Weird and Religious
Some Native American traditions include stories of trickster gods who lie, cheat, and behave foolishly. These figures were not purely evil but showed that the sacred world included chaos, humour, and moral lessons delivered through absurd behaviour.
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 Zoroastrianism, the end of time includes a final renewal, and Zoroastrianism teaches that evil will ultimately be defeated and creation restored.
Religious thinking
One of religion’s most corrosive habits is certainty about the unknowable. It does not merely claim to have answers. It claims to have final answers. Where honest inquiry would stop at we do not know, religion inserts confidence. This confidence is not earned. It is asserted. The believer is rewarded not for accuracy, but for conviction. Over time, this trains a way of thinking in which feeling certain becomes more important than being correct. This way of thinking does not remain confined to theology. It spreads. People accustomed to accepting claims without evidence become comfortable doing so elsewhere. They learn to defend belief rather than examine it. They learn to treat challenge as hostility. This is what can be called religious thinking, a cognitive style that prioritises intuition, loyalty, and identity over verification. It is no coincidence that populations with strong religious conditioning are often more susceptible to misinformation, conspiracy, and denial of scientific consensus.
Quote of the day
“The Church says the earth is flat, but I know that it is round.” Galileo Galilei, reflecting conflict with religious authority.
Ask the right question
If revelation is clear, why do legal and moral systems based on scripture require endless interpretation?
Religious Crooks
Naasón Joaquín García, leader of La Luz del Mundo church in Mexico, was arrested and later convicted in the United States on charges related to sexual abuse of minors, with prosecutors stating that his religious status enabled access and control over victims.
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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.