Weird and Religious
In parts of India, there have been temples where rats are treated as sacred and allowed to roam freely. Devotees feed them milk and grain, and eating food that a rat has nibbled can be considered a blessing rather than a health risk.
Religious image of the day.
In the name of religion
1536 to 1541, Cuzco region of Peru. Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire involved battles, executions, and repression of resistance alongside forced Christianisation. Conquest was framed as spreading the true faith, ending idolatry, and exercising divine authority granted to Christian rulers and missionaries.
Fact
In Sikhism, superstition and empty ritual are discouraged, and Sikhism emphasises sincere devotion and ethical living over external display.
Prophets
Prophets are not evidence of divine intervention. They are evidence of how belief concentrates power. Whether liars, lunatics, or sincere self-deceivers, their stories tell us far more about human psychology and social dynamics than about any external reality. God was always on their side because god was speaking with their voice. Or perhaps the voice behind the prophet never existed.
Quote of the day
“The way to see by faith is to shut the eye of reason.” Benjamin Franklin.
Ask the right question
If prayer works, why do large scale studies show no measurable difference in outcomes?
Religious Crooks
Shin Ok-ju led the Grace Road Church movement linked to Fiji, presenting prophetic authority and was later convicted in South Korea for abuse of followers, with reports including coercion and mistreatment within a closed religious setting.
For more information, google the name.
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.
History tells us that wherever fools gathered, there was always a religious crook to take advantage of them. The best way to stop the crooks is not to be a fool.