Weird and Religious
In Ethiopia, the Beta Israel Jewish community preserved ancient religious practices for centuries in isolation, including unique interpretations of biblical law and ritual purity rules that differed from mainstream Judaism.
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 Sikhism, courage and willingness to defend justice are valued, and Sikhism includes a history of resisting oppression.
Sacred error
Truth must remain open to revision because evidence accumulates and understanding improves. A claim that cannot be questioned cannot be corrected. Science advances because it treats truth as provisional and revisable. Religion resists this because its authority depends on permanence. A clear example is the resistance to the idea that the Earth moves around the Sun. When early astronomers presented observations that contradicted long held scriptural interpretations placing Earth at the centre, religious authorities treated the claim as a threat to doctrine rather than a scientific question. Evidence from telescopes and planetary motion kept accumulating, yet acceptance was delayed because preserving theological certainty was given priority over adjusting beliefs to match observable reality.
When belief is frozen, error becomes sacred.
Quote of the day
“Religion is a crutch for people not strong enough to stand up to the unknown without help.” Jesse Ventura.
Ask the right question
If disbelief leads to punishment, is belief really a free choice or a coerced one?
Religious Crooks
Victor Kusi Boateng is a Ghanaian pastor and political religious figure whose finances and identity details became the subject of investigation, with controversy over how religious status intersected with money and influence.
For more information, google the name.
Almost all of the crooks appearing in this section have their own wikipedia page.
Religion is supposed to bring morality but it also seem to bring a lot of crooks who take advantage of people.