Dambana Rising — A Shrine for the Soul of a People Foreword: There is a silent spiritual revolution unfolding in the Philippines. Not the kind shouted from pulpits or televised in grand religious gatherings. Not one funded by institutions or driven by ideology. This...
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Paul, A Man of Three Worlds: The Combined Heritage that Leads to Deism
Academic Preface This work emerges at the intersection of theology, philosophy, and the history of ideas. It is an attempt to re-examine the Apostle Paul not solely through the lens of Christian orthodoxy, but as a pivotal thinker whose background and insights...
Philippine Deism’s Trifecta: The Library, The Shrine, The Society
Note: >TRI = three, >FECTA = perfect. >>>TRIFECTA= three winners in perfect combinationPhilippine Deism Society's three-pronged program for advocacy:> The Library --- a collection of books and articles about deism --- past, present and future.>...
The Anonymous Gospel Writers
What is the Probability That Illiterate People Like Matthew and Luke Were Able to Write Their Long Gospels in a Language Which Was Not Their Own? The authorship of the Gospels has long been a subject of scholarly debate, with modern biblical scholarship increasingly...
The Problem of Evil
THE PROBLEM OF EVILIs a Loving, All-Powerful God who rules the universe Compatible with the Presence of Evil? One of the deepest and most enduring challenges to traditional Christianity is not scientific, historical, or even moral—it is philosophical. It is the...
The Problematic Results of Religious Indoctrinations
By Ave Padilla Religious indoctrination—the process of instilling religious beliefs in individuals, particularly from a young age, without room for critical thinking or alternative viewpoints—has shaped civilizations, cultures, and personal identities for centuries....
The Absurdity of Conceiving God in the Image of Man
A drawing of Michelangelo's The Creation of Man from the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican, Rome, Italy, from a Victorian book dated 1879 that is no longer in copyright This is a discussion on the absurdity of conceiving God in the image of man, especially...
By This Sign Conquer
The Absurdity of Turning a Cross of Conquest into a Symbol of Spirituality If Jesus is alive today, with billions of followers, would He wage a war? Would he lead a conquering army? Will He use a cross for his banner?In Jesus' time, the cross was a Roman instrument of...
Jesus, the Proto-Deist: Reflections on the Deistic Words of Jesus
INTRODUCTION: "Could Jesus have been closer to a Deist than a traditional religious figure?" WAS THE MAN JESUS THE FOREMOST DEIST? For over two thousand years, the figure of Jesus of Nazareth has remained at the heart of countless theological, philosophical, and...
The Unfinished Gospel: Jesus, Paul and the Struggle for Spiritual Liberation
Author’s Disclaimer This work is the product of independent reflection, original synthesis, and spiritual exploration. While it engages themes, figures, and concepts drawn from historical texts, philosophical traditions, and public domain sources, all content is...