Weird and Religious
Some Islamic traditions hold that a specific black stone set into the Kaaba in Mecca came down from paradise and was originally white but turned black because it absorbed the sins of humanity. Pilgrims try to kiss or touch it during pilgrimage, not because the stone itself is worshipped, but because it is linked to a sacred story about the beginning of human history.
Religious image of the day.
In the name of religion
1992 to 1995, Bosnia. Serb Orthodox, Croat Catholic, and Bosniak Muslim forces committed ethnic cleansing, sieges, and massacres. Religious identity markers were used to justify expulsion and killing, portraying war as defence of faith communities and sacred national heritage.
Fact
In Christianity, the practice of gathering on a regular day, often Sunday, is common, and Christianity sets aside time for worship, rest, and focus on spiritual life.
The Qu'ran and science
The Qur’an is often described as more compatible with science, yet that claim does not survive close inspection. The Qur’an presents creation in stages that are reinterpreted after scientific discoveries, never before them, and it portrays humans as created from clay or mud, a poetic image that loses all meaning once biology and chemistry are understood. Embryology is frequently cited as miraculous, but the descriptions reflect ancient Greek misunderstandings of development rather than modern science. Bones are said to form before flesh, which is incorrect. These are not insights beyond their time. They are errors inherited from it.
Quote of the day
“Religions are all alike, founded upon fables and mythologies.” Thomas Jefferson.
Ask the right question
Why do supernatural explanations shrink as scientific understanding grows?
Religious Crooks
Mitsuo Matayoshi was a Japanese political-religious claimant who presented himself as a divine figure and mixed spiritual authority with public fundraising and self promotion, drawing criticism that religious identity was used for personal platform building.
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Almost all of the crooks appearing in this section have their own wikipedia page.Every country in the world has its fair share of spiritual crooks.
Religion is supposed to bring morality but it also seem to bring a lot of crooks who take advantage of people.