Weird and Religious
Among the Dinka people of South Sudan, cattle are deeply woven into spiritual life. Cows are given personal names, songs are sung to them, and their colours and horn shapes can have ritual meaning. A person’s identity and spiritual world can revolve around their cattle as much as their family.
Religious image of the day.
In the name of religion
2003, Saudi Arabia. Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula carried out bombings against residential compounds. The group justified attacks as jihad against Western presence and un-Islamic rulers, promising religious reward for striking perceived enemies of Islam.
Fact
In Zoroastrianism, marriage and family life are valued, and Zoroastrianism encourages social stability and continuity.
Removing indulgence
Emotional resistance to evolution often appears as intellectual critique, but the discomfort is existential. If life was not designed for us, then the universe is not about us. If we were not planned, then responsibility rests with us alone. That is the real threat evolution poses to religion. It removes cosmic indulgence and replaces it with autonomy.
Quote of the day
“Priests dread the advance of science as witches do the approach of daylight.” Thomas Jefferson.
Ask the right question
If humans are uniquely created, why do we share so much DNA with other primates?
Religious Crooks
Moses David Coady offshoot leaders such as Karen Zerby continued leadership of The Family International, facing long standing accusations from ex members of financial and personal exploitation within a closed religious structure.
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If a real God existed, would he allow crooks to act on his behalf?