"1. GK is no longer a CFC ministry. What CFC implements now is ANCOP.
2. There is only one chain of command that every CFC leader must defer to: the chain that emanates from the CFC International Council."

"All this does not mean that GK is now being thrown out the window. Far from it. It has been moved from the hub to one of the spokes of the wheel of God's work for the poor in CFC."

"We cannot subcontract the work for the poor. But we maintain -- and expand -- our ties with those who help us in this work. "

I liek these points! Thank you brother for sharing them.

Just curious sister, do you have a proposal on how to solve this matter?

Or are you just doing this for the lulz?

There's a blog that spoofs this? Now that changes my understanding of where dan droff is coming. Thanks :-)

Sometimes it's the once-in-a-while comment that gets our attention, "us" here being the regular bloggers (yung mga suki na ng IDOTRCFC) and the regular observers (mas marami pa sila compared with those who post, I guess). The comments by dan droff would be the latest example, but lots of one-time posters (including but not limited to our friends in the "Sister Company") have passed by and posted something that would either affirm us or irk us.

The thing about them is that the people behind those posts disappear immediately. Mga one or two posts lang, usually just to reply to the first response, then that's it. The whole thing would keep on running until it's out of hand, and if the post was rather nasty or confusing to begin with, someone would end up posting a fuming, unchristian reply. All the while the commenter responsible for the controversy would have moved on, satisfied that we've given him/her undeserved attention (tipong "sige nga, anong masasabi mo sa sinabi ko?"), satisfied that we've fallen for the trap.

And there I see the problem: by dwelling on the once-in-a-while comment, we bloggers actually do give credit to those who do not deserve it, particularly to the offending commenter. Since he/she has already moved on, we'll just be rubbing salt on our ourselves, trying to trump each other into saying "Aha! I've won the Best Comment of the Day Award!" Sure, we learn something along the way, but does it justify the fact that tayo-tayo na lang ang nag-uusap, wala na yung pinapatamaan natin?

I say let those one-time commenters come and go. Let them post their views and opinions. But let us not focus on the wrong they've said. We can, if it's needed, reply properly, without SHOUTING or emphasizing things like this or even this. We should not even hurl invectives here! But as much as possible, let's not get overboard, let's not give too many replies. If their intent is good, then they would find time to say something else, and then they'll become regulars like you and me. If their intent is bad, then let's not give them the satisfaction of being in the spotlight. The spotlight belongs to God, the Church, and CFC, in that order.

Kumbaga sa hangin, nawala na't lumipas na, pero nagrereklamo pa rin tayo sa lamig na binigay nito. We should learn to stop talking about the wind once it's gone; it's destructive and unhealthy.

Well, that made things simpler. Thanks, CD!

Hello there! CD, um, is it possible that very few comments are offered in this matter because of the format? I'm not sure how many people appreciate this IntenseDebate design. Maybe you could introduce a link near the top of this blog linking to the "Test Post", er, post, where you can introduce a Tutorial to IntenseDebate (plus a FAQ/Troubleshooting Guide). Thanks and God bless! :-)

Hello there! CD, um, is it possible that very few comments are offered in this matter because of the format? I'm not sure how many people appreciate this IntenseDebate design. Maybe you could introduce a link near the top of this blog linking to the "Test Post", er, post, where you can introduce a Tutorial to IntenseDebate (plus a FAQ/Troubleshooting Guide). Thanks and God bless! :-)

(This is another repost, just in case the first two posts are lost.)

Day 561 of the CFC Crisis. (The countup is in my Facebook profile.)

This is disturbing. Last Sunday, we just celebrated heroism for God and Country during the GK 1MB Walang Iwanan campaign at the Quezon City Circle. Many teachers, students, and youth were there, they enjoyed the time there. And now here we are, reading two blows: first the statement by not-CFC India announcing their secession, next is the email above... I wonder when this would all end.

Day 561 of the CFC Crisis.

This is very disturbing, coming after the heels of the GK 1MB rally last Sunday. Here we are, getting as many people (students and youth particularly) and as many support (from the academic community, among others) as possible for GK, and we end up reading something like this, coupled with the recent statement from the former CFC India. Just as we are celebrating heroism for God and Country, we are here, reading something about the "unholy trinity"...