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I have often wondered if Christianity is for Filipinos. Many of us have watched spellbound as Cardinals all over the globe convened in Rome to elect a new Pope. In Rome! All because Catholicism began in the Empire of Rome. So, in effect, Catholicism is a Western religion embraced by Eastern people.

It’s no different with Evangelical Christianity. We have streams of foreign (more often than not, American) preachers descending on our land to preach, again, a Westernized spiritual concept. Then watch as Filipino pastors begin to preach like their American counterparts complete with American idioms and twang.

Many Filipinos like to boast that we are the only Christian nation in Asia. Actually this is an embarassment. To look at it in another way, we are the only nation without an Asian spirituality. Yet we are one of the most corrupt and violent countries in the world. Go figure.

I wonder if there’s any book or reading material on how our forebears worshipped. We might learn a few things about our spirituality and maybe even about ourselves.

Perhaps Christians would dispute me and claim that Christianity is the only way to God. Well, I won’t try to argue a thoroughly subjective subject. But I’ll say this: When we look around us and see our corrupt officials, discombobulated traffic, hypocritical church leaders and half-hearted parishioners, do we see a fulfillment of religion or a lack of it?

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A friend of mine opined to me, “Our country is like a slowly decaying house. We all know it’s about to crumble and cave in, but we’re not doing anything about it.”

Indeed! Just today we received the news that the Philippines is #1 on the list of the most dangerous countries for journalists; this according to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), an international body.

The report is not an isolated case, but one in a series of events that beg the question, “Who’s in control?”

If it’s Gloria (The Liar) Macapagal-Arroyo, it sure doesn’t look it. There seems to be no political will emanating from Malacañ¡®§ Palace. With political will comes authority. Journalists are getting killed because there is lack of authority and the fear thereof.

Now here comes retired General and former Defence Chief Fortunato Abat calling for a revolutionary government to replace GMA’s. Santa Santita anunsyo de Santa Barbara! Maybe he’s just a doddering old fool instigated by his own impending senility. Nevertheless he is reflective of a growing discontent on how GMA is running the country.

The sad thing about all this, however, is not the growing discontent. It’s that GMA is reflective of the kind of politicians we have. Many of them are just outside waiting for the house to crumble so they can move in with bulldozers and take the spoils.

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