Weird and Religious
Some West African traditions include the idea that twins are spiritually powerful. In certain cultures, if a twin dies, a small carved figure is made to represent the lost child. The figure is washed, fed, and carried by the mother as though it were alive.
Religious image of the day.
In the name of religion
1915, Ottoman Empire, Armenian regions. Armenian Christians were deported and killed in mass atrocities. Perpetrators portrayed Armenians as traitors and outsiders, using Muslim identity politics and wartime religious division to justify removal of a Christian minority.
Fact
In Hinduism, life is often viewed as moving through stages, beginning with education, followed by family and work responsibilities, then gradual withdrawal from worldly focus, and finally deeper spiritual concentration.
Different approach
Science welcomes the unknown and does not fear gaps in knowledge but identifies them as problems to be solved, treating the unknown not as sacred but as provisional, since every unanswered question is an invitation to investigate rather than an altar to kneel before, while religion does the opposite by declaring the unknown off limits and calling that declaration wisdom.
Quote of the day
“Faith means not wanting to know what is true.” Friedrich Nietzsche.
Ask the right question
How can reincarnation fit with the growing human population unless new souls are constantly being created?
Religious Crooks
José Luis de Jesús Miranda led a Puerto Rican based religious movement declaring himself a divine figure, raising large sums from followers while promoting extravagant displays of wealth that critics cited as evidence of religious grift.
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Every country in the world has its fair share of spiritual crooks.
Religion is supposed to bring morality but it also seem to bring a lot of crooks who take advantage of people.