Weird and Religious
In Tibet, sky burials involve placing bodies on mountaintops to be eaten by vultures. The body is seen as an empty vessel after death, and feeding other living beings is considered an act of generosity rather than disrespect.
Religious image of the day.
In the name of religion
2014, Central African Republic. Christian anti Balaka militias and Muslim Seleka factions attacked civilians. Fighters justified killings as defence of Christian or Muslim communities, turning political collapse into religiously framed communal warfare.
Fact
In Islam, the global community of believers is called the ummah, and Islam teaches a sense of shared identity and responsibility that goes beyond nationality or ethnicity.
Prophets
Prophets are not evidence of divine intervention. They are evidence of how belief concentrates power. Whether liars, lunatics, or sincere self-deceivers, their stories tell us far more about human psychology and social dynamics than about any external reality. God was always on their side because god was speaking with their voice. Or perhaps the voice behind the prophet never existed.
Quote of the day
“God is a concept by which we measure our pain.” John Lennon.
Ask the right question
Why does divine truth appear to require faith rather than clear, universally accessible proof?
Religious Crooks
Eileen George was an American Catholic visionary figure who reported apparitions and attracted donations and devotional followers, with sceptics arguing that unverified supernatural claims were used to sustain a personality centred religious following.
For more information, google the name.
Every country in the world has its fair share of spiritual crooks.
That was just a tiny case in a vast ocean of religious crooks.