Weird and Religious
Some medieval saints were believed to produce a pleasant smell after death, called the “odour of sanctity.” A sweet scent from a corpse was taken as proof of holiness rather than a natural process of decay.
Religious image of the day.
In the name of religion
2018, Burkina Faso. Islamist militants attacked churches and Christian villages. Groups justified violence as jihad, targeting Christians and local Muslims who cooperated with the state, aiming to impose their version of Islamic rule.
Fact
In Christianity, spreading the message, often called evangelism, is encouraged, and Christianity urges believers to share their faith and teachings with others.
Resolving Uncertainty
Uncertainty is an enemy of the human mind. Not knowing creates discomfort, demands effort, and threatens control. Religion offers certainty in a universe that provides very little of it. Clear answers feel better than honest ones, and the brain often prefers a wrong explanation to no explanation at all. Gods provide instant causes, purposes, and outcomes. They turn randomness into intention and complexity into plan. This is emotionally satisfying, even when it is intellectually empty. The relief is real, which makes the belief feel real.
Quote of the day
“Properly read, the Bible is the most potent force for atheism ever conceived.” Isaac Asimov.
Ask the right question
Why would an all powerful being choose fragile human memory and copying as the method to preserve an eternal message?
Religious Crooks
Shoko Asahara founded the Japanese group Aum Shinrikyo, presenting himself as a spiritual master while building a secretive organisation that extorted followers for money and carried out criminal activities, culminating in the Tokyo subway attack.
For more information, google the name.
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.
That was just a tiny case in a vast ocean of religious crooks.