Weird and Religious
In parts of India, there have been temples where rats are treated as sacred and allowed to roam freely. Devotees feed them milk and grain, and eating food that a rat has nibbled can be considered a blessing rather than a health risk.
Religious image of the day.
In the name of religion
2011, Jos region in Nigeria. Clashes between Christian and Muslim communities led to massacres and village destruction. Both sides justified violence as protecting their faith groups, defending land seen as religiously tied, and avenging earlier killings.
Fact
In Christianity, forgiveness is emphasised, and Christianity teaches that believers should forgive others as God forgives them.
Clarity Overdue
The question is not whether a god exists in some abstract or redefined sense but instead why humans ever believed that one existed in the first place. Rather than endlessly arguing over interpretations of scripture, it makes more sense asking why scripture was written, by whom, and under what conditions. Rather than negotiating with belief, it is better to explain it. The goal is not to offend believers, but offence may not be avoidable either because people chose to be offended and at what level. Comfort has had centuries to soothe frightened minds and now clarity is overdue.
Quote of the day
“I would rather have questions that cannot be answered than answers that cannot be questioned.” Richard Feynman.
Ask the right question
If humans once lived for hundreds of years as some traditions claim, where is the biological evidence that such lifespans were ever possible?
Religious Crooks
Michael Travesser, also known as Wayne Bent, led a small apocalyptic religious group and claimed prophetic status, exercising strict control over followers’ lives and resources, later convicted on charges involving abuse within the group.
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?