I thought the liturgical tradition, with its vestments, rituals, rules, and customs, was the very thing Jesus had come to destroy. I intuited that what God wanted was a broken and contrite heart.

OMG OH MY GOD! is a time check for such blind faith in rituals and it exhorts the individual not to be caught in the web of deceit in the name of religion, as religion has become more a commercial ...

That the ritual involved no permanent shrine suggests ... One day, he was invited to a gathering of gods. As Daksha entered, proud and noble, all the gods rose. They joined their hands to salute ...

He set rules and regulations that defined human conduct, morality, and rituals ... On the plea of other gods and celestial beings, Shiva restored Daksha to life, replacing his severed head ...

In Siena, Italy, each neighbourhood asks God’s help for victory by blessing their horse in church prior to the city’s ritual horserace, the Palio. n Australia, Otto Campion wears the mask of ...

But the practice of invoking God’s weatherman abilities doesn't only happen in Spain. Special “rainmaking” rituals can be found throughout many cultures. Human history is speckled with ...