Weird and Religious
Certain Islamic traditions describe that on the Day of Judgement, death itself will be brought in the form of a ram and slaughtered in front of everyone. After that, death will no longer exist, and people will remain forever in either paradise or hell. Death is treated almost like a living being that can be killed.
Religious image of the day.
In the name of religion
2008, Mumbai in India. Islamist Muslim group Lashkar-e-Taiba attacked hotels, a Jewish centre, and public places, killing civilians. The assault was justified as jihad against India and its allies, portraying targets as enemies of Islam and promising religious reward.
Fact
In Islam, ritual purity is important, and Islam requires washing before prayer and sets out rules concerning cleanliness of body, clothing, and surroundings.
Another contradiction
Religion claims humans freely choose actions and are therefore deserving of eternal reward or punishment, yet at the same time god is said to create each person knowing exactly how they will behave and where they will end up. Creating someone while knowing they will be tortured forever is not justice. It is premeditation, and the concept of Free Will does not rescue this but intensifies the moral problem.
Quote of the day
“Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet.” Napoleon Bonaparte.
Ask the right question
Why does divine truth appear to require faith rather than clear, universally accessible proof?
Religious Crooks
Sun Myung Moon founded the Unification Church and built a global religious and business empire, later convicted of tax offences, with long running allegations that followers were subjected to intense financial pressure tied to religious devotion.
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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.