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There is a school that was established by and is maintained by the PMCC 4th Watch, known as "National Christian Life College". Formerly, it was called the "Maranatha Christian Academy", and students still refer to it by this and apparently more popular name. It is located in the Philippines, and there is now an expansion in the United States. The school was actually initiated by Leticia Ferriol, wife of cult leader Arsenio Ferriol of the PMCC 4th Watch.
The Maranatha Christian Academy, or National Christian Life College, is disguised as a legitimate school, but is actually an extension of the PMCC 4th Watch cult, and is no doubt another opportunity to program and victimize young minds. Not only does the cult leaders of this so-called school get rich off of the money that these students pay them for tuition, but they also get rich off of their tithes and donations made to the church after programing them to be followers.
Students are subjected to pseudoscientific teachings, they are graded on their faith in God, they are bullied by both teachers and other students if they don't believe in God, and are subjected to the many cultic teachings that the 4th Watch already provides, including the psychological programming that comes with it. The National Christian Life College or Maranatha Christian Academy might as well just be known as the PMCC 4th Watch cult school.
Previously, we had little information on this extension of the 4th Watch, but we wanted to learn more about it, and we actually talked to some of the students who attend there, or who once did. What they had to say and what they showed us wasn't very surprising.
Here's a picture of a text book used at the PMCC 4th Watch school:
Did you notice the "emphasis on Christian living" part? And that's right; this book clearly states that the school is "more than an educational institution"; that it is a "ministry".
Says one student:
"I hate our school (Maranatha Christian Academy). I'll beg my parents to never enroll me in that school anymore. Ever since they discovered my atheism, my top ranked down without my grades getting low. And all the awardees and the top 10 students are those who are attending their cult services regularly, although not all of them are baptized by them."
And this is interesting:
"I also discovered about their special treatments to those 'school-service drivers' who belong to their cult. Actually, somebody told me about this. He's one of the 'school-service drivers' who doesn't belong to their cult. Our school, which is the MCA, has two parking lots for school service. One has a roof, and the other one, which is in the field hasn't. My school service driver and his friends told me that they are not allowed to park the school van inside the roofed area, while those who belong to their cult are allowed to. They were so unfair to those who don't belong to their cult."
And it continues:
"I also think that they got people to join them by targeting them at their weak points. Like, when I was depressed because of a family problem, caused by them telling my mom about my atheism, they talked to me and let me watch videos about how poor and pitiful I am, and how loving their god is. I'm crying that time; I'm just listening to every word they say. Until I was already thinking "..oh god ..sorry. ..sorry.." until I heard the words, "wag mo na isipin ang mga bagay na iyan hindi iyan makakatulong sayo" (tr. "quit thinking about those things, that won't benefit you") ..those words really shocked me that I came back to my proper way of thinking again, that I whispered to myself .."Am I under hypnosis?".. I really tried to focus that time, and we ended our conversation with them saying "basta tanggalin mo na lamang iyan sa isip mo, making ka samin, tama kami, isipin mo nalang ang diyos" (tr. "just remove that out of your mind, listen to us, we're right, just put God in your mind.".
Here is a picture of another student's report card, and you can see how they grade students on faith in God:
We don't know how unique the PMCC 4th Watch school is compared to other religion-controlled schools, but it is clear that it's really just an extension of the 4th Watch cult, with little educational value, and where more young minds are put through psychological programming everyday in order to make the cult leaders of this religion rich.
For additional information on the Maranatha Christian Academy, here is the information from Wikipedia:
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The National Christian Life College (NCLC), formerly the Maranatha Christian Academy (MCA), is a private, non-stock, non-sectarian Christian school, with its main campus in Marikina City. It was established in February 1980 by Dr. Leticia S. Ferriol, who is the directress of the school. It is part of the Pentecostal Missionary Church of Christ (4th Watch) headed by Arsenio Ferriol.
Several branches had been established in the Philippines and even abroad, with the biggest campus being in Malagasang, Imus, Cavite.
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As more information comes in about this cultic expansion, we will post it here.
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