Promoting Science and Critical Thinking
Because I blog every day I find that I tend to fall into a pattern. About once a week I scan the news and list out items that happened during the past seven days that is utterly absurd and has been inspired by religious belief. Key Point 1: The list is not a suggestion or … Read more
When I highlight the weird religious news that illustrates the truly daft things that have been “inspired” then there are two inevitable responses … Most who believe will happily advise “They are not true Christians” It’s bloody depressing to see just how absurdly crazy and obnoxious many can be The first is perhaps firmly rooted … Read more
We inherit much from our cultural background, and also often accept such ideas without giving it too much thought. We often also take much of it with a pinch of salt and tend not to generally take it too seriously. There are however people who do deeply embrace religious beliefs as “truth” at a deep … Read more
Each week I throw a spotlight upon news items that qualify as weird religious news. Did people who are religious act with decency, integrity, and honour during the past seven days? Seriously yes, many did, but there were also those who were inspired by what they believe, and so they incarnated and manifested stupidity, intolerance, … Read more
Previously I’ve tended to highlight just three items of weird religious news that popped up in the news cycle during the past seven days, but starting last week, I’m now going in a different direction. So let’s see where it goes. Crossing The Line I was writing earlier in the week about Noah’s Ark and … Read more
For this weekly posting of weird religious news I usually pick just three items to highlight and then zoom in on those. This week I’ll do something slightly different. Instead I’ll give you a quick listing from various different sources to illustrate that religious weirdness is not simply running at a burn rate of just … Read more