Weird and Religious
In medieval Europe, animal trials were a real legal practice. Pigs, rats and even insects were sometimes put on trial for crimes such as destroying crops or killing a child. They were assigned lawyers, witnesses were heard, and punishments could include execution or banishment, all under a religious worldview in which moral order applied to all creation.
Religious image of the day.
In the name of religion
2016, Syria, sectarian militias. Various Shia and Sunni Muslim militias committed atrocities during the civil war. Fighters justified actions as defending their branch of Islam, protecting shrines, and fighting heretics or unbelievers.
Fact
In Jainism, meditation is important, and Jainism uses reflection and concentration to purify the mind and reduce karmic attachment.
Male domination
Religion did not create male dominance but perfected its justification. Long before gods were written into books, societies were built around physical strength, inheritance, and control of reproduction. Religion entered this order and sanctified it so that what men already enforced socially became divinely mandated. The result was not guidance from above but confirmation from on high, for god, it turned out, agreed entirely with the interests of men.
Quote of the day
“You can safely assume that you have created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do.” Anne Lamott.
Ask the right question
If scriptures are morally perfect, why do they contain endorsements of slavery, child marriage or violent conquest?
Religious Crooks
Apollo Quiboloy is a Filipino religious leader who claims a unique divine status and built a large following and media network, facing serious allegations including financial exploitation and abuse while maintaining religious authority over members.
For more information, google the name.
Almost all of the crooks appearing in this section have their own wikipedia page.
Religion is supposed to bring morality but it also seem to bring a lot of crooks who take advantage of people.