Weird and Religious
Among the ancient Israelites, a ritual described a “scapegoat” onto which the sins of the community were symbolically placed before it was driven into the wilderness. The idea that guilt could be transferred onto an animal became a lasting metaphor in many cultures.
Religious image of the day.
In the name of religion
1921, Malabar region in India. The Moplah Rebellion saw Muslim peasants attack Hindu landlords and others amid anti colonial unrest. Some rebels framed actions as religious struggle, invoking jihad language, while authorities and victims viewed violence as sectarian aggression.
Fact
In Zoroastrianism, the soul is judged after death, and Zoroastrianism describes a crossing where a person’s deeds determine their fate.
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
“The Bible is a book that has been read more and examined less than any book that ever existed.” H. L. Mencken.
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
Shoko Asahara founded the Japanese group Aum Shinrikyo, presenting himself as a spiritual master while building a secretive organisation that extorted followers for money and carried out criminal activities, culminating in the Tokyo subway attack.
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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.