Weird and Religious
In ancient Mesopotamia, people carried small clay statues of gods in their homes, but if disaster struck they sometimes punished the statue, even throwing it away, as though the god had failed in its duty. The relationship with the divine could be treated like a contract.
Religious image of the day.
In the name of religion
1209, Béziers in southern France. Forces in the Albigensian Crusade attacked the city and killed large numbers of residents while targeting Cathar believers. The campaign was justified as eliminating heresy, defending Catholic truth, and restoring religious unity under papal authority through violent purification.
Fact
In Zoroastrianism, the Avesta is the sacred text collection, and Zoroastrianism preserves hymns and teachings attributed to its prophet Zoroaster.
Ordinary texts
The literary quality does not rescue sacred texts. They are uneven, repetitive, vague when clarity matters, and precise when control is required. Rules about punishment and obedience are detailed. Guidance about empathy and evidence is thin. Narratives are embellished, recycled, and borrowed from earlier myths. Flood stories, virgin births, chosen people, divine lawgivers, and end-time fantasies appear across cultures. This is not coincidence. It is plagiarism across centuries, each culture stamping its version with divine branding.
Quote of the day
“Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction.” Blaise Pascal.
Ask the right question
How did Noah's global flood leave so little clear geological evidence of a single recent worldwide catastrophe?
Religious Crooks
Lesego Daniel leads Rabboni Centre Ministries in South Africa and became known for unusual miracle demonstrations, with critics accusing him of using spectacle driven religious claims to attract followers and donations.
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Every country in the world has its fair share of spiritual crooks.
Today we took a look at yet another religious crook but there are hundreds of thousands of them. You could spend a lifetime researching the topic.