What are the ten strangest religions in the world?

in #religion5 years ago

These religions or beliefs have followers who may be in the hundreds or even tens of millions, and what distinguishes them from other religions is that they are very strange, and their teachings sometimes close to insanity.

1- The Raelism religion :

This religion is based on the principle of the connection of humans to space objects, founded by the journalist specialized in the sport of motor racing Claude Fourelon in Paris, France in 1974.

Is the largest religion of space beings in the world. According to Vorillon, he met the space creatures in 1974 and revealed to him their secret. In 1975 they returned again and took Furelon with them to their planet, and then returned to earth, asking him to spread their words among humans.

The secret according to this religion is that the space creatures «the Elohim» created the earth, and that all of humanity known in the form of gods and angels, and that was the reason for the existence of all religions. In other words, all the prophets and messengers of different faiths are space creatures.

2- The Maradona Church - Iglesia Maradoniana :

Diego Maradona is a legend in the world of football. It is known that the relationship of football fans with their favorite stars may amount to worship, at least metaphorically, but things are completely different with Maradona. More than a million people in 60 countries around the world worship him.

The beginning was from the city of Rosario in Argentina when a church and religion were founded on his name on 30 October 1998.

This religion considers Maradona to be a picture of God on Earth, or God himself. It has 10 commandments and festivals of its own and its evaluation begins from the date of the birth of Maradona.

The first is Maradona's New Year's Day; the date of the birth of Mardin; the second is the celebration of the defeat of England against Argentina on June 22 of each Public.

3- Om Shinrikyo -mmu Shinriky :

After a pilgrimage to the Himalayas, by Japanese Chizu Matsumu, who had severe visual impairment, he returned "enlightened" claiming that he embodied a Hindu god named Shiva, changed his name to Shoko Asahara in 1987 and called his group Om Shinrikyo, 'Ohm' symbolizes one of the sacred Hindu symbols, while the word 'Shinrikyo' means absolute truth.

He believes that he is the "lamb of the Lord" and that his mission is to purge his followers of sins and that they are the only sect that will survive a nuclear war to come. It was classified as a terrorist group after its establishment in 1995; spreading poisonous sarin gas in five train tunnels, A person who assassinated a lawyer and plotted numerous assassination attempts.

4- The religion of Jadai-Jediism :

When George Lucas wrote in Starr's film, "Do not be strong with you," he never thought she would become a religion. This religion began to appear in 2008, and was preached by Daniel and Barney Jones. It has a general rule based on mental and physical health, fitness and kindness, but the mechanism of implementation and methods of worship are left to the followers. Believing that power is a reality, that annihilation is a human trait, believers need to beware of the dark side of power that might lead them to hatred, and thus suffering.

5- Vampire religion - Vampirism :

Though dubious as a religion, and described it as closer to the community, followers of this religion emphasize that they follow one belief, and they have a church is described as the temple of vampires. Believe that vampire is the evolving model of human beings, and that the value of the individual is more important and valuable than groups or tribes and even nations.

Their goal is to combat everything that limits the freedom of the individual, thus giving members the power to control their lives. Some members are vampires in terms of clothing and behavior only, but there is a class that drinks the blood of humans or animals.

6- Movement of Rastafarianism:

A spiritual ideological movement that originated in Jamaica in 1930. They believe that the Ethiopian Emperor Hellaslasi is God of all, and that he is part of the Holy Trinity, as Christ mentioned in the Bible.

Their aim is to restore pride to African identity, which has suffered greatly because of colonialism. The strands of poetry are closely linked to religion, their power and their distinctiveness. Has been widely seen thanks to singer Bob Marley, and their reggae music.

For them the world is Zion and Babylon, the first expresses the virtuous city of Africa, and they are "the chosen people of God"; the second embodies the despotic Western civilization, the white race. They regard the Pope as the embodiment of Satan on earth, and therefore he must be killed.

7-The religion of Cao Dai :

Din Kawa Dai is associated with the divine eye which is their symbol, the founder of religion was a servant in the temple, claimed to have received messages from God at a time when the country was under French colonialism. He was asked to establish a religion that would unite all religions under one roof. Therefore, it is possible to find pictures of all the messengers and prophets of different faiths in their temples.

Believe that there are 36 levels of the Commission, that the Earth is only 4 sites from hell, and believe that all planets in the universe are inhabited. Their religious practice is organized and based on non-violence, as they pray constantly and routinely.

8- Nation of Yahweh - Nation of Yahweh:

An African-American religion, founded in 1979 by Holon Mitchell in Miami, which later changed its name to 'Yaoui', the Lord. Their goal is to return to Africa, which is the Promised Land. According to a recorded account of Yahweh, Jerusalem is heresy, and the Holy Land is wherever he chooses.

Zionist movements are very similar in terms of fanaticism, and they consider that they are the "sons of Zion" of this world, and that all humanity is inferior to them. They have faced many legal calls in America because of their racism because, according to their teachings, the white race represents the devil ... and Satan must be killed.

9-Prince Philip Movement :

The Vanuatu tribes in the South Pacific believe that Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, is a god. He descends from their origins, and his spirit is the spirit of the spirits of their forefathers. According to the novel, Philip is the son of the spirit of the mountain, born with white skin; to travel abroad and marry the world's most powerful woman. This religion began in 1950, and became more widespread in 1974, after the prince visited the tribes, and was able to control the population remotely, and make sure that he is really the son of the spirit of the mountain.

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