Weird and Religious
There is a belief in Islam that every human being has a personal jinn companion called a qarin. This unseen being is said to whisper suggestions and temptations throughout a person’s life. The idea presents inner thoughts and impulses as partly influenced by an invisible parallel creature.
Religious image of the day.
In the name of religion
2017, Marawi in the Philippines. Islamist Muslim militants seized parts of the city, leading to months of fighting. The group justified the uprising as establishing an Islamic caliphate in Southeast Asia, enforcing Islamic rule, and resisting a government seen as illegitimate.
Fact
In Shinto, sacred objects called talismans are used, and Shinto treats these items as carrying spiritual protection.
Certainty over Evidence
Modern culture is saturated with opinions presented as facts and feelings elevated to authority. The speed and volume of information have made it easier than ever to circulate claims without verification. People increasingly accept what aligns with their existing beliefs and reject what challenges them. This tendency did not originate with social media. Religion normalised it centuries earlier. Faith taught people to trust internal certainty over external evidence and to treat doubt as moral failure rather than intellectual caution.
Quote of the day
“Religions are all alike, founded upon fables and mythologies.” Thomas Jefferson.
Ask the right question
Why do moral instincts such as empathy appear in social animals that have no religion?
Religious Crooks
T. B. Joshua was a Nigerian televangelist and faith healer who built a large international ministry, widely accused by critics and former members of staged healings and financial exploitation, while maintaining a devoted following.
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.
History tells us that wherever fools gathered, there was always a religious crook to take advantage of them. The best way to stop the crooks is not to be a fool.