Weird and Religious
Some West African traditions include the idea that twins are spiritually powerful. In certain cultures, if a twin dies, a small carved figure is made to represent the lost child. The figure is washed, fed, and carried by the mother as though it were alive.
Religious image of the day.
In the name of religion
1991, Algeria civil conflict. Islamist groups targeted civilians, intellectuals, and foreigners during insurgency. Violence was justified as jihad to overthrow a secular state, enforce Islamic rule, and punish those seen as enemies of Islam.
Fact
In Buddhism, ethical conduct is built around intention, and Buddhism emphasises that the moral quality of an action depends largely on the state of mind behind it.
Systematic Dismantling
What we need is not a gradual nudge away from belief, but a systematic dismantling of the ideas, instincts, and structures that allowed gods to exist at all. The illusion should be taken apart piece by piece, not to replace it with cynicism, but with clarity and honesty. When the scaffolding is removed, what remains is not emptiness but responsibility and adulthood. It is the realisation that the universe does not owe us meaning, and that this was never a problem until we invented gods to pretend otherwise.
Quote of the day
“The fact that a believer is happier than a sceptic is no more to the point than the fact that a drunken man is happier than a sober one.” George Bernard Shaw.
Ask the right question
Why do prophecies in religious texts tend to be vague, symbolic or written after the events they appear to predict?
Religious Crooks
Victor Kusi Boateng is a Ghanaian pastor and political religious figure whose finances and identity details became the subject of investigation, with controversy over how religious status intersected with money and influence.
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.
If a real God existed, would he allow crooks to act on his behalf?