Weird and Religious
Among certain Siberian shamanic traditions, shamans wore costumes covered in metal pieces and antlers to represent a spirit journey in which they symbolically died and travelled to other worlds. The clothing itself was seen as part of the transformation.
Religious image of the day.
In the name of religion
1921, Malabar region in India. The Moplah Rebellion saw Muslim peasants attack Hindu landlords and others amid anti colonial unrest. Some rebels framed actions as religious struggle, invoking jihad language, while authorities and victims viewed violence as sectarian aggression.
Fact
In Hinduism, samsara is the continuing cycle of birth, death, and rebirth, in which the inner self moves through many lives rather than existing only once.
Why Gods need messengers?
The idea that god chooses messengers is itself a human invention designed to protect the message from scrutiny. If god spoke clearly and universally, prophets would be unnecessary. The very existence of prophets is evidence of human mediation. They are translators, editors, and enforcers of belief. Their humanity leaks through constantly, despite centuries of reverence trying to conceal it.
Quote of the day
“Belief in a cruel God makes a cruel man.” Thomas Paine.
Ask the right question
If disbelief leads to punishment, is belief really a free choice or a coerced one?
Religious Crooks
Edd Branson is a Zimbabwean prophet known for prophecy and miracle branding, with critics alleging that religious image and promises are used as part of a money generating enterprise.
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.