article_snippet: This is an issue about scientific matters versus religious superstition.
article_snippet: It is not yet clear exactly what these concerns are, but Christian ministers have raised fears that this eclipse could signal the end of the world, or a judgement from God.
article_snippet: Some Hindu scriptures say that an eclipse makes believers impure.
article_snippet: And fundamentalists believe that fundamentalists need to bathe immediately after an eclipse and chant the name of God to overcome the forces of darkness.