Weird and Religious
In Shinto belief in Japan, natural features such as rocks, trees, and waterfalls can be treated as the dwelling places of spirits. Sacred ropes are tied around certain trees or stones to mark them as spiritually inhabited.
Religious image of the day.
In the name of religion
2001, Gujarat, India, post earthquake tensions. Some Hindu extremist groups attacked Christian missionaries and churches. Perpetrators justified violence as protecting Hindu society from conversion and defending the nation’s religious identity.
Fact
In Sikhism, courage and willingness to defend justice are valued, and Sikhism includes a history of resisting oppression.
The apologetics industry
Religions like to claim that their core truths are obvious, eternal, and divinely protected, yet if that were true, they would not require an entire industry devoted to explaining what god really meant. Apologetics exists because belief cannot survive contact with reality unaided. It is not a supplement to faith but a repair mechanism, and the very act of defending religion is evidence that it is failing.
Quote of the day
“Nothing is so firmly believed as what we least know.” Michel de Montaigne.
Ask the right question
If sacred history is essential, why is archaeological evidence so often unclear or contradictory?
Religious Crooks
David Berg founded the Children of God movement, later called The Family International, promoting radical religious teachings while encouraging followers to surrender money and, according to former members, using sexuality and spiritual pressure as tools of control.
For more information, google the name.
Every country in the world has its fair share of spiritual crooks.
Today we took a look at yet another religious crook but there are hundreds of thousands of them. You could spend a lifetime researching the topic.