>I have never heard of Iglesia Ni Cristo before but it sounds like a Christian cult. This is an excerpt about the Church from another article: <
I do. I have Fil in-laws and one of those in-laws is Iglesia. Here’s the summary of what he, the Iglesia member told me previously when I was in the RP: unlike Christians they go to church on Wednesday and or Thursdays and they have their own sect. The one point to know is that Iglesia does “respect” the Virgin Mary, but question why Christians venerate her. Draw your own conclusions.
In the RP, they ALMOST win the presidential elections because most people know that 90% of the Philippines is Christian, the only one in Asia. They are so fanatical they are almost banned in the Philippine Army. WHY? The Muslims insulted their sitting leader and the Iglesia-Army commander burned down 5 Muslim cities to the ground. They even have their own university in Manila. Very damn influential. Unlike the robot Scientologists whom I meet in L.A, they are not close behind..
As do I. My wife's cousin married one of them. The bride's sister described the ceremony and reception as weird, the men and women sat separately.