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To my Adventist friends - an invitation to a symposium with Atty. John Tulio : The Tipping Points of Grace

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If you grew up in an Adventist community in the 90s, you know the Tulios -- and some of you probably know Atty. John Tulio. He's become a mentor to a lot of Adventists, including myself, in terms of revisiting our belief system and focusing on God's grace. He has written several materials, which includes "Basic 10", a group study guide on the basics of the gospel and grace. Just recently, he finished and released "Tipping Points of Grace: Age old dogmas re-exammined."

He's currently here in the Philippines for a short ministry visit. We're planning to sponsor a symposium where he will discuss the "Tipping points". 

You may have a lot of questions in mind about the Sabbath, the Investigative Judgement, Immortality of the Soul, on Ellen White and other "pillars of faith". You sincerely want to know the "other side of the coin". This is a great time to hear and inquire about those things in an open, friendly environment.

We're planning to have it this Saturday afternoon at 2 pm. Depending on the number of attendees, it can be held at Tiara Oriental Hotel in Makati City or in a room in a San Juan condo. So, if you're interested to join, please let me know by indicating in the comments. Pass the word around too. The more, the merrier. (If we'll hit 20, we'll probably be able to use a more comfortable place at Tiara Hotel).

So in summary:

I'm inviting you and your friends to a symposium:

Speaker: Atty. John Tulio
Topic: Tipping Points of Grace
Date and time: This Saturday, April 20, 2 pm
Venue: Makati or San Juan (Depending on the number of attendees)

See you there!

Barney and friends :)

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Who brought Willie Revillame down?

Quick summary: Willie Revillame is a popular and controversial game show host. He has been controversial before. But his latest controversy is the alleged mistreatment of a "Willing Willie" March 12 episode where he was seen making fun of a 6-year old kid while dancing in what is perceived to be inappropriate. The video was posted on YouTube, Facebook and other social media. An avalanche of accusations of "child abuse" and exploitation of the poor came from all angles on the internet -- from blogs to Facebook to Twitter. Government agencies such as the DSWD, MTRCB, CHR followed suit condemning the act.

Because of pressure, advertisers started to pull out of the show, until last night, it has almost none. While Revillame blamed everyone else on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube except him, the real reason while he's stopping for 2 weeks is simple: there were no sponsors to pay for the bills. It's a business decision first and foremost and secondly, in my opinion, to defuse whatever the MTRCB will come up with next week. 

He went down -- at least for 2 weeks (according to him) -- and he fell hard.

Let's get to the bottom line: Who brought Willie Revillame down?

Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Blogs -- the social media -- brought him down.

The middle class that uses social media brought him down.

The advertisers who know that the middle class has the purchasing power brought him down.

His arrogance against the middle class brought him down. 

He brought himself down.

Lesson? Do not insult the intelligence of the middle class. We know that the issue is about. However he tries to make this a class war, we know that this is not being for or against the poor. This is for decency in our society. This is protection against those who are being exploited. And this is standing for what we believe is right.