Weird and Religious
Early Islamic prayer did not originally face Mecca. Tradition holds that the direction of prayer was first towards Jerusalem and later changed, marking both continuity and separation from earlier monotheistic traditions.
Religious image of the day.
In the name of religion
2000, Maluku and Sulawesi in Indonesia. Continued clashes between Christian and Muslim militias involved bombings, village burnings, and killings. Each side justified attacks as defence of churches or mosques, protecting believers, and resisting religious encroachment.
Fact
In Zoroastrianism, the end of time includes a final renewal, and Zoroastrianism teaches that evil will ultimately be defeated and creation restored.
Adapting religion
Across centuries, religion displayed remarkable adaptability. When political orders shifted, gods shifted with them. When empires collapsed, religions rebranded. When science revealed natural causes, religion retreated into metaphor and symbolism. Its core claims changed shape to survive every intellectual and cultural transformation, and this flexibility has often been mistaken for depth. In reality, it marks a system designed for survival rather than accuracy, for truth does not require adaptation to power, but fiction does.
Quote of the day
“Religion divides people. It has been a bloody business.” Christopher Hitchens.
Ask the right question
After Noah's flood, how did animals unique to isolated regions, such as kangaroos in Australia or lemurs in Madagascar, return to those places?
Religious Crooks
David Koresh led the Branch Davidians and claimed exclusive prophetic authority, with former members reporting that he took multiple “spiritual wives,” including underage girls, presenting sexual access as part of his divine role.
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Almost all of the crooks appearing in this section have their own wikipedia page.Every country in the world has its fair share of spiritual crooks.
History tells us that wherever fools gathered, there was always a religious crook to take advantage of them. The best way to stop the crooks is not to be a fool.