Weird and Religious
Some African Christian movements blend biblical stories with older local beliefs, including ideas about spirit possession, protective charms, and prophetic dreams. Churches may hold all night prayer sessions aimed at driving out spirits believed to cause everyday problems.
Religious image of the day.
In the name of religion
1618, Bohemia in central Europe. Early Thirty Years War violence followed religious and political confrontation between Protestant nobles and Catholic authority. Each side justified armed action as defending the true Christian faith and resisting religious oppression imposed by rival confessions.
Fact
In Shinto, life cycle events such as birth and marriage are often marked at shrines, and Shinto links these stages with blessing and protection.
Why religion survives
The most powerful factor in religion surviving is timing. Religion is taught early, before critical thinking develops and before alternatives exist. Children do not evaluate claims. They absorb them. When belief is introduced as fact by trusted adults, it bypasses scepticism entirely. By the time the child is capable of questioning it, the belief is no longer just an idea. It is part of their identity. Challenging it feels like self-harm rather than intellectual correction.
Quote of the day
“Religion is a culture of faith, science is a culture of doubt.” Richard Feynman.
Ask the right question
Why do different sects of the same religion accuse each other of serious error while using the same scripture?
Religious Crooks
Tony Quinn, an Irish spiritual teacher, led a movement where followers provided money and labour, with media investigations and former members describing a structure of financial exploitation and authoritarian control linked to his religious role.
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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.