Weird and Religious
Among the ancient Aztecs, human sacrifice was not seen as cruelty but as a cosmic duty. They believed the sun needed nourishment in the form of human hearts and blood to continue rising each day. Without these rituals, they thought the world itself would end.
Religious image of the day.
In the name of religion
2014, Peshawar in Pakistan. Islamist Muslim Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan gunmen attacked a school, killing many children and staff. The group justified the massacre as revenge against the army and part of jihad, claiming even children of soldiers were legitimate targets.
Fact
In Christianity, love of neighbour is a major command, and Christianity teaches caring for others, including enemies, as a reflection of God’s love.
Myth as fact
Truth, when it matters, must be testable or logically defensible. A claim about reality should be demonstrable through observation, measurement, or a sound chain of reasoning grounded in known facts. If this cannot be done, the honest position is not belief, but uncertainty. Saying we do not know is not weakness. It is intellectual discipline. One of religion’s defining failures is its refusal to occupy that middle ground.
Between true and false there is a vital third position. We do not know. This position keeps inquiry alive. It invites investigation rather than obedience. Religion rejects it because uncertainty undermines authority. A god who admits ignorance would lose power. As a result, religion presents speculation as knowledge and myth as fact, insisting on answers where none exist
Quote of the day
“Faith does not give you the answers, it just stops you asking the questions.” Frater Ravus.
Ask the right question
If sacred stories are meant to teach moral lessons, why are many of the heroes morally questionable by modern standards?
Religious Crooks
Johann Tetzel was a Dominican friar in the 16th century known for aggressively selling indulgences, promising spiritual benefits in exchange for money, a practice widely condemned at the time as a corrupt abuse of religious authority.
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.
Today we took a look at yet another religious crook but there are hundreds of thousands of them. You could spend a lifetime researching the topic.