Religious Grab-bag

I found a few interesting religious signs around town I want to share and comment on.  First up is this banner from the Philadelphia Christian Church.

Philadelphia is one of the seven churches John writes to in the book of Revelation and it is the only Church Jesus has nothing against but I bet he would have something against this church. "The Greatest Show for Jesus Christ?" If there is one thing I hate and that would make Jesus spue thee out his mouth it has to be circus church. That is some lowest common denominator Protestant trash. 

For either 20, 50, or 100 pesos you can get a ticket to....I'm not sure exactly. Looks like a dance ministry so there will probably be dancing and singing which is what constitutes Protestant worship these days. But the problem is compounded with Filipinos because they have a song and dance culture. Can you imagine Filipinos chanting the Liturgy of St. Basil in reverence or singing the Psalter unaccompanied? No way. Filipino church is noisy like everything else here.

Let's move on to the Catholics and see if they fare any better.

Nope!

"Enjoy an evening of music, laughters, and dancing!"? Really? We read that Jesus wept and that he got angry but we never read Jesus laughed. In fact that is a big plot point in Umberto Ecco's book "In the Name of the Rose." In the centre of this banner Jesus is holding up a book inscribed with "I am the way, the truth, and the life" in latin and he is surrounded by....strippers, sexy lady dancers?  That's what it look's like.

Token Lizares (who is a Charity Diva), Angel of Mistress (who it seems is actually Angel Mistress and was apparently part of a transgender singing trio which participated in Asia's Got Talent back in 2015 and was subsequently kicked out of the band), Cosmic Angels (who appear to be just a regular sexy girl singing group), and Moments Band (you can watch a performance here) all gathered together to celebrate the greatest love which is the death of Jesus Christ who said:

John 15:13: Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

Just kidding!  This show wasn't about Jesus.  It was about a van.

The concert aims to raise funds for a badly needed mission van and the repair of the home for elderly and sick nuns of the Daughters of St. Paul. 

Lizares said the home for the elderly and sick nuns of the Daughters of St. Paul needs to be renovated because it is already congested and the ventilation is poor.  

The nuns also need to purchase a van for the delivery of religious books, magazines and materials in Bacolod, as part of the mission of the Daughters of St. Paul to spread the good news of salvation to all, she added.

http://www.visayandailystar.com/2019/February/09/people.htm

Next up is the PNP!  This is a picture of a PNP Officer's motorcycle license plate.

Have you ever seen a licence plate like this anywhere in the world? Ever? I have not. Is it even real and valid? Does the LTO issue this plate? I don't know but I do know it was on a motorcycle belonging to a PNP Officer. Imainge being pursued by this guy. "The power of Christ compels him to take you out!"

And now: "In nomine Patris et Filii et Spiritus Sancti." Remember to cross yourself left to right if you are in the Western tradition and right to left if you are Orthodox. And if your are Protestant just forget all that and say, "Amen!"