Weird and Religious
During the European witch trials, animals called “familiars” were believed to be demons in disguise helping witches. A pet cat, toad, or even a fly could be presented in court as evidence of a pact with the Devil.
Religious image of the day.
In the name of religion
2016, Syria, sectarian militias. Various Shia and Sunni Muslim militias committed atrocities during the civil war. Fighters justified actions as defending their branch of Islam, protecting shrines, and fighting heretics or unbelievers.
Fact
In Sikhism, superstition and empty ritual are discouraged, and Sikhism emphasises sincere devotion and ethical living over external display.
Redefining God
Faced with contradictions, scientific refutation, and moral embarrassment, many modern believers no longer defend the god their scriptures describe. They quietly replace him. God becomes energy, love, consciousness, the universe, the ground of being, or something intentionally undefined. By redefining god into abstraction, believers quietly concede the central argument against religion. They admit that the god of scripture cannot survive scrutiny. They abandon miracles, interventions, and divine law while insisting that belief remains intact. What survives is not religion in any meaningful sense. It is sentiment disguised as theology. This move also removes accountability. A vague god cannot be responsible for suffering or injustice. He cannot be blamed for harmful commands or oppressive rules. He has no opinions, so he cannot be accused of cruelty. This is convenient but costly, for a god without character cannot ground morality, offer guidance, or justify obedience. He becomes irrelevant.
Quote of the day
“A superstition is a premature explanation that overstays its time.” George Iles.
Ask the right question
If scriptures are morally perfect, why do they contain endorsements of slavery, child marriage or violent conquest?
Religious Crooks
Asaram Bapu is an Indian Hindu guru who built a large following and network of ashrams, later convicted of rape, with long standing accusations that his religious status was used to exploit devotees.
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Every country in the world has its fair share of spiritual crooks.
History tells us that wherever fools gathered, there was always a religious crook to take advantage of them. The best way to stop the crooks is not to be a fool.