Weird and Religious
In medieval Europe, people believed that church bells could drive away storms and demons. Bells were blessed with holy water and given names, and ringing them during bad weather was meant to protect crops and villages.
Religious image of the day.
In the name of religion
2020, Cabo Delgado in Mozambique. Islamist Muslim insurgents attacked villages, beheaded civilians, and displaced thousands. The group justified violence as jihad to establish Islamic rule, punish those cooperating with the state, and cleanse society of un-Islamic influence.
Fact
In Taoism, inner stillness is encouraged, and Taoism uses quiet reflection and meditation to align the mind with the deeper flow of reality.
Vulnerable minds
Children are particularly vulnerable to religion because their brains are unfinished. Critical thinking develops slowly while trust in authority arrives early. When religious ideas are introduced during this period, they are not evaluated but absorbed. By the time questioning becomes possible, the belief is already fused with identity. Challenging it feels like attacking the self rather than correcting an error. This is why religion targets the young, not because the arguments are strong but because the minds are undefended.
Quote of the day
“So far as I can remember, there is not one word in the Gospels in praise of intelligence.” Bertrand Russell.
Ask the right question
Why do religious taboos often focus on private behaviour while ignoring large scale social harm?
Religious Crooks
Hogen Fukunaga led Ho No Hana Sanpogyo in Japan, claiming foot reading spiritual powers, later convicted of fraud after authorities said followers were pressured into paying large sums for supposed spiritual diagnoses.
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Almost all of the crooks appearing in this section have their own wikipedia page.
Religion is supposed to bring morality but it also seem to bring a lot of crooks who take advantage of people.