Weird and Religious
In parts of ancient China, early dynasties practised human sacrifice during royal burials. Servants, guards, or prisoners were killed to accompany a ruler into the afterlife. The dead king was expected to continue ruling in another realm and needed a court there as well.
Religious image of the day.
In the name of religion
2006, Iraq after the Samarra mosque bombing. Sunni and Shia Muslim militias carried out killings, kidnappings, and mosque attacks. Violence was justified as protecting Sunni or Shia Islam, avenging desecration of holy sites, and enforcing sectarian religious control over neighbourhoods.
Fact
In Christianity, fellowship among believers is valued, and Christianity encourages mutual support, shared learning, and collective worship.
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
“Religion is the one area of our discourse in which it is considered noble to pretend to be certain about things no human being could possibly be certain about.” Sam Harris.
Ask the right question
If a perfect being inspired scripture, why is interpretation so disputed that thousands of denominations and sects exist?
Religious Crooks
Roch Thériault led a breakaway sect in Canada known as the Ant Hill Kids, presenting extreme religious authority while subjecting followers to abuse, forced labour, and financial control, later convicted of multiple crimes.
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Almost all of the crooks appearing in this section have their own wikipedia page.
Throughout history and still to this day, there has never been a shortage of religious leaders who were not always following their own spiritual advice.