Cyberchurch and Filipin@ migrants in the Middle East

Allan is a Methodist Christian who works in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He used to go regularly to a Sunday Holy Communion service in the Philippines, but he can no longer do this because Christians are prohibited from worshiping publicly here. Those who do worship risk incarceration and deportation. He o...

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Main Authors: Brazal, Agnes M., Odchigue, Randy
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spelling oai:animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph:faculty_research-50872022-05-18T02:19:54Z Cyberchurch and Filipin@ migrants in the Middle East Brazal, Agnes M. Odchigue, Randy Allan is a Methodist Christian who works in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He used to go regularly to a Sunday Holy Communion service in the Philippines, but he can no longer do this because Christians are prohibited from worshiping publicly here. Those who do worship risk incarceration and deportation. He once participated in an “underground” church worship service that was held in the basement of a house. Congregants were fetched from their homes and brought inside the venue so that nobody would notice the big gathering taking place inside. Because it was risky, he stopped joining this underground gathering. For his spiritual nourishment, he now finds the Internet most helpful, including the sharing of quotations on Facebook and listening to worship concerts on YouTube— especially healing concerts. He also gets online spiritual direction from his father, a Methodist pastor. This is irregular, though, as it takes place only when he visits his sister’s home, where there is a laptop and Internet connection. One problem he finds with participating in an online Eucharist is the five-hour time difference. It would be better, he said, if the worship was videotaped and uploaded, so that migrant workers like him could access it in their time off. 2016-01-01T08:00:00Z text application/pdf https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/5274 info:doi/10.1057/9781137518125_13 https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/faculty_research/article/5087/viewcontent/Brazal_Odchigue_Cyberchurch.pdf Faculty Research Work Animo Repository Foreign workers, Filipino—Religious life—Middle East Foreign workers, Filipino—Middle East—Social conditions Arts and Humanities Religion
institution De La Salle University
building De La Salle University Library
continent Asia
country Philippines
Philippines
content_provider De La Salle University Library
collection DLSU Institutional Repository
topic Foreign workers, Filipino—Religious life—Middle East
Foreign workers, Filipino—Middle East—Social conditions
Arts and Humanities
Religion
spellingShingle Foreign workers, Filipino—Religious life—Middle East
Foreign workers, Filipino—Middle East—Social conditions
Arts and Humanities
Religion
Brazal, Agnes M.
Odchigue, Randy
Cyberchurch and Filipin@ migrants in the Middle East
description Allan is a Methodist Christian who works in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He used to go regularly to a Sunday Holy Communion service in the Philippines, but he can no longer do this because Christians are prohibited from worshiping publicly here. Those who do worship risk incarceration and deportation. He once participated in an “underground” church worship service that was held in the basement of a house. Congregants were fetched from their homes and brought inside the venue so that nobody would notice the big gathering taking place inside. Because it was risky, he stopped joining this underground gathering. For his spiritual nourishment, he now finds the Internet most helpful, including the sharing of quotations on Facebook and listening to worship concerts on YouTube— especially healing concerts. He also gets online spiritual direction from his father, a Methodist pastor. This is irregular, though, as it takes place only when he visits his sister’s home, where there is a laptop and Internet connection. One problem he finds with participating in an online Eucharist is the five-hour time difference. It would be better, he said, if the worship was videotaped and uploaded, so that migrant workers like him could access it in their time off.
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author Brazal, Agnes M.
Odchigue, Randy
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Odchigue, Randy
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title Cyberchurch and Filipin@ migrants in the Middle East
title_short Cyberchurch and Filipin@ migrants in the Middle East
title_full Cyberchurch and Filipin@ migrants in the Middle East
title_fullStr Cyberchurch and Filipin@ migrants in the Middle East
title_full_unstemmed Cyberchurch and Filipin@ migrants in the Middle East
title_sort cyberchurch and filipin@ migrants in the middle east
publisher Animo Repository
publishDate 2016
url https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/5274
https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/faculty_research/article/5087/viewcontent/Brazal_Odchigue_Cyberchurch.pdf
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