Weird and Religious
The Aztecs believed certain eclipses were signs that cosmic balance was failing. Pregnant women wore obsidian blades or amulets to protect themselves from supposed harmful forces released during the event.
Religious image of the day.
In the name of religion
2012, Timbuktu region of Mali. Islamist Muslim armed groups destroyed Sufi shrines and imposed harsh rule. They justified actions as removing un-Islamic practices, enforcing strict Islamic law, and purifying society according to their interpretation of Islam.
Fact
In Hinduism, the Vedas are highly respected sacred texts, containing hymns, rituals, and early reflections that form a foundation for religious life and thought.
Wrong way around
When believers claim that humans are made in the image of God, they reverse the actual relationship. Gods are made in the image of humans, and the projection could not be clearer. Human virtues are magnified into divine perfection, and human vices are excused as righteous judgement. Where humans are limited, gods are imagined as infinite extensions of the same impulses. Greater anger, greater love, greater punishment, and greater reward emerge from the same emotional material, expanded in scale but unchanged in substance
Quote of the day
“I am against religion because it teaches us to be satisfied with not understanding the world.” Richard Dawkins.
Ask the right question
If religious law is timeless, why do believers quietly ignore many old rules while insisting others remain binding?
Religious Crooks
Father Yod, born James Baker, led the Source Family in the United States, presenting himself as a spiritual master while running businesses staffed by followers, with accounts describing communal control of members’ earnings and assets.
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History tells us that wherever fools gathered, there was always a religious crook to take advantage of them. The best way to stop the crooks is not to be a fool.