Weird and Religious
In parts of ancient China, early dynasties practised human sacrifice during royal burials. Servants, guards, or prisoners were killed to accompany a ruler into the afterlife. The dead king was expected to continue ruling in another realm and needed a court there as well.
Religious image of the day.
In the name of religion
1568 to 1648, parts of the Netherlands and German lands. Conflicts within the Eighty Years War and Thirty Years War saw massacres and destruction tied to Catholic and Protestant divisions. Violence was justified as defending correct doctrine, protecting believers, and ruling territories according to God’s will.
Fact
In Christianity, faith is considered essential, and Christianity teaches trust in God and in Jesus Christ as the basis for a restored relationship with God.
Gatekeeper
Religion has long acted as a gatekeeper of acceptable thought, deciding which questions may be asked and which must remain forbidden. The claim that belief deserves protection from scrutiny arose not from compassion but from control, because where belief governs law, education, gender roles, and punishment, criticism threatens the structure itself, and when argument fails, offence becomes a convenient shield.
Quote of the day
“Belief is not the beginning but the end of all knowledge.” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
Ask the right question
Why would an all powerful being require ritual worship, praise and submission from humans?
Religious Crooks
Apollo Quiboloy is a Filipino religious leader who claims a unique divine status and built a large following and media network, facing serious allegations including financial exploitation and abuse while maintaining religious authority over members.
For more information, google the name.
Every country in the world has its fair share of spiritual crooks.
Religion is supposed to bring morality but it also seem to bring a lot of crooks who take advantage of people.