Weird and Religious
The ancient Persians practised a ritual in which a dog was brought to look at a corpse. The gaze of the dog was believed to drive away evil forces associated with death. Dogs had a specific spiritual role in dealing with the dead.
Religious image of the day.
In the name of religion
2018, Sri Lanka tensions. Sinhalese Buddhist extremist monks and mobs incited violence against Muslim communities, including riots and property destruction. Agitators justified actions as protecting Buddhism and the nation from perceived Islamic religious and cultural threat.
Fact
In Jainism, liberation is the ultimate goal, and Jainism describes this as freeing the soul from karmic matter and the cycle of rebirth.
Women and Islam
Islamic scripture and jurisprudence leave little ambiguity. Women are placed below men in status, authority, and legal standing. A man’s testimony carries more weight than a woman’s. A man may take several wives, while a woman may not. A man may divorce with ease, while a woman’s access is restricted. A man may discipline his wife, while she is commanded to obey. These are not peripheral interpretations but foundational principles reinforced by centuries of scholarship dominated entirely by men. The veil is often defended as modesty or protection, but its purpose is transparent. Women are made responsible for male behaviour, and their bodies are treated as public threats requiring control. Hair, skin, and shape are recast as moral hazards. The message is unmistakable. Men are assumed to lack self-control, and women are required to compensate for it. This is not dignity but blame disguised as virtue.
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 humans are fallen or sinful by nature, why were they created with that nature in the first place?
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.
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Every country in the world has its fair share of spiritual crooks.
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.