Don't mistake me for an Iglesia ni Cristo member for this. I am (though not devotedly) a Roman Catholic by birth and current religious affinity. However, because of one close friend, I'm interested in religious sect, especially enamored with INC's unique church architecture. Note that this aside, I do not align or agree with the INC's religious dogma, beliefs and convictions, and that my enthusiasm over them doesn't not affect my own religious beliefs as a Catholic. The intimate understanding that I have for the INC is due more to religious pluralism and tolerance rather than actual sympathy.
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Lokal ng General Santos, Kampung Kulon Dajanggas, Kutha Mayjen Santos, 2009 July. The local INC church (or cathedral as I would like to call it) of the Jeneral Santos locale a few days before the 95th anniversary of the INC last 2009 July 27.
Lokal ng General Santos, Kampung Kulon Dajanggas, Kutha Mayjen Santos, 2009 July. The local INC church (or cathedral as I would like to call it) of the Jeneral Santos locale a few days before the 95th anniversary of the INC last 2009 July 27.
(phototip: emphasize the loftiness of INC churches.)
People, especially those unfamiliar with the INC are often awestruck or intrigued with the sight of their churches or chapels, especially their pointy spires. Verily, I once found an issue of PASUGO (INC magazine) in the possession of a friend, who was obviously not of the INC. When I asked him how he got a copy, he told me that he asked his friend for one. Apparently my friend wanted to know why the INC builds such tall and pointy spires that flank the facades of their churches though they serve no obvious role in calling the faithful to worship - these spires being not fitted with bells as in a Catholic belfry nor with a loudspeaker as in Muslim minarets.
My high school classmate offered an even better legend. Having been raised in a Catholic school in his childhood, he told me that he and his classmates were once convinced that the INC spires are in fact "rocket spaceships" (note the INC chapel in the first picture, we were walking in front of it when he told me his story) that people would ride in and blast into space when the poopy hits the proverbial fan come Armageddon or the end of the world. Though there is obviously no truth in the "spaceship" theory of my classmate, it is known that the INC have strong beliefs in eschatology.
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The INC triwarna or tricolors in front of the Jen. Santos "cathedral". The INC flag is a vertical tricolor of (from hoist side) green, white and red with a golden seven-branched Menorah or candelabrum(the INC is big on the number 7. note also that the flags are flying in 7 poles) in the white layer.
The INC triwarna or tricolors in front of the Jen. Santos "cathedral". The INC flag is a vertical tricolor of (from hoist side) green, white and red with a golden seven-branched Menorah or candelabrum(the INC is big on the number 7. note also that the flags are flying in 7 poles) in the white layer.
