Weird and Religious
In ancient Rome, priests known as augurs interpreted the will of the gods by watching birds. The direction of flight, their calls, and even how chickens ate grain could influence state decisions such as whether to go to war.
Religious image of the day.
In the name of religion
2018, Sri Lanka tensions. Sinhalese Buddhist extremist monks and mobs incited violence against Muslim communities, including riots and property destruction. Agitators justified actions as protecting Buddhism and the nation from perceived Islamic religious and cultural threat.
Fact
In Jainism, the soul is believed to exist in all forms of life, and Jainism holds that even very small organisms possess a living essence.
Violent domination
Violence aided religion's survival as much as persuasion. Successful religions often spread through conquest, coercion, and law rather than through reasoned agreement. Belief followed armies, not arguments. Temples and churches were raised in lands already conquered, and conversion became an act of submission rather than conviction. The gods of victors displaced those of the defeated, and over generations this erasure was rewritten as revelation rather than domination
Quote of the day
“What can be asserted without evidence can also be dismissed without evidence.” Christopher Hitchens.
Ask the right question
If religious law is timeless, why do believers quietly ignore many old rules while insisting others remain binding?
Religious Crooks
Prophet Bushiri style cases exist widely, and a separate example is Paseka Motsoeneng, known as Prophet Mboro, a South African pastor known for sensational miracle claims and paid spiritual services, widely criticised as exploiting belief for income.
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Every country in the world has its fair share of spiritual crooks.
If a real God existed, would he allow crooks to act on his behalf?