Weird and Religious
In ancient Egypt, priests of certain temples shaved every hair on their bodies, including eyebrows and eyelashes, every three days to avoid lice, which they saw as ritually unclean. Cleanliness was not just hygiene but a spiritual requirement.
Religious image of the day.
In the name of religion
1096, Rhineland in present day Germany. Christian Crusader mobs attacked Jewish communities in cities such as Worms and Mainz, killing many people. Attackers claimed they were purifying Christendom before heading east, framing massacres as religious duty against those they labelled enemies of Christianity.
Fact
In Islam, ritual purity is important, and Islam requires washing before prayer and sets out rules concerning cleanliness of body, clothing, and surroundings.
Free Will collapse
Believers are trained to stop questioning at the point where logic becomes uncomfortable. Mystery is invoked, faith is praised, and doubt is moralised, and the contradictions are not solved because solving them would collapse the belief structure entirely.
Free Will, in particular, functions as a universal excuse. It is used to absolve god of evil, justify punishment, and preserve the illusion of moral responsibility, yet it cannot coexist with omniscience, divine planning, or eternal judgement, and it collapses under even minimal examination.
Quote of the day
“Faith does not give you the answers, it just stops you asking the questions.” Frater Ravus.
Ask the right question
Why do claims of demons, spirits and possession decline as medical and psychological knowledge increases?
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.
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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.