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Dauntless daily death marks4/18/2023 Our subject matter experts, writers and content creators Weekly conversations with members from the TEDxSydney communityĪll the speakers and performers from previous TEDxSydney events Short original films, backstage interviews & other event videos Mangiduyos is a United Methodist communicator in the Philippines.Our full archive featuring 100s of Talks and Performances ![]() In their sanctuary was a lamp: "It was dark and windy during our call, The light in the sanctuary lamp says it all With ferocious storm raging outdoors, One must believe in the light in the middle of it all Holding so fast, dauntless of blast Only Faith in Light will surely last." They said they saw their purpose as the same as Ezekiel's: to prophesy to their country's "dry bones" in hopes of convincing their government to stop the killings, and of convincing their fellow citizens to be "steadfastly intrepid" in holding the government to account. Without having a chance to defend themselves,Įvent leaders at the event took a recent lectionary passage, Ezekiel 37:1-14, as a scripture text for the Lenten Gig. SanJuan while facing dozens of lights representing the lights of hope the demonstrators hope to bring to their country.Īn original poem composed by Sandra Bianca A. Sayson reads her original poem, composed with Mark Mark Ponce C. Because we know ourselves to be responsible to God for social and political life, we declare the following relative to governments: "While our allegiance to God takes precedence over our allegiance to any state, we acknowledge the vital function of government as a principal vehicle for the ordering of society. "Restorative justice is upheld by the Church rather than punitive. The following excerpt from the United Methodist Social principles was read during the Lenten Gig: The group has already made a call to stop the killings. The National Council of Churches in the Philippines (NCCP) has expressed dismay at the alarming rate of human rights violations. United Methodists are among the leaders of an alliance of human rights lawyers, civic organizations, survivors and families of victims who are speaking out against drug-related extrajudicial killings in the Philippines. ![]() It was mentioned that only on December 24 and 25 did Filipinos seemingly receive a respite from the killings." ![]() According to Philippine Daily Inquirer, "The war on drugs continued well until February 16, with both undercover cops and vigilantes sparing no drug suspect nor innocent bystander. The government's "war on drugs" and associated killings overwhelm the Philippines. The gig also had poetry readings and a candle lighting at John Wesley Park to call for government accountability. ![]() Songs from Bob Dylan, John Denver and Matisyahu recalled American protest rallies from the 1960s. Professors, UMC clergy and students joined efforts to call the government to stop killings of alleged drug suspects, along with the poor and dissidents. “How many times must a man look up, before he can really see the sky? Yes, how many ears must one man have, Before he can hear people cry? Yes, how many deaths will it take till he knows, That too many people have died."Īs Holy Week set in, anguish around ongoing killings intensified among United Methodists and people of faith in the Philippines. To encourage each other and protest a wave of government killings, some 100 teachers and students attended an April 11 "Lenten Gig" sponsored by John Wesley Academy and Konseho Critiko (Critical Thinking Society) of United Methodist-related Wesleyan University–Philippines.
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