Weird and Religious
In parts of medieval Christianity, people believed that animals could be excommunicated. Insects that damaged crops were sometimes formally cursed and ordered to leave an area in the name of the Church.
Religious image of the day.
In the name of religion
2000, Maluku and Sulawesi in Indonesia. Continued clashes between Christian and Muslim militias involved bombings, village burnings, and killings. Each side justified attacks as defence of churches or mosques, protecting believers, and resisting religious encroachment.
Fact
In Confucianism, public service is honoured, and Confucianism historically shaped systems where officials were selected through learning.
Extraordinary submission
It is not incidental that many religions insist faith is most virtuous when belief is hardest, because the more irrational the claim, the more admirable the belief. This reverses the normal relationship between evidence and confidence. In every other domain, extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence, yet in religion, extraordinary claims demand extraordinary submission.
Quote of the day
“The fact that a believer is happier than a sceptic is no more to the point than the fact that a drunken man is happier than a sober one.” George Bernard Shaw.
Ask the right question
If religion brings peace, why has it so often been linked to conflict when mixed with power?
Religious Crooks
Kakande Samuel is a Ugandan pastor known for dramatic miracle healing claims, with critics and former members alleging staged cures and heavy financial demands tied to promises of supernatural intervention.
For more information, google the name.
Almost all of the crooks appearing in this section have their own wikipedia page.
Throughout history and still to this day, there has never been a shortage of religious leaders who were not always following their own spiritual advice.