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
2017, Marawi in the Philippines. Islamist Muslim militants seized parts of the city, leading to months of fighting. The group justified the uprising as establishing an Islamic caliphate in Southeast Asia, enforcing Islamic rule, and resisting a government seen as illegitimate.
Fact
In Islam, jizya was a historical tax applied in certain Islamic states to non Muslim communities under Muslim rule, and Islam linked this payment to state protection and exemption from military service within that legal system.
The reader's fault
A religious apologist is an individual who engages in the systematic defense, justification, and explanation of religious doctrines, faith, and beliefs, often using logic, scripture, philosophy, and historical evidence. One of the clearest signs of apologetics at work is its dependence on human authority. Apologists often claim that misunderstanding lies with the reader, not the text, a convenient but incoherent defence. A message intended for all humanity, delivered in human language, that consistently produces confusion, violence, and contradiction cannot be called clear. Blaming readers across centuries and cultures does not rescue the message. It condemns it and exposes its human origin.
Quote of the day
“Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature.” Karl Marx.
Ask the right question
Why would a just god create people knowing many would be born into the wrong religion and risk eternal punishment?
Religious Crooks
Moses David Coady offshoot leaders such as Karen Zerby continued leadership of The Family International, facing long standing accusations from ex members of financial and personal exploitation within a closed religious structure.
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Today we took a look at yet another religious crook but there are hundreds of thousands of them. You could spend a lifetime researching the topic.