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Duterte's remarks inviting God's wrath to PH, says church leader

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<div><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/ANCalerts/videos/10156023548378791/" data-width="auto"> </div><p>MANILA - President Rodrigo&#x27;s expletives against God only invite curses, like calamities, not only to himself but also the country, the founder of the Jesus is Lord church warned on Wednesday.</p><p>Bro. Eddie Villanueva said insulting God is the &quot;highest order&quot; of blasphemy as stated in the Bible, saying Duterte should recant his statement and apologize or risk punishment by the Creator.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/23/18/duterte-asks-who-is-this-stupid-god">Duterte asks: &#x27;Who is this stupid God?</a></li></ul><p>&quot;To insult God, to us is a kind of blaspheme in the highest order. The Bible is clear, when you slander God, you are inviting curses not only to yourself but to the entire nation, like calamities,&quot; he told ANC.</p><p>&quot;No one can mock God. In Psalm Chapter 2, those who are mocking, persecuting God&#x27;s people, the faith of God&#x27;s people...God is just laughing at them. They are inviting the wrath of God,&quot; he added.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/25/18/totoo-naman-duterte-defends-stupid-god-remark">‘Totoo naman’: Duterte defends ‘stupid God’ remark</a></li></ul><p>Villanueva is a member of the Philippines for Jesus Movement which describes itself as a &quot;broad coalition of Bible-believing, nation-loving church groups in the country.&quot;</p><p>The group, which he claims has more or less 10 million members, has sent a letter to Duterte dated June 25, asking the President to issue a public apology to God.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/26/18/evangelical-churches-immensely-offended-by-dutertes-stupid-god-remark">Evangelical churches &#x27;immensely offended&#x27; by Duterte&#x27;s &#x27;stupid God&#x27; remark</a></li></ul><p>Villanueva said that if President Duterte ignores this call, a huge prayer rally will happen.</p><p>&quot;We are representing 10 million people. I don&#x27;t believe the President will ignore this. Because once he ignores the collective wisdom of the body of Christ, this may lead to a kind of huge prayer rally that will design first to intercede and to...so-called spiritual warfare. And worst I hope it will not lead to the imprecatory prayers,&quot; he said.</p>

<p>President Rodrigo's expletives against God only invite curses, like calamities, not only to himself but also the country, the founder of the Jesus is Lord church warned on Wednesday.</p>

President Rodrigo's expletives against God only invite curses, like calamities, not only to himself but also the country, the founder of the Jesus is Lord church warned on Wednesday.