Weird and Religious
There are hadith in Islam that state a fly has disease on one wing and cure on the other, and that if it falls into a drink, it should be fully dipped before being removed. The idea treats a common insect as carrying both harm and remedy in a balanced way.
Religious image of the day.
In the name of religion
1984, Punjab, India aftermath. Following Operation Blue Star, Sikh bodyguards assassinated Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. The killing was justified by the attackers as revenge for damage to the Golden Temple and defence of Sikh faith and honour.
Fact
In Zoroastrianism, good thoughts, good words, and good deeds form a basic ethical formula, and Zoroastrianism links moral choice directly to spiritual outcome.
Redefining God
Faced with contradictions, scientific refutation, and moral embarrassment, many modern believers no longer defend the god their scriptures describe. They quietly replace him. God becomes energy, love, consciousness, the universe, the ground of being, or something intentionally undefined. God as love is a common refuge. Love, however, is a human emotion with biological roots and psychological mechanisms. It requires minds, brains, and nervous systems. To say god is love does not explain love or identify a being. It renames a feeling and calls it divine. This definition removes god’s agency, intention, and personality while keeping the emotional comfort of the word. It does not preserve belief. It empties it.
Quote of the day
“Religion is a by product of fear and ignorance.” Paul Kurtz.
Ask the right question
Why do moral insights often arise from secular philosophy and science rather than from new revelations?
Religious Crooks
Gerald Gardner helped found modern Wicca and positioned himself as a key authority on ancient witchcraft traditions, while critics have argued he blended invention, selective history, and personal leadership in ways that brought him status, influence, and financial benefit through books and initiations.
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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.