Weird and Religious
In Ethiopia, the Beta Israel Jewish community preserved ancient religious practices for centuries in isolation, including unique interpretations of biblical law and ritual purity rules that differed from mainstream Judaism.
Religious image of the day.
In the name of religion
1921, Malabar region in India. The Moplah Rebellion saw Muslim peasants attack Hindu landlords and others amid anti colonial unrest. Some rebels framed actions as religious struggle, invoking jihad language, while authorities and victims viewed violence as sectarian aggression.
Fact
In Christianity, salvation means being reconciled with God, and Christianity presents this as made possible through the life and work of Jesus Christ.
The ignorant Muslim
Islam provides a particularly clear case study of believers not knowing their own religion. Many Muslims proudly declare the Qur’an to be perfect, eternal, and unmatched, yet they have never read it in a language they understand. Large numbers cannot read Arabic at all. They recite sounds without meaning and are taught that the act itself is virtuous. Understanding becomes secondary. Submission is primary. This is not a flaw in the system. It is the system working as intended.
Quote of the day
“You can safely assume that you have created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do.” Anne Lamott.
Ask the right question
Why would a god reveal different and conflicting rules to different groups of people?
Religious Crooks
José de Luz, associated with Brazilian spiritist healing circles, represents a broader pattern of mediums who charge for spiritual surgery and cures, frequently accused by sceptics and medical authorities of exploiting belief for income under religious cover.
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.
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.