Weird and Religious
In ancient Rome, there was a festival called Saturnalia where normal social order was briefly reversed. Slaves could mock their masters, gambling was allowed, and public behaviour loosened. Religion created a scheduled period where rules were suspended under divine approval.
Religious image of the day.
In the name of religion
1991, Algeria civil conflict. Islamist groups targeted civilians, intellectuals, and foreigners during insurgency. Violence was justified as jihad to overthrow a secular state, enforce Islamic rule, and punish those seen as enemies of Islam.
Fact
In Jainism, strict self discipline is valued, and Jainism encourages control over desires, speech, and physical actions.
Why religion survives
One of the ways religion persists is through fear, which anchors it and makes it necessary. Fear of death, of punishment, of meaninglessness, of being wrong. Religion offers answers to these fears but also threatens consequences for rejection. Hell, judgement, loss of salvation, and divine anger keep belief in place long after confidence fades. The fear does not need to be conscious to function. It hums quietly beneath thought, discouraging honest reflection.
Quote of the day
“Religion is the masterpiece of the art of animal training, for it trains people as to how they shall think.” Arthur Schopenhauer.
Ask the right question
Why do different sects of the same religion accuse each other of serious error while using the same scripture?
Religious Crooks
Wayne Bent, also known as Michael Travesser, led a small apocalyptic Christian sect, claimed prophetic authority, and exercised strict control over followers’ lives and resources, later convicted on charges involving minors within the group.
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Almost all of the crooks appearing in this section have their own wikipedia page.Every country in the world has its fair share of spiritual crooks.
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.