[OPINION] Quiboloy’s beliefs and why they’re dangerous

Unfortunately, I don’t think that he will be the last of his kind

This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.They say that there are two things you can’t talk about without making enemies: politics and religion. Both can be divisive. But that doesn’t make religious beliefs above criticism. We may call for respect for each other’s convictions, and rightly so. But respect should not mean evading difficult questions about faith.

When he made the decision to do so, no less than Satan came to tempt him – like he did Jesus – with fame and power. This happened in Tamayong in Davao City, where he has now built the scenicFinally, Quiboloy, likening himself to St. Paul, claims to have been “brought up to the heavens many times.” These heavenly visits gave him access to the “Manna of Revelations” which his followers are very familiar with.

For sociologists of religion, divine encounters attest to the credibility of charismatic figures. In other words, it’s not their personality or behavior per se that makes them appealing, although that could be part of it. Instead, it’s the narrative that bestows upon them the power that commands respect and admiration.

And this fear – of God and for their lives – is also the reason it’s unimaginable for victims of religious abuses to come out in the open.Second, what many of us outsiders may take as Quiboloy’s accountability is persecution for his followers. From a sociological perspective, this is because the attack on the leader is effectively an attack on the entire Kingdom. They are after all sons and daughters too.

They made a mistake though by seizing power beyond the church. They did so through their media empire, political alliances, and electoral endorsements. They fell into temptation and got blindsided that these alliances are prone to shifting loyalties. They may have been in power and protected in the time of Duterte, but this is clearly no longer the case. Clearly the man has to be held accountable for his abuses.

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