i would probably write nga may influence ang christianity sa culture ta, if pwede mafocus

guro sa roman catholic kay muna religion sang majority. i would probably include kung ano
ang history sang christianity diri sa pilipinas, kung pano siya ginintroduce sang mga
spaniards and all + imention ko man kung ano aton culture kag mga languages ta before
nag-abot ang Spaniards

if pwede pa man maadd, i would also include ang pag occupate sang americans saton kag
ang introduction nila sang protestant nga Christianity

+ there are buildings here sa iloilo nga gin ubra sang mga protestant americans parehos
sang mission hospital which helped spread christianity in general, which in turn,
naginfluence man sang culture ta

Christianity in the Philippines

There continues to be a process of cultural adaptation and synthesis of Christianity into

the local culture since the introduction of the religion into the Philippines. The
denomination of Christianity that became most embedded in Filipino culture is
Catholicism, which was introduced in the Philippines during the early colonial period by
the Spanish. Catholic ideas continue to inform beliefs throughout Filipino society such
as the sanctity of life and respect for hierarchy. As a branch of Christianity, Catholicism
believes in the doctrine of God as the ‘Holy Trinity’ comprising the Father, the Son and
the Holy Spirit. Like most Catholics, many Filipinos accept the authority of the
priesthood and the Roman Catholic Church, which is led by the Pope.

For many Filipinos, the time of ‘fiesta’ is an important event within the community.
During the Catholic event of fiesta, the local community comes together to celebrate the
special day of the patron saint of a town or ‘barangay’ (village). It is a time for feasting,
bonding and paying homage to the patron saint. Houses are open to guests and plenty
of food is served. The fiesta nearly always includes a Mass, but its primary purpose is a
social gathering of the community. On a day-to-day level, Catholic iconography is
evident throughout the Philippines. Indeed, it is common to find churches and statues of
various saints all throughout the country. Moreover, many towns and cities are named
after saints (for example, San Miguel [‘Saint Michael’] located in Luzon and Santa
Catalina [‘Saint Catherine’] located in Visayas).

In terms of other Christian denominations, there is a strong presence of Protestant

traditions in the Philippines, in part due to the United States colonisation of the country.
Many teachers from the United States were Protestants who were responsible for
instituting and controlling the public education system of the country. As such, they had
a strong influence over the Philippines, particularly with the dispersing of Protestant
attitudes and beliefs. The Philippines also contains a number of Indigenous Christian
Churches, such as the Iglesia Filipina Independiente (Independent Philippine Church)
and Inglesia ni Kristo (Church of Christ). These churches are usually popular among the
marginalised in society who feel disconnected from the Catholic Church.

https://culturalatlas.sbs.com.au/filipino-culture/filipino-culture-religion

Generally, religion is a “system of beliefs and practices.”[8] More specifically, the

word comes from the Latin “religare” which means “to bind together again that
which was once bound but has since been torn apart or broken.”

Dwight N. Hopkins, Lois Ann Lorentzen, Eduardo Mendieta, & David

Batstone, Religions/Globalizations: Theories and Cases (Durham, North
Carolina: Duke University Press, 2001), p. 9.

Religion is the first sense of community. An individual’s sense of community occurs

by reason of mutual experience with others. Where the religious sense of community
and with it real trust and integrity can be destroyed then that society is like a sand
castle unable to defend itself against the inexorable sea.

For the last hundred years or so religion has been beset with a relentless attack. You
have been told it’s the “opiate of the masses,” that it’s unscientific, that it is
primitive; in short, that it is a delusion.

But beneath all these attacks on organized religion there was a more fundamental
target: the spirituality of man, your own basic spiritual nature, self-respect and
peace of mind.
Religion has also been attacked as primitive. Too much study of primitive cultures
may lead one to believe religion is primitive as it is so dominant in them and that
“modern” cultures can dispense with it. The truth of the matter is that at no time is
religion more necessary as a civilizing force than in the presence of huge forces in the
hands of man, who may have become very indolent in activities emphasized in
religion, and at in face of a turbulent pandemic.
The great religious civilizing forces of the past, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity,
and others, have all emphasized differentiation of good from evil and higher ethical
values.
The study of world Christianity begins with the basic premise that Christianity is, and from its very
inception has been, a cross cultural and diverse religion with no single dominant expression. 
Throughout history, all Christians have lived in specific cultural contexts, which they have, to varying
degrees, embraced and rejected. Regardless of a positive or negative attitude toward their surrounding
culture, all Christians must respond to their surrounding context. It is in Christians of many and various
responses that Christianity gains its unique multi-cultural texture as a world religion.
Those Christians who embrace surrounding cultures use indigenous language, music, art forms, and
rituals as potent resources for their own ends. Christians have a history of taking that which is not
Christian, and then filling it with Christian meaning. 
 Yet this is not to say that Christianity lacks a core and is completely determined by surrounding culture.
On the contrary, at the center of World Christianity is a story. It is the story of the relationship between
God and the world, as told through the lens of Jesus Christ. 

The early Filipinos had a traditional religion before the Christian missionaries came in the Philippines in
the fifteenth century. They have their own traditional indigenous religion, unique customs and beliefs.

The third-largest Catholic population in the world is found in the Philippines,

where Catholic practice is fervent and wide-ranging. The Philippines comprise
more than 2,000 inhabited islands, and large islands often have multiple
provincial and local cultures. Historically speaking, Filipino Catholicism is
shaped by local indigenous practices, and by the Spaniards who conquered it
in the 16th century and ruled it until the early 20th century.
Filipinos stand out for their devotional fervor. Filipino Catholic practice is unusually
material and physical, even among Catholic cultures, built especially on devotions to
Mary, the suffering Christ, and the Santo Niño (Holy Child), and on powerful
celebratory and penitential rituals practiced and experienced in a wide variety of
Filipino vernacular forms. Feasts like the Black Nazarene, which draws millions to the
streets of Manila in January, the Simbang Gabi novena that precedes Christmas, and the
month-long Flores de Mayo offering to Mary illustrate distinctively Filipino forms of
devotion.
Culture is defined as the “totality of socially transmitted pattern of thoughts, values, meanings, and
beliefs” (Purnell 2005). It is not limited to any specific ethnic group, geographical area, language,
religious belief, manner of clothing, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic status (Fisher 1996).
In Revisiting usog, pasma, and kulam, Tan explains that “culture is inscribed in our bodies and in our
minds” (Tan 2008). 

As such, the relationship of culture and health is important to understand as it impacts an individual’s
worldview and decision-making process (Purnell 2005). 

The life cycle of the people represents important values of tradition that exist
in their culture. No matter the race or where the person is from, it seems to
live within a specific tradition, customs, and morals. Values exist in all
cultures, and are passed down from generation to generation. One’s tradition
and culture are very beneficial because it offers many positive effects and by
helping construct the persons’ sense of self-identity. As well as, holding a
community/family together that supports one another through difficult
problems and moments of happiness.

A positive value that tradition provides is a sense of creating self-identity.

Tradition plays many significant roles in life by reflecting the personality or
view of the person. It also provides a close inspection of their culture.
Ang sistema ng kaugaliang Pilipino ay tumutukoy sa mga kaugalian na ipinapahalaga ng
karamihan ng mga Pilipino. Itong sistema ng kaugaliang Pilipino ay may katangi-tanging katipunan
ng mga ideolohiya, moralidad, kabutihang asal, wastong kagawian, at kahalagahang personal
at kultural na itinatakda ng lipunan. Katulad ng lahat ng lipunan, ang mga pinapahalagahan ng isang
indibidwal ay naaapektuhan ng mga salik katulad ng relihiyon, antas ng kabuhayan, at iba pa.
Sa pangkalahatan, nakaugat ang sistema ng kaugaliang Pilipino sa relasyon at pakikipagkapwa,
lalung-lalo na ang pakikipagkapwa sa pamilya, mga obligasyon, pakakaibigan, relihiyon (lalo na
ang Kristiyanismo), at pangkalakal.

Kilala ang Pilipinas dahil sa mga magagandang kaugalian ng mga Pilipino na malaking bahagi

ng kultura nila.

Religion featured prominently in the early reporting on the coronavirus pandemic, often in a
negative light.
In South Korea, it became clear by late March that gatherings at the Shincheonji Church of
Jesus in the city of Daegu accounted for 5,080 confirmed cases of COVID-19, more than half
the country’s total. A gathering of the Muslim missionary group Tablighi Jamaat, which hosts
hundreds of preachers at its headquarters in New Delhi, was linked to nearly 30 percent of
known cases in India. Other Tablighi gatherings were tied to outbreaks in
Malaysia and Pakistan. Clusters of infection elsewhere in the world have also been linked to
specific religious communities.

One of the most influential theories  about the rise and fall of religion links its
popularity to existential insecurity. – one of the most notable reprieve brought
about by faith (pananampalataya) is related to its popularity in existential
insecurity.
When survival is uncertain, religion helps people cope with intense
uncertainty and stress.
religiosity is consistent with a large body of social science research showing
that religion can serve as a buffer   against depression  in times of stress and
uncertainty, such as financial insecurity and war.
In Europe , religious people of all denominations suffer less psychological harm
from unemployment than the nonreligious.
The pandemic continues to  dramatically affect  our lives,
including our relationships with other people in our communities,
our families, our homes and our workplaces.
Millions of us have lost some, or even all, of what were our normal ways of seeing others, as we
try to keep each other safe.
 
Many of us have also found ourselves spending far more time than before  with those who
share our homes, whether family, housemates or both -not to mention pets. 
 
Both losing face-to-face  contact with people and being thrown into much closer contact than
usual can feel stressful and may be worrying, frightening or even unbearable. 
At a time when we all face ongoing uncertainty and worry about coronavirus, these stresses on
our relationships are probably all the harder to cope with. So it’s worth trying to be extra patient
and understanding, both with each other and also ourselves.