Weird and Religious
In ancient Greece, there were curse tablets where people scratched the names of enemies onto thin sheets of lead and buried them in graves or wells. They asked gods or spirits of the dead to harm rivals in love, business, or court cases. Religion functioned as a supernatural legal weapon.
Religious image of the day.
In the name of religion
2014, Syria and Iraq under Islamic State expansion. The group massacred Shia Muslims, Christians, and others, destroying shrines and churches. It justified killings and enslavement through extremist interpretations of Islam, claiming divine command to eliminate unbelief and establish a caliphate.
Fact
In Judaism, circumcision of male infants is a key sign of the covenant, and Judaism performs this ritual as an entry into the religious community.
Regulating behaviour
Pettiness exposes the human origin of Gods most clearly. Gods care deeply about clothing, diet, sexual habits, rituals, and words spoken in precise sequences, concerns that mirror the anxieties of the societies that produced them. These details reflect attempts to regulate behaviour, preserve identity, and enforce conformity through sacred justification. The universe has no interest in what humans eat or wear, but humans do, and their gods care because they do.
Quote of the day
“The greatest tragedy in mankind’s entire history may be the hijacking of morality by religion.” Arthur C. Clarke.
Ask the right question
Why do faith healings fail under controlled scientific testing?
Religious Crooks
Chandraswami was an Indian godman who mixed spiritual status with political influence, later linked to financial scandals and investigated in several cases involving fraud and illegal financial dealings.
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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.