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Genis
Learned Scribe
USA
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 Posted - 07 Aug 2006 : 17:57:57
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| actually your probably right if you get a group together and set some organization and have rituals and at least look legitimate im sure you could get recognized ...i mean thats how things like jahavas witness and stuff started right? a bunch of crazy people with an idea? |
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GothicDan
Master of Realmslore
USA
1103 Posts |
Posted - 07 Aug 2006 : 18:55:37
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| Most religions start with a bunch of crazy people with an idea. ;) |
Planescape Fanatic
"Fiends and Undead are the peanut butter and jelly of evil." - Me
"That attitude should be stomped on, whenever and wherever it's encountered, because it makes people holding such views bad citizens, not just bad roleplayers (considering D&D was structured as a 'forced cooperation' game, and although successive editions are pointing it more and more towards a me-first, min-max game, the drift away from 'we all need each other to succeed' will at some point make it 'no longer' D&D)." - ED GREENWOOD |
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Wandering_mage
Senior Scribe
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Posted - 07 Aug 2006 : 18:58:58
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Originally posted by GothicDan
Most religions start with a bunch of crazy people with an idea. ;)
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Jorkens
Great Reader
Norway
2950 Posts |
Posted - 07 Aug 2006 : 18:59:12
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Much like a scientific idea.
A religion is about faith and serving peoples spiritual needs; the question of real/unreal is mainly of importance to those outside of the faith. |
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FridayThe13th
Learned Scribe
USA
132 Posts |
Posted - 07 Aug 2006 : 19:04:15
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Originally posted by GothicDan
Most religions start with a bunch of crazy people with an idea. ;)
Quite correct, everyone did think Jesus was mad when he started Christianity.
So go ahead and start your own religion, just watch out for those Evangelicals |
"The Lady of Pain? You mean Loviatar runs this place?"
-- Torilian Prime
"You guys should seriously rename yourselves The Horny Society, you popularity would soar."
-- A miscillaneous Kender to a member of the Horned Society
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GothicDan
Master of Realmslore
USA
1103 Posts |
Posted - 07 Aug 2006 : 19:08:54
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My religion is Danielism.
I shall write the Book of Daniel.. Wait, crap! Too late! |
Planescape Fanatic
"Fiends and Undead are the peanut butter and jelly of evil." - Me
"That attitude should be stomped on, whenever and wherever it's encountered, because it makes people holding such views bad citizens, not just bad roleplayers (considering D&D was structured as a 'forced cooperation' game, and although successive editions are pointing it more and more towards a me-first, min-max game, the drift away from 'we all need each other to succeed' will at some point make it 'no longer' D&D)." - ED GREENWOOD |
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Faraer
Great Reader
3308 Posts |
Posted - 07 Aug 2006 : 19:09:10
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Originally posted by Torkael
So technically, if a number of people believe in a faith that's supposedly fictional and can prove they actually practice it's teachings, they are officially seen by the goverment as believers of that faith?
The people who assemble national censuses are civil servants working for politicians. They don't give a damn whether an existent political entity used to be fictional. |
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Genis
Learned Scribe
USA
226 Posts |
Posted - 07 Aug 2006 : 20:07:20
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| lol if my name is daniel am i an automatic danielist? |
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GothicDan
Master of Realmslore
USA
1103 Posts |
Posted - 07 Aug 2006 : 20:56:42
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| You are an Apprentice to the Outer Mysteries of Danielism. |
Planescape Fanatic
"Fiends and Undead are the peanut butter and jelly of evil." - Me
"That attitude should be stomped on, whenever and wherever it's encountered, because it makes people holding such views bad citizens, not just bad roleplayers (considering D&D was structured as a 'forced cooperation' game, and although successive editions are pointing it more and more towards a me-first, min-max game, the drift away from 'we all need each other to succeed' will at some point make it 'no longer' D&D)." - ED GREENWOOD |
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Mace Hammerhand
Great Reader
Germany
2296 Posts |
Posted - 07 Aug 2006 : 22:10:02
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| Jedi is a nice religion... fits the bill...epic struggle of good vs evil, got people performing miracles, son and father who save the world, a nice afterlife if you were a good person... it's got everything a religion needs. |
Mace's not so gentle gamer's journal My rants were harmless compared to this, beware! |
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Dargoth
Great Reader
Australia
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Archwizard
Learned Scribe
USA
266 Posts |
Posted - 08 Aug 2006 : 06:38:34
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| Bah, true Trekkies wouldn't be taken in by the gloomy S&M glitz of the Borg. The teachings of Sarek all the way. IDIC |
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Torkael
Acolyte
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Posted - 08 Aug 2006 : 07:34:30
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| Crazy people... Our tabletop group often 'pray' to She of Twenty Faces when making d20 rolls. Does that count? |
"No, I will not create a song dedicated to dancing dwarves. Especially dwarves worshipping Eilistraee." - Tenasa the bard |
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Dargoth
Great Reader
Australia
4607 Posts |
Posted - 08 Aug 2006 : 07:45:33
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Originally posted by Torkael
Crazy people... Our tabletop group often 'pray' to She of Twenty Faces when making d20 rolls. Does that count?
Lol I love it
Even Tyche only had 2 "faces" (Tymora and Beshaba)! |
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Emperor Sigismund
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Genis
Learned Scribe
USA
226 Posts |
Posted - 09 Aug 2006 : 00:28:37
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| im an apprentice to the outer mysteries of danielism! SCORE |
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Help an Australian choose a religion by Tuesday
