Weird and Religious
In medieval Europe, people sometimes believed that the Devil could not cross running water. Bridges and rivers were therefore seen as spiritual boundaries, and some places were named after supposed encounters with the Devil being tricked at a crossing.
Religious image of the day.
In the name of religion
2011, Jos region in Nigeria. Clashes between Christian and Muslim communities led to massacres and village destruction. Both sides justified violence as protecting their faith groups, defending land seen as religiously tied, and avenging earlier killings.
Fact
In Sikhism, the Guru Granth Sahib is the sacred scripture, and Sikhism treats this text as the final and living Guru.
Sacred myths
If a god wrote the scriptures, the result is inexplicable. The creator of reality chose to communicate through error, contradiction, cruelty, and ambiguity, then punished humans for misunderstanding the message. This explanation demands far more faith than the alternative. That these texts were written by people trying to understand their world, justify their power, and impose order using the myths available to them.
Quote of the day
“Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent.” Epicurus.
Ask the right question
Why do moral insights often arise from secular philosophy and science rather than from new revelations?
Religious Crooks
Keith Raniere led NXIVM, a group framed in part with spiritual and self improvement language, and was convicted of racketeering and sex trafficking, with the organisation described as using quasi religious authority to control and exploit members.
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Every country in the world has its fair share of spiritual crooks.
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.