Weird and Religious
In Japan, there are Buddhist temples that hold memorial services for broken objects such as needles and even dolls. The idea is that objects have a kind of spiritual presence, and throwing them away without respect could be improper. Old dolls are sometimes burned in rituals rather than discarded as rubbish.
Religious image of the day.
In the name of religion
2018, Burkina Faso. Islamist militants attacked churches and Christian villages. Groups justified violence as jihad, targeting Christians and local Muslims who cooperated with the state, aiming to impose their version of Islamic rule.
Fact
In Christianity, hope plays a central role, and Christianity teaches confidence in God’s promises even in suffering or uncertainty.
The reader's fault
A religious apologist is an individual who engages in the systematic defense, justification, and explanation of religious doctrines, faith, and beliefs, often using logic, scripture, philosophy, and historical evidence. One of the clearest signs of apologetics at work is its dependence on human authority. Apologists often claim that misunderstanding lies with the reader, not the text, a convenient but incoherent defence. A message intended for all humanity, delivered in human language, that consistently produces confusion, violence, and contradiction cannot be called clear. Blaming readers across centuries and cultures does not rescue the message. It condemns it and exposes its human origin.
Quote of the day
“When one person suffers from a delusion, it is called insanity. When many people suffer from a delusion it is called religion.” Robert M. Pirsig.
Ask the right question
How did language diversity arise so suddenly in stories like the Tower of Babel without leaving any linguistic or archaeological trace?
Religious Crooks
Chandraswami was an Indian godman who mixed spiritual status with political influence, later linked to financial scandals and investigated in several cases involving fraud and illegal financial dealings.
For more information, google the name.
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.