Weird and Religious
In ancient Greece, people visited healing temples dedicated to Asclepius, where they slept in the temple hoping the god would appear in dreams and prescribe a cure. Priests then interpreted the dreams as medical advice.
Religious image of the day.
In the name of religion
1992, Ayodhya in India. A large Hindu nationalist crowd demolished the Babri Masjid, followed by deadly communal riots. Participants justified the act as reclaiming the birthplace of the god Rama and correcting a historic religious insult, framing violence as sacred restoration and defence.
Fact
In Islam, recitation of the Qur an in Arabic is central to worship, and Islam places value on memorisation and correct pronunciation of the text that is considered "revealed".
Religion and agriculture
When humans began to settle and agriculture emerged, belief systems changed in response to new dependencies. Land, seasons, and fertility became central to existence, and gods became specialised according to the needs of the moment. One governed rain, another crops, another birth, and another death, reflecting the growing complexity of human labour and the vulnerability of settled life to forces beyond control. Success now depended on coordination, patience, and long-term planning, and religion adapted by providing calendars, festivals, and rituals that synchronised human effort with agricultural cycles. The divine thus became a management tool for time, labour, and community.
Quote of the day
“Faith does not give you the answers, it just stops you asking the questions.” Frater Ravus.
Ask the right question
If humans were specially created, why does human DNA contain remnants of ancient viruses and the same genetic errors found in other animals?
Religious Crooks
José Luis de Jesús Miranda led a Puerto Rican based religious movement declaring himself a divine figure, raising large sums from followers while promoting extravagant displays of wealth that critics cited as evidence of religious grift.
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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.