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As an INC Member, Should You Follow the Iglesia ni Cristo’s Bloc Voting

Posted by Sustines Laplana, 6 December 2009 at Category/ies: Election
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Subscriber’s Question regarding the Iglesia ni Cristo’s Bloc Voting:

I have been subscribing articles from your blog for a quite a long time already. I admit that I love reading your journals and articles.

I also learned that you are an Iglesia ni Cristo (Iglesia ni Kristo) member. I want to ask something about Bloc Voting:

(1) The 2010 National and Local election will be held this May 10, 2010. Would you vote as one along with the other members of the Iglesia ni Cristo the candidates whom your leaders decided to vote?

(2) Isn’t it true that the bloc voting of the Iglesia ni Cristo means suppression of freedom of choice?

My Answer on the Bloc Voting Questions:

First, I want to thank you for subscribing my blog’s feed. And thank you also for asking me these questions. Here’s my asnwer:

1. Would you participate in the Bloc Voting of the Iglesia Ni Cristo this May 10, 2010 election?

Of course, Yes! I will definitely vote for the candidates that the Iglesia ni Cristo will vote. I am a true member of the church and I will respect and follow the unity in voting because unity in the church is one of its doctrines.

Why? Are you afraid of the discipline imposed by the authorities of the Iglesia ni Cristo if you’ll not vote in bloc with the other members of the church?

Bloc Voting of the Iglesia ni Cristo is just one of the ways (there are lots of ways but it’s one of the ways) that show  the unity of the Iglesia ni Cristo. I will vote this May 2010 election the candidates that the Iglesia ni Cristo will vote not because I am afraid of the discipline imposed by the church, but because I accepted the doctrine about the unity inside the church, including the unity in judgment even in voting during election, and I understand that the unity inside the church is one of the teachings of Christ.

2) Isn’t the Bloc Voting a suppression of freedom of choice?

We, who accepted and understand the doctrine of the church on the unity inside the church, do not consider it a suppression on freedom of choice because in the first place, we exercise our freedom of choice by voting the candidates that we wanted to vote. And these candidates, of course, are the candidates that the Iglesia ni Cristo will vote.

Are you forced to vote in bloc?

No! Just like what I said already, I did this and will be doing this NOT because I was forced to do this, but because I love to do this and I am happy doing this.

Are you not afraid if your leaders will decide to vote those who are corrupt candidates?

Actually, I haven’t seen even one politician who are not corrupt. They’re doing corruptions in different ways. And all those candidates who run for the government positions have their own personal interests. Some of them simply want to make more money, while others need power for them to make more and more money.

Do you think they would run for the position in the government if there’s nothing (no money and no power) that they could get from the government?

Just imagine how many millions if not billions of money these candidates for President are spending for their political campaigns. And tell me who among these candidates are not planning to get or earn back their expenses after winning the election?

But at least, the Iglesia ni Cristo will vote the candidates who respect and will respect the “freedom of religion“, the “separation of the church and the state” and who (the authorities of the church believe) will care for nations’ citizens.

Besides, what I care most is doing the teachings of Christ Christ such:

  1. Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s. The government told us to vote then I should vote.
  2. Give to God what is God’s. But God told his children to be united in all things and judgment. Since voting is a way of giving your judgment, then I should vote in unity or in bloc with the church.

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By the way, I read a news before that the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines was planning for a bloc voting. I wrote my comment about the news here >> INC’s Bloc Voting: Criticized but to be Copied

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8 Responses to “As an INC Member, Should You Follow the Iglesia ni Cristo’s Bloc Voting”

  1. read me says:
    April 2, 2010 at 9:26 pm

    The Iglesia Ni Cristo vote
    http://readmeinc.blogspot.com/2010/02/inc-vote.html

    Catholic Church: Against block voting?
    http://readmeinc.blogspot.com/2009/11/against-bloc-voting.html

    They say the RH bill is about to kill babies.. Poor mentality. Blinded about the truth by their beloved church.

    Reply
  2. Clouie says:
    May 6, 2010 at 4:50 pm

    Definitely Yes. One Voice, One Vote!!!

    Reply
  3. Angel says:
    May 6, 2010 at 5:11 pm

    The EFFECTIVITY of any organization (including INC and other churches) can be mirrored through the implementation of organization’s basic rules (doctrines for the church) among its members. Hence, if they are united, the organization is EFFECTIVE. If they are not, then they are INEFFECTIVE.

    Now, let’s have another question:
    If you will be asked to choose, which organization (or religion) a person should join – EFFECTIVE or INEFFECTIVE ?

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    • Selboy says:
      May 6, 2010 at 8:56 pm

      pardon me but I couldn’t understand your question: If you will be asked to choose, which organization (or religion) a person should join – EFFECTIVE or INEFFECTIVE ?

      I wonder if I was just idiot or maybe the question is not properly written.

  4. THINK says:
    May 8, 2010 at 8:36 am

    Question about the list of candidates for the block vote – is there a document that justifies their selection? At least kita yung basis for the selection? Matindi rin talaga effect ng block voting specially sa local elections. It looks to outsider like a simple you help me I help you tactic by INC to work with Politicians.

    Looking at the list… I’m sure most members will have strong opinions against them… (at least nandun si Leon Guerero lamang ng 1 batas na napatupad kay Noynoy… ). I have some INC friends who are intelligent enough to see that Noynoy is a poor choice, and there are also a lot of people on the list that I don’t understand how a prestigious person like Manalo would vouch for. Sadly my INC friends have to vote for people they KNOW are not worthy of the government position because they are being blackmailed, imagine you have to face eternity in hell if you don’t blockvote…(since INC’s “doctrine” says that expulsion means going to hell). So how many open minded christ following members have been sent to hell by your leadership… just because they excercised their right to vote?

    INC’s unity is admirable, but the lack of transparency of your leaders make the members very vulnerable. I wonder what would Christ say about INC if he saw the current list.

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    • SELaplana says:
      May 8, 2010 at 10:01 pm

      To let you know, this is not a “Help You, Help Me” scheme. It’s just about the unity within the church.

      If ever the politicians meet with our leaders, they’re actually NOT talking on what good things the politicians can do to us but to know who they are and what are there platform of government so that we can make sure that our vote will not be used against us. We simply don’t want to vote a candidate that in later times will put our service to God at risk. We want to vote a candidate that will always respect the right of religion, and the separation of the church and the state.

      And when our leaders decided whom should we vote, we never doubt it dahil alam namin na ang hangarin nila ay para sa kapakanan namin at ng aming mga paglilingkod sa Diyos.

      It MIGHT be true that our opinions are different with regards to a particular candidate. But what’s important to us is our concern sa paglilingkod sa Diyos.

      Ang totoo, gusto ko nga sanang huwag nang bumoto, because para sa akin lahat ng mga kandidatong yan ay mga corrupt. They are actually running not because they want to serve the Filipinos but because they wanted something from that position.

      But Christ’s teaching says that we must give to Ceasar that of Ceasar’s and to God that of God’s, kaya kailangan kung bumoto ngayong May 2010 election dahil yan ang hinihingi ng batas ng gobyerno (ceasar). However, in voting, kailangan ko ring maging kaisa ng iglesia dahil yan naman ang utos ng Diyos.

  5. JR says:
    June 2, 2010 at 9:53 am

    Isa lang masasabi ko…

    ANG GANDA NG TANONG AT NAPAKAGALING NG SAGOT! ‘yan ang tunay na IGLESIA NI CRISTO na may paninindigan sa aral na kaniyang tinaggap!

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  6. JR says:
    June 2, 2010 at 9:55 am

    Ito ang masasabi ko…

    ANG GANDA NG TANONG AT ANG GALING NG SAGOT! ‘yan ang tunay na IGLESIA NI CRISTO na naninindigan sa aral na kaniyang tinanggap.

    Reply

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