Weird and Religious
In medieval Christianity, pieces of saints’ bodies were treated as powerful objects. Churches claimed to possess multiple skulls or bones of the same saint, sometimes more body parts than one person could physically have had. Pilgrims still travelled long distances to see them.
Religious image of the day.
In the name of religion
1692, Glencoe in the Scottish Highlands. Government soldiers killed members of Clan MacDonald after a delayed loyalty oath amid sectarian tension. Though political, it was partly justified as enforcing a Protestant settlement and suppressing rebellion associated with Catholic and Jacobite loyalties.
Fact
In Confucianism, moral cultivation is essential, and Confucianism encourages individuals to develop virtue through learning and self discipline.
When truth is no the priority
Religion can have real and sometimes powerful effects on those who embrace it, even though its foundational claims are false. These effects vary according to individual temperament, cultural context, and circumstance, yet they are not imaginary. For those who view life chiefly as a matter of survival, routine, reproduction, and social stability, religion supplies a ready-made structure that carries them from birth to death with minimal friction. It offers answers, order, and reassurance without demanding comprehension. For those who seek truth or an accurate picture of existence, this structure quickly reaches its limits, but for many, truth is not the priority.
Quote of the day
“Religions are all alike, founded upon fables and mythologies.” Thomas Jefferson.
Ask the right question
Why do religious revivals and movements follow social and psychological patterns that can be studied scientifically?
Religious Crooks
Prophet Uebert Angel is a Zimbabwean born preacher operating internationally, associated with prosperity theology and miracle claims, later linked to financial investigations, with critics arguing that spiritual authority and wealth accumulation are closely tied.
For more information, google the name.
Almost all of the crooks appearing in this section have their own wikipedia page.
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.