Weird and Religious
In parts of West Africa, the Yoruba tradition includes a god of iron, war, and technology called Ogun, who is believed to govern not only weapons but also modern tools such as cars and machinery. Road accidents are sometimes linked to displeasing Ogun, blending ancient belief with modern life.
Religious image of the day.
In the name of religion
1831, Virginia in the United States. Nat Turner led an enslaved uprising that killed dozens before being crushed. Turner said he acted under visions and biblical inspiration. Later reprisals were defended as protecting a Christian social order and preventing further divinely framed revolt.
Fact
In Hinduism, bhakti is a major path centred on devotion to a chosen deity, involving prayer, singing, ritual acts, and a personal emotional connection with the divine.
Bronze Age ruler
When a being said to govern galaxies behaves like a ruler from the Bronze Age, the explanation is not mystery but authorship. Humans wrote their fears, desires, and power structures into the heavens and then forgot that they had done so. Over centuries, the projection hardened into conviction and the reflection was mistaken for revelation.
Quote of the day
“Religion is an insult to human dignity. With or without it you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things.” Steven Weinberg.
Ask the right question
What reliable evidence shows that rebirth occurs, beyond personal stories that can also be explained by memory errors or suggestion?
Religious Crooks
Mary Baker Eddy founded Christian Science and promoted spiritual healing through her teachings and books, building a tightly controlled religious publishing structure that critics argued turned theology into a highly profitable, centrally managed enterprise.
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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.
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.