Weird and Religious
In parts of medieval Europe, people believed in “ordeals” as a way to let God decide guilt. An accused person might carry a red hot iron or plunge a hand into boiling water. If the wound healed cleanly, that was taken as proof of innocence.
Religious image of the day.
In the name of religion
1618, Bohemia in central Europe. Early Thirty Years War violence followed religious and political confrontation between Protestant nobles and Catholic authority. Each side justified armed action as defending the true Christian faith and resisting religious oppression imposed by rival confessions.
Fact
In Confucianism, the concept of ren refers to humaneness or benevolence, and Confucianism presents this as a core moral quality.
Managing women
Sin became the central tool in maintaining male domination. Women were cast as moral liabilities, sources of temptation, and gateways to corruption. Female sexuality was treated as dangerous by default, while male sexuality was seen as natural and difficult to restrain. The burden of control fell solely on women. Dress codes, segregation, purity laws, and behavioural restrictions were imposed to manage male desire without ever questioning male responsibility. This imbalance appears throughout religions, yet nowhere is it more rigidly codified and actively enforced today than in Islam.
Quote of the day
“I am against religion because it teaches us to be satisfied with not understanding the world.” Richard Dawkins.
Ask the right question
If suffering builds character, why does extreme suffering often destroy lives rather than improve them?
Religious Crooks
L. Ron Hubbard founded Scientology and presented it as a religion, while critics and former members have long alleged systematic financial exploitation through expensive courses and auditing, with ongoing controversy about the movement’s structure and money flows.
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Almost all of the crooks appearing in this section have their own wikipedia page.
If a real God existed, would he allow crooks to act on his behalf?