring.&nbsp; I live about a one hour drive from Manilla, in a fairly rural area. From what I learned googling, and from your own insights, I would say that they are ultimately a negative influence to their members and the community. The Mormon Church can be controlling, but nowhere to their degree. I get the feeling the founder may have read about the history of Mormonism, and then decided to be a Filipino version of Joseph Smith.&nbsp; I am going to ask my lady's family what they think of the group. That should prove interesting... I have a local friend who is a devout Evangelical, who is too polite to say anything overly negative about the Mormon Church, because of it's good reputation here for helping people. But I have a feeling he would not be so nice with Iglesia Ni Cristo. But then the apparent longstanding feud they have with the local Catholic Church, is what I find fascinating. I came across a Catholic website, which really hammered them.From what I learned via Wikipedia, it looks like they like to control/dominate people, in ways reminiscent of Scientology. But in their case, even murder is seen as an option.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MovingForward2050, post: 1328769, member: 18126"] I was not really aware of them. I suppose I thought their distinctive buildings belonged to yet another Protestant denomination, with some Filipino flavoring. I live about a one hour drive from Manilla, in a fairly rural area. From what I learned googling, and from your own insights, I would say that they are ultimately a negative influence to their members and the community. The Mormon Church can be controlling, but nowhere to their degree. I get the feeling the founder may have read about the history of Mormonism, and then decided to be a Filipino version of Joseph Smith. I am going to ask my lady's family what they think of the group. That should prove interesting... I have a local friend who is a devout Evangelical, who is too polite to say anything overly negative about the Mormon Church, because of it's good reputation here for helping people. But I have a feeling he would not be so nice with Iglesia Ni Cristo. But then the apparent longstanding feud they have with the local Catholic Church, is what I find fascinating. I came across a Catholic website, which really hammered them. From what I learned via Wikipedia, it looks like they like to control/dominate people, in ways reminiscent of Scientology. But in their case, even murder is seen as an option. [/QUOTE]

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