Weird and Religious
The ancient Maya performed bloodletting rituals on themselves, including piercing tongues or genitals, because blood was thought to feed the gods and open portals to the spirit world. Pain was treated as a communication tool with the divine.
Religious image of the day.
In the name of religion
2014, Sinjar region in Iraq. Islamic State forces attacked Yazidi communities, killing men and enslaving women and children. The group justified actions through extremist doctrine labelling Yazidis as unbelievers, claiming religious permission for enslavement, forced conversion, and property seizure within a self declared caliphate.
Fact
In Zoroastrianism, religious identity has historical ties to Persian culture, and Zoroastrianism has influenced later religious traditions in the region.
Sacred flaws
Contradictions are everywhere. Events are retold differently. Laws change without explanation. God’s character shifts from merciful to murderous depending on context. Instructions conflict. Promises fail. Prophecies are retrofitted. Apologists call this depth or mystery. In any other book, it would be called poor editing. When a text claims perfection, inconsistency is not a minor flaw. It is fatal.
Quote of the day
“Every sensible man, every honest man, must hold the Christian sect in horror.” Voltaire.
Ask the right question
Why do religions promise answers to life biggest questions yet give mutually incompatible explanations?
Religious Crooks
Ann Lee, leader of the Shakers, claimed divine visions and authority, requiring followers to surrender property and live communally, with critics describing the system as one where religious devotion translated into total economic control.
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That was just a tiny case in a vast ocean of religious crooks.