Weird and Religious
Some Islamic traditions say that when a person dies and is buried, two angels named Munkar and Nakir come into the grave to question the dead person. The grave becomes a kind of interview room where answers determine comfort or distress until the final judgement.
Religious image of the day.
In the name of religion
1992, Ayodhya in India. A large Hindu nationalist crowd demolished the Babri Masjid, followed by deadly communal riots. Participants justified the act as reclaiming the birthplace of the god Rama and correcting a historic religious insult, framing violence as sacred restoration and defence.
Fact
In Buddhism, personal experience is important, and Buddhism encourages individuals to examine teachings in their own lives rather than accepting them purely on authority.
Faith and morality
Religion frequently asserts that faith promotes morality, yet this confuses obedience with ethics. Faith-based morality is guided not by empathy or consequence but by authority. Actions are judged good or evil according to who commands them, not according to who suffers from them. This is why religion can justify cruelty with a clear conscience. When divine command overrides moral reflection, reason is silenced, and atrocity becomes duty.
Quote of the day
“Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.” Carl Sagan.
Ask the right question
If a soul is immaterial, how does it interact with the physical brain without violating what is known about physics?
Religious Crooks
Apollo Carreon Quiboloy is a Filipino religious leader who claims unique divine status and leads a large movement and media network, facing serious allegations including financial exploitation and abuse while maintaining strong spiritual authority over members.
For more information, google the name.
Almost all of the crooks appearing in this section have their own wikipedia page.
That was just a tiny case in a vast ocean of religious crooks.