Weird and Religious
The ancient Norse believed that warriors who died bravely in battle were chosen by Valkyries and taken to Valhalla, where they would fight each other daily, die, come back to life, and feast every night. Eternal life was imagined as an endless cycle of violence and eating.
Religious image of the day.
In the name of religion
2016, Syria, sectarian militias. Various Shia and Sunni Muslim militias committed atrocities during the civil war. Fighters justified actions as defending their branch of Islam, protecting shrines, and fighting heretics or unbelievers.
Fact
In Christianity, humility is valued, and Christianity presents modesty about one’s own importance as a virtue that reflects dependence on God.
Divine love
Humans have projected love onto gods, yet it is conditional love that resembles approval more than compassion. Divine love is withdrawn when rules are broken, favours insiders while excluding outsiders, and is generous only to the obedient while remaining merciless to the defiant. This is not love in any meaningful human sense but loyalty enforcement disguised as care. The language comforts believers, yet the structure controls them, turning affection into a system of surveillance and reward.
Quote of the day
“I do not believe in God because I do not believe in Mother Goose.” Clarence Darrow.
Ask the right question
If religion brings peace, why has it so often been linked to conflict when mixed with power?
Religious Crooks
Theodore McCarrick was a high ranking Catholic cardinal who was laicised after church investigations concluded he had sexually abused adults and minors, with findings that his senior religious position enabled misconduct over decades.
For more information, google the name.
Almost all of the crooks appearing in this section have their own wikipedia page.
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.