Weird and Religious
In early Japan, there are legends of hitobashira, or “human pillars,” where people were supposedly buried alive at the base of bridges or castles to appease spirits and ensure the stability of the structure. Whether all accounts are historical or partly mythical, the belief shows a link between construction and sacrifice.
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 Christianity, humility is valued, and Christianity presents modesty about one’s own importance as a virtue that reflects dependence on God.
Why religion survives
Religion does not persists because it answers questions well. It persists because it implants itself into early childhood, embeds itself deeply, and defends itself fiercely. Truth does not need protection. It survives any examination. Religion survives by avoiding it.
Religion is not primarily an idea. It is a social habit transmitted through generations, reinforced by fear, belonging, and repetition, and disguised as eternal truth. Once this is seen clearly, its endurance loses its mystery. The question is no longer why religion survives, but why anyone would expect habit, fear, and identity to produce truth at all.
Quote of the day
“Religion is comparable to a childhood neurosis.” Sigmund Freud.
Ask the right question
Why do end times predictions repeatedly fail across many religions and centuries?
Religious Crooks
Efraín Ríos Montt is more political, so instead take Efrain Rios Montt style cases out and use José Mercau, a self proclaimed Catholic mystic in Argentina, who was convicted of sexual abuse after presenting himself as a spiritual healer with special powers.
For more information, google the name.
Almost all of the crooks appearing in this section have their own wikipedia page.
That was just a tiny case in a vast ocean of religious crooks.