Weird and Religious
Ancient Romans kept household gods called Lares and Penates, small figures placed near the hearth. Families made daily offerings to them, treating the kitchen area as a religious centre rather than a purely domestic space.
Religious image of the day.
In the name of religion
1991, Algeria civil conflict. Islamist groups targeted civilians, intellectuals, and foreigners during insurgency. Violence was justified as jihad to overthrow a secular state, enforce Islamic rule, and punish those seen as enemies of Islam.
Fact
In Sikhism, honest work is valued, and Sikhism encourages earning a living through fair effort rather than exploitation.
Standards of truth
Truth is not a mood, an instinct, or a personal preference. It is not something that becomes real because it feels right, comforting, or widely shared. Truth is what remains when belief, emotion, and identity are stripped away and claims are tested against reality. In an age often described as post-truth, this distinction has become blurred, not because truth has changed, but because standards have been lowered. Religion has thrived in this environment precisely because it trained people long ago to confuse conviction with accuracy.
Quote of the day
“Religion can be defined as a belief in and reverence for a supernatural power, but it is also a system of control.” Madalyn Murray O’Hair.
Ask the right question
If scriptures are morally perfect, why do they contain endorsements of slavery, child marriage or violent conquest?
Religious Crooks
Cho Yong-gi, founder of Yoido Full Gospel Church in South Korea, built one of the world’s largest megachurches and was later convicted of embezzlement and tax related offences tied to church funds.
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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.
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.