Weird and Religious
Among the ancient Celts, the human head was considered the seat of the soul. Skulls of enemies were sometimes kept as trophies, not just as symbols of victory but as objects thought to hold spiritual power.
Religious image of the day.
In the name of religion
2005 to 2014, northern Nigeria. Boko Haram carried out bombings, massacres, and mass kidnappings, including schoolgirls. The group justified violence as rejecting Western education, enforcing strict Islam, and punishing Muslims and Christians seen as collaborators, promising divine approval for warfare.
Fact
In Hinduism, multiple spiritual paths are accepted, including the path of knowledge, the path of devotion, the path of disciplined action, and the path of meditation, reflecting the idea that different people are suited to different approaches.
Shifting from the absurd
When some stories in the scriptures were exposed as ridiculous and absurd, religion explained them by shifting from literal meaning to metaphors.This shift reveals something important. The meaning of the stories did not change because new insight was discovered; it changed because the old interpretation could no longer survive exposure. Literalism was abandoned only when it became indefensible. The authority that once demanded belief in the impossible now demanded reinterpretation of the same text, and the claim of divine clarity did not survive contact with human understanding.
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 religion brings peace, why has it so often been linked to conflict when mixed with power?
Religious Crooks
T. B. Joshua was a Nigerian televangelist and faith healer who built a large international ministry, widely accused by critics and former members of staged healings and financial exploitation, while maintaining a devoted following.
For more information, google the name.
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.
If a real God existed, would he allow crooks to act on his behalf?