Weird and Religious
The Dogon people of Mali have complex cosmological stories involving star systems and invisible beings called Nommo, described as amphibious ancestral spirits. Their myths link creation, water, and the structure of the universe in ways that mix observation and symbolic storytelling.
Religious image of the day.
In the name of religion
1979, Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Islamist militants seized the Grand Mosque, leading to fighting and executions. The group claimed rulers were corrupt and un-Islamic, justifying rebellion as a religious obligation to purify Islam and restore true Islamic leadership.
Fact
In Christianity, the concept of the Trinity is important in many traditions, and Christianity describes God as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit in one divine reality.
Early gods
The earliest gods were not wise, loving, or morally concerned. They were practical. They existed to do things. Rain needed to fall. Crops needed to grow. Enemies needed to be defeated. Children needed to be born. When these outcomes mattered to survival and no reliable control existed, gods were invented to manage them. Each god had a task because human life revolved around tasks that could not be guaranteed. These gods were not guardians of virtue. They were tools of negotiation with a hostile world.
Quote of the day
“Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.” Carl Sagan.
Ask the right question
If a god values honesty, why reward belief based on faith rather than evidence?
Religious Crooks
Tony Alamo led a religious ministry that operated businesses staffed by followers, and he was later convicted on charges related to transporting minors for sexual purposes, with former members describing financial and personal control.
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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.
If a real God existed, would he allow crooks to act on his behalf?