One of the things many find fascinating when they travel to other places is the religious beliefs they encounter. But even one of the Bible writers pointed out that self-examination is the first order of business. Why are you looking at the speck in your brother’s eye when you have a plank in your own? Abrahamic Read more
Posts Tagged ‘Superstition’
Hidden cave in Japan said to be ‘entrance to hell’
Thursday, May 25th, 2023Locals in a small village in Japan believe that a cave beneath a mountain is the entrance to hell. A news reporter, Seiji Nakazawa, learned about it from someone he met while traveling in the north of Japan. Despite numerous stories about the cavern, most people who recount them have never seen it firsthand. According Read more
Church does not condone getting weather forecast from onions
Monday, February 27th, 2023Every year on the evening of 24 January in Urbania, Italy, Emanuela Forlini separates out 12 wedges of an onion to use to make weather predictions for the year ahead. This night is chosen as the best time to read the onions as it was believed to hold some magic because St Paul received clear Read more
Christianity and ‘The Contemplative Tarot’
Thursday, September 15th, 2022Brittany Muller, the author of “The Contemplative Tarot: A Christian Guide to the Cards”, didn’t intend to invite Christianity back into her life when she began using tarot cards as part of her daily spiritual practice nearly a decade ago. As a teenager and a faithful Catholic, she had even been told that using the Read more
Superstition stops Mass
Monday, March 18th, 2019Superstition is delaying the first Mass of a newly ordained priest. He also faces social exclusion in his eastern Indian village as Catholics now consider him a “bad omen” after 11 of his close relatives died in a road accident on his ordination day. Read more
Some little known superstitions
Tuesday, June 21st, 2016We all know Friday 13 is believed by many to be a bad day to do business on But did you know lemon peels can help you predict if you’ll land a lover? Or that crazy things happen if you kiss your own elbow? Max Cryer’s new book, Superstitions and Why We Have Them was published in May tells you Read more
Sorcery – pastors and chiefs arrested after hangings in Vanuatu
Friday, November 21st, 2014
Police have arrested suspects on the island of Akaham in South Malekula in Vanuatu following the killing of two people over allegations of sorcery and witchcraft. Those arrested include church pastors and customary chiefs. According to the Daily Post, the Deputy Commissioner of Police, John Taleo, has described the killings as brutal and unlawful murders. Read more
Does the zodiac sign play a part in marriage
Friday, August 2nd, 2013What’s your sign? Does it matter? A team from the University of Manchester did a study in 2007 called “Ten million marriages: A test of astrological ‘love signs’”. They analyzed 10 million marriages, using census data from the U.K. and inferring astrological signs from couples’ birth dates. This research shows that astrological sign has no impact Read more
Cult practices may be be responsible for Fiji man’s death
Tuesday, July 24th, 2012
The death of a man earlier this year is being linked to the practices of a cult. It has been claimed the man was not allowed to visit a hospital even though he had been ill for several days. Ra provincial administrator Sitiveni Tavaga says that cult practices are still alive in some remote settlements Read more