Weird and Religious
The Jain religion teaches such strict nonviolence that some monks sweep the ground in front of their feet to avoid stepping on insects and wear cloth over their mouths to avoid inhaling tiny life forms. Farming was traditionally discouraged because it kills organisms in the soil.
Religious image of the day.
In the name of religion
2013, Nairobi in Kenya. Islamist Muslim group Al Shabaab attacked the Westgate shopping centre, killing shoppers. The group said the assault was retaliation for Kenyan military action in Somalia and framed it as jihad against non Muslims and their supporters.
Fact
In Zoroastrianism, marriage and family life are valued, and Zoroastrianism encourages social stability and continuity.
The darkness of faith
Faith demands submission of the mind, and religion calls that submission virtue. In practice, it is surrender. When faith is celebrated, questioning becomes dangerous and obedience becomes sacred. That is the point at which reason dies, not through argument lost but through curiosity forbidden. A belief that cannot endure scrutiny deserves none of its protections. Faith does not deepen understanding, it ends it. It does not open the mind, it closes it and then praises the darkness for its tranquillity.
Quote of the day
“A superstition is a premature explanation that overstays its time.” George Iles.
Ask the right question
Why do faith healings fail under controlled scientific testing?
Religious Crooks
Hogen Fukunaga led Ho No Hana Sanpogyo in Japan, claiming foot reading spiritual powers, later convicted of fraud after authorities said followers were pressured into paying large sums for supposed spiritual diagnoses.
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Throughout history and still to this day, there has never been a shortage of religious leaders who were not always following their own spiritual advice.