Weird and Religious
In parts of West Africa and the Caribbean, traditions developed in which spirits could “mount” a person during rituals. The person would shake, speak differently, or lose awareness, and this state was seen as a god or ancestor temporarily using a human body.
Religious image of the day.
In the name of religion
1947, Punjab and Bengal during the Partition of India. Mass killings, abductions, and forced migration accompanied the creation of India and Pakistan. Mobs and militias justified attacks as defending Sikh, Hindu, or Muslim communities, avenging wrongs, and securing territory for their religious group.
Fact
In Taoism, health practices developed, and Taoism includes breathing exercises, movement forms, and meditative techniques linked to balance and longevity.
Contradictions in religion
Religion presents itself as internally consistent and logically complete, yet it survives only by asking believers to hold mutually incompatible ideas at the same time. These contradictions are not minor theological quirks; they sit at the core of religious belief and cannot be resolved without abandoning either reason or honesty. The most common response is not to solve them but to normalise them, teaching believers that contradiction is mystery and confusion is depth. One of the clearest examples is the claim that god is all powerful and that everything happens according to god’s will while simultaneously insisting that god is not responsible for evil. If god controls all events, then god controls evil, and if god does not control evil, then god is not all powerful. There is no third option that preserves both claims.
Quote of the day
“Man will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest.” Denis Diderot.
Ask the right question
If a holy book is the final and perfect message, why would later generations need scholars to reinterpret or soften earlier rulings?
Religious Crooks
Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh led the Dera Sacha Sauda sect in India, presenting himself as a spiritual leader while amassing wealth and influence, and was later convicted of rape and murder, with critics describing his organisation as operating like a personality cult.
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Almost all of the crooks appearing in this section have their own wikipedia page.
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.