World religions such as Christianity, Islam and Judaism all embody a traditional and sometimes bizarre set of animal sacrifice rituals in their holy texts. These practices, despite being borderline barbaric and not in keeping with modern ideas of animal welfare, are still in use today by religious communities all over the world, including in the most modern countries. Although it […]
Blood Sacrifice
*The Distinctive and Salvific Nature of Animal Sacrifice in Judaism Seminar: The History of Animals – Paul Rezkalla Professor Karl Appuhn
Animal Sacrifice and Blood Rituals in Traditional World Religions and in Satanism – Vexen Crabtree
Aztec Huitzilopochtli Myth and Revelation of Huitzilopochtli – Mark Cartwright
Huitzilopochtli (pron. Huit-zi-lo-pocht-li) or ‘Hummingbird of the South’ or ‘Blue Hummingbird on the Left’ was one of the most important deities in the Aztec pantheon and for the Méxica he was the supreme god. He was the god of the sun and war, considered the patron of the Aztec capital Tenochtitlán and associated with gold, warriors and rulers. His calendar name was […]
Human Sacrifice, the Talmud, and the Moloch Problem
No one today seriously suggests present-day Jews sacrifice children to Moloch. Moloch (sometimes spelled “Molech”) was an Old Testament god whom the Hebrews worshipped from time to time, and to whom they sacrificed their children. The Babylonian Talmud, however, still permits Jews to sacrifice children to Moloch — under certain conditions. LORD God Accepts Human […]
Blood Sacrifice (full article)
Historical pagan practices have also included ritual animal sacrifice and utilized animal parts within ritual and magic. Traditional religions such as Christianity inherited their attitude towards blood and animal sacrifice from pagan origins, such as the way in which the Abel and Cain story was copied from the Sumerian story of Enkimdu and Damuzi6. Neo-paganism, […]
Animal Sacrifice in World Religions
“One thing God really loves is the sweet stench of burned flesh. In fact, He loves it so much that there are several detailed passages in the Bible on just how to slaughter an animal, what to do with its blood and how to burn its remains just right – all according to God’s taste.” […]