Weird and Religious
Some medieval Christians believed in “corpse medicine.” Powder made from human skulls or fat from executed criminals was used as a cure, based on the idea that life force or spiritual power remained in the body.
Religious image of the day.
In the name of religion
1975, Lebanon civil war phase. Christian and Muslim militias attacked civilian neighbourhoods in sectarian cleansing campaigns. Leaders justified operations as protecting their religious communities, defending holy identity, and preventing domination by rival faith based factions.
Fact
In Confucianism, respect for tradition is strong, and Confucianism looks to the past for models of ethical and political order.
Practical superstitions
In the early days of small nomadic groups, belief was simple, local, and deeply connected to the surrounding environment. Animism made sense in a world where survival depended on intimate knowledge of nature and close observation of patterns that determined life or death. Animals, rivers, trees, and weather were treated as living agents because humans experienced them as unpredictable powers capable of sustaining or destroying. Spirits existed everywhere and nowhere, shaping existence without boundaries or hierarchy. There was no grand theology or sacred text, only a set of practical superstitions rooted in immediate need. Appeasement mattered more than conviction, and rituals were performed not as expressions of faith but as strategies to prevent harm and maintain balance in an uncertain world.
Quote of the day
“The world holds two classes of men, intelligent men without religion, and religious men without intelligence.” Abu al Ala al Ma arri.
Ask the right question
Why would a god reveal different and conflicting rules to different groups of people?
Religious Crooks
Apostle Johnson Suleman is a Nigerian televangelist known for miracle and prosperity preaching, frequently criticised for linking faith claims with large financial offerings and displays of wealth.
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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.