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but because I know Islamic State virtually extinguished the Muslim community of the Philippines, primarily in the island of Mindanao, and the four Sufi books I have read really delineated Muslim culture, which Islam as an English word is trying to eradicate, as they eradicated the word "Mohammedan," as a path of peace.
I read the table of contents of the English translation of a quran recently, and I did not go further because I prayed about it, and I sensed that nonFilipinos would hate for me to read that, and that God said to take my time, and I realized I wanted to learn Arabic more.
So I also checked out a book, earlier, and a second time, of Muslim names, and as I have always loved learning languages, I found it beautiful to read primarily Muslim male names and Muslim female names that start with an "a."
I am doing this because my country of origin is the Philippines, and it crushes my heart that Filipino Muslims were extinguished by Islamic State with the dictator Duterte, whom the international community seemed to support in his personal war to eradicate thousands, nay millions, of political opponents labeled "drug dealers," which is also only evil of him to have hypocrisy in all senses.
My profile says I am a practicing Catholic, who is a practicing Mormon, who is a practicing Jew, because I am. I was baptised Catholic at less than two weeks in whom are probably the most old line, old guard, conservative Filipino christian family, * ever. * I decided in America to fill the lack I felt in my crumbling adoptive family relations by converting to Mormonism in 2004 August, and when I was invited by a rabbi to join a Jewish, Conservative temple called Congregation Ner Tamid in South Bay, of Palos Verdes/Rolling Hills Estate area in 2012 until I moved away in 2014 I had been reading about Kabbalah since 2005 and I felt very welcomed and at home there, if only the only Jewish things I do would be to purposely not eat meat and drink milk at the same time, knowing with certainty that I would never boil a kid goat in its mother's milk.
It says I am a Catholic Mormon Jew because that is who and what I am, the most.
It says I am a student of the Buddha, of Hindu, and of Shinto because these ancient elements as a continuing christianity based believer means that I want to honor these Asian precepts of what is holy, of what is sacrosact, and I believe there is a continuum of worship and faith that allows me to practice in a catholic mormon jewish way these very, to me, important things.
I do feel very open to Evangelical christianity which is about 10% of American christianity.
I do feel welcome to attend Lutheran christianity worship and events which is maybe about 10% of American christianity also.
I am saying that means, in America, I have worshiped an Evangelical way, and I have worshiped a Lutheran way. Because I was invited to do so, under the law of love of Jesus Christ my Lord and Saviour.
Connecting to my Filipinoness by experiencing Mindanao percussion as an orthodox Philippine tradition by sharing these videos on YouTube is very, very important to me.
As a thirtysix year old who knows some folk languages, some folk dancing, some folk cooking, some folk martial arts in a uniquely traditional and modern Filipino American way is very, very important to me.
I am so honored to represent what I feel to be the very best elements of Filipino culture, especially in a time such as this when Islamic State and dictator Duterte have made war on all Filipinos, extinguishing those lights of holiness represented by good people, whom I now represent.
I know it is a privilege to life in California, to living in America, and as I had been diagnosed with lupus 12 years ago when people sometimes die after diagnosis in 2 days, since before that time since I was 12 I have to me acted as an adult, and since 19 I had vowed to only be my greatest ally outside of my parents, to love myself so I could love others, to be now in complete humility before God, to be proud of God in the face of evil. Good all the time is our Heavenly parents Father God and Mother God, who want us to be just like them, to find the good in me and good in you.
I read the table of contents of the English translation of a quran recently, and I did not go further because I prayed about it, and I sensed that nonFilipinos would hate for me to read that, and that God said to take my time, and I realized I wanted to learn Arabic more.
So I also checked out a book, earlier, and a second time, of Muslim names, and as I have always loved learning languages, I found it beautiful to read primarily Muslim male names and Muslim female names that start with an "a."
I am doing this because my country of origin is the Philippines, and it crushes my heart that Filipino Muslims were extinguished by Islamic State with the dictator Duterte, whom the international community seemed to support in his personal war to eradicate thousands, nay millions, of political opponents labeled "drug dealers," which is also only evil of him to have hypocrisy in all senses.
My profile says I am a practicing Catholic, who is a practicing Mormon, who is a practicing Jew, because I am. I was baptised Catholic at less than two weeks in whom are probably the most old line, old guard, conservative Filipino christian family, * ever. * I decided in America to fill the lack I felt in my crumbling adoptive family relations by converting to Mormonism in 2004 August, and when I was invited by a rabbi to join a Jewish, Conservative temple called Congregation Ner Tamid in South Bay, of Palos Verdes/Rolling Hills Estate area in 2012 until I moved away in 2014 I had been reading about Kabbalah since 2005 and I felt very welcomed and at home there, if only the only Jewish things I do would be to purposely not eat meat and drink milk at the same time, knowing with certainty that I would never boil a kid goat in its mother's milk.
It says I am a Catholic Mormon Jew because that is who and what I am, the most.
It says I am a student of the Buddha, of Hindu, and of Shinto because these ancient elements as a continuing christianity based believer means that I want to honor these Asian precepts of what is holy, of what is sacrosact, and I believe there is a continuum of worship and faith that allows me to practice in a catholic mormon jewish way these very, to me, important things.
I do feel very open to Evangelical christianity which is about 10% of American christianity.
I do feel welcome to attend Lutheran christianity worship and events which is maybe about 10% of American christianity also.
I am saying that means, in America, I have worshiped an Evangelical way, and I have worshiped a Lutheran way. Because I was invited to do so, under the law of love of Jesus Christ my Lord and Saviour.
Connecting to my Filipinoness by experiencing Mindanao percussion as an orthodox Philippine tradition by sharing these videos on YouTube is very, very important to me.
As a thirtysix year old who knows some folk languages, some folk dancing, some folk cooking, some folk martial arts in a uniquely traditional and modern Filipino American way is very, very important to me.
I am so honored to represent what I feel to be the very best elements of Filipino culture, especially in a time such as this when Islamic State and dictator Duterte have made war on all Filipinos, extinguishing those lights of holiness represented by good people, whom I now represent.
I know it is a privilege to life in California, to living in America, and as I had been diagnosed with lupus 12 years ago when people sometimes die after diagnosis in 2 days, since before that time since I was 12 I have to me acted as an adult, and since 19 I had vowed to only be my greatest ally outside of my parents, to love myself so I could love others, to be now in complete humility before God, to be proud of God in the face of evil. Good all the time is our Heavenly parents Father God and Mother God, who want us to be just like them, to find the good in me and good in you.
