Weird and Religious
Some Inuit groups traditionally practised name sharing, where a newborn was given the name of a recently deceased person. The child was treated as carrying something of that person’s identity, blurring the line between individual lives.
Religious image of the day.
In the name of religion
1683, Vienna. A second Ottoman siege ended in major battle involving Catholic and Muslim armies. Both sides used religious rhetoric, with Christians describing defence of the faith and Muslims invoking jihad and imperial religious duty to justify warfare.
Fact
In Shinto, moral teaching is less formalised, and Shinto focuses more on correct practice and attitude than on detailed doctrine.
Pleasing gods
To frightened humans, nature appeared indifferent and dangerous. Rain arrived too late or not at all. Drought starved communities. Floods destroyed fields. Animals bred or failed unpredictably. Humans responded by personifying these forces. If nature behaved like a mind, it could be influenced like one. Sacrifice, praise, ritual, and obedience emerged as bargaining chips. The logic was simple and deeply human. If a god controlled rain, then pleasing that god might bring rain. If a god governed fertility, then offerings might produce children and crops. The belief did not need to work. It needed to feel actionable.
Quote of the day
“The Bible and the Church have been the greatest stumbling blocks in the way of women’s emancipation.” Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
Ask the right question
If miracles once happened openly, why do they now occur only in ways that are indistinguishable from coincidence or natural recovery?
Religious Crooks
Apollo Carreon Quiboloy is a Filipino religious leader who claims unique divine status and leads a large movement and media network, facing serious allegations including financial exploitation and abuse while maintaining strong spiritual authority over members.
For more information, google the name.
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.