Religious facts Archives

Mayan Kings Pierced Their Penises in a Blood Offering to Their Gods

Well, I can think of probably a million things better to do to please a god than this. The Mayan kings used to pierce their penises in a blood offering to their gods. Of course, this would be as painful as it sounds, but their willies weren't the only body ... Read More

8 Odd Religious Facts You Didn’t Know

Time for 8 quick but handy to know religious facts that you probably didn't know. Even if you aren't that religious, this list is sure to have something weird that you didn't know. 1 There Was No Year Zero Did you know there was no year 0? This is because the ... Read More

14 Papal Facts That Are a Little Disturbing

Facts 1 to 7 So, when it comes to Papal facts I bet a lot of you already think you know all there is to know. Well, all I can say is that there are a lot more facts about the office of Pope that you really should know. And ... Read More

Muhammad Has Been Hidden in South Park Opening Credits for Years

Muhammad has been in the South Park opening credits for years. Although the prophet of Islam isn't exactly front and center, he is there, and it's really a case of once seen, you will always see him. Sometimes the warriors of freedom are the most unlikely of people. In a lot ... Read More

England Banned Christmas in 1647

I have only one phrase to describe this action. Bah humbug. England banned Christmas in 1647! That's right, a Christian country which was under the rule of possibly the most puritan leadership that the country has ever experienced, banned one of the most holy days on the Christian calendar. What was ... Read More

Da Jesus Book is the Hawaiian Pidgin English Bible Translation

So I'm personally not that familiar with the Bible. It's not that I find the whole idea of a God disturbing, or a subject that I'd rather avoid, it's just if I was going to read a book I'd really prefer it to be something a little more entertaining. And ... Read More

Patron Saint of Internet Users and Computer Programmers is Saint Isidore of Seville

Would you believe that there is a patron saint of internet users and computer programmers? Yep, there sure is, it seems as though the reach of the Catholic is now becoming well entrenched into even the internet. Heck, the Pope even has a Twitter account, and gets mentioned frequently by the ... Read More

Superman Was Inspired by Moses, Not Jesus

Superman was inspired by Moses. You know the guy, he's the one from the Bible that parted the sea fleeing the Egyptians and collected the Ten Commandments. Sure, the Bible certainly makes him out to be the all round good guy, freeing an enslaved people and acting as a moral compass ... Read More

There Was Once a Thou Shalt Commit Adultery Typo in the Bible

Would you believe that there was once a thou shalt commit adultery typo in the Bible? Did you pick up the mistake? If you did you did a better job than some London printers who made the blunder a few centuries ago. Known as the Evil Bible due to this typo, ... Read More

Medieval Monks Copying Books Complained in the Margins

Many of the religious texts that we read today are the product of medieval monks copying books. As you can imagine, in a time before printing presses the only way to do such a job was by hand, literally copying word for word the text from another book. Could you imagine ... Read More