Weird and Religious
Certain Islamic traditions describe that on the Day of Judgement, death itself will be brought in the form of a ram and slaughtered in front of everyone. After that, death will no longer exist, and people will remain forever in either paradise or hell. Death is treated almost like a living being that can be killed.
Religious image of the day.
In the name of religion
2017, Marawi in the Philippines. Islamist Muslim militants seized parts of the city, leading to months of fighting. The group justified the uprising as establishing an Islamic caliphate in Southeast Asia, enforcing Islamic rule, and resisting a government seen as illegitimate.
Fact
In Sikhism, the founder Guru Nanak is the first in a line of ten Gurus, and Sikhism recognises these teachers as guiding the community in spiritual and ethical life.
Reality Check
Humans invented gods. They did so to explain what they did not understand, to control what frightened them, and to comfort themselves in the face of death and chaos. That invention grew into something vast and powerful, but size does not turn fiction into fact. The task now is not to reinterpret religion for modern tastes or to rescue it from its contradictions. The task is to recognise it for what it is and to move on.
Quote of the day
“Religion is based, I think, primarily and mainly upon fear.” Bertrand Russell.
Ask the right question
If a god values life, why design a natural world where extinction is common and most species that ever lived are gone?
Religious Crooks
Li Hongzhi founded Falun Gong, presenting spiritual teachings and exercises, while critics including former members and governments have accused the movement of opaque finances, strong internal control, and use of belief to secure labour and donations, though the group rejects such claims.
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Every country in the world has its fair share of spiritual crooks.
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.