I would like to ask you a little brainstorming to give ideas to found a new religion; If you would have to, what subject would you choose considering that anyway whatever is the subject you will always find people stupid enough to follow you.
An example of a real one that I like is about Rael (of course it's not his real name). It is a French guy who was living in a small town and first tried to be a singer and also wanted to be a rally driver but didn't have enough skills for both of these activities. Then he decided to found a religion. he just said that he was kidnapped by aliens, taken in their shuttle, because they chose him to profess the truth. The truth being something like all mankind was created by aliens.
Then believe it or not, but some people followed him and now there are quite many "raelians". And with the money of these people the "guru" can now practice his favourite hobbies like car driving. Nice sponsorship.
So basically this guy had an idea (quite stupid but anyway it worked), what would be yours?
Religions suck... But to be creative:
I just now started the religion called multif-ckup:
God1: rules the poor people
God2: rules the looser people
God3: rules the ugly people
God4: rules the rest
God5: Is just watching when God4 get beat up by the other gods...
Good one.
Just organise it so that a bunch of self-rightuous paracites and control-freaks get a free ride at the expense of the credulous and those who can't function without an authority figure in their lives, and it'll fit in with the rest- then you call call it what you like.
How about the Church Of The Bloodsuckers?
Or Holy Bullshitters..?If I were to make a religion, I would call it "The Anti-World". There would be no higher deity, and the religious laws would be dynamic, there would be a committee who who debated what laws would be the most beneficial based on the dynamic world, and the religious goal would be to make the world a perfect place (so that when we die and are reborn we will be seamlessly transported to a perfect world. Note that I do not belief in the after-life as my belief is that consciousness never ends.
No religion will do.
Just the truth and knowledge of the laws of harmony and love.
I dream of a world where everyone will have acess to who they really are and who God really is and then can make their own choice.
That everyone will see that they truly belong to each other as brothers and sisters and be kind and compassionate. That everyone willl know the joy God's divine love within them and peace will exist everywhere.
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About the last 2 posts I think that even if your ideas make sense and are very generous, one thing is missing. For a religion to "work" you need something/somebody above all.
Because even if people claim to want to live standing, in fact most of them want to be on their knees adoring a super hero / god / aliens .... (maybe they feel safer, protected and don't have to endorse all responsibilities)
Anyway I think that a good religion needs to have one thing like a supreme power. It is always useful in order to explain things you cannot control or understand.
Ok, heres the religion called; sub-optima:
1. There's is no other GOd than just You -
2. Therefore everthing is created by just YOU -
3. Therefore - All decitions MUST be ruled by everyone - all got a voting-braclet with a yes/no/veto button for every rule. But the rulings are put down to peopleareas by max 10000 people.
4. also the voting is escalated on bigger questions - if possible. all in step of max 10000 groupings.
5. If a voting aftervards is bad for a entity (anyone) then it is altered.
I suppose by this food is reaching everyone. No labour needed in todays magnitude. If there is anything more to fight about - every country can have a militia/police if someone does something that don't serve everyone. If someone wasn't to fight or so - let there be open arenas with boxing rings aso...
Hm sorry this went much like the rael style... It wasn't my purpose 
| fx-trading-education wrote: |
About the last 2 posts I think that even if your ideas make sense and are very generous, one thing is missing. For a religion to "work" you need something/somebody above all.
Because even if people claim to want to live standing, in fact most of them want to be on their knees adoring a super hero / god / aliens .... (maybe they feel safer, protected and don't have to endorse all responsibilities)
Anyway I think that a good religion needs to have one thing like a supreme power. It is always useful in order to explain things you cannot control or understand. |
But ommiting a deity-figure would serve as a deterrent from unwanted main-streamers trying to join...How about a religion that:
leaves the aspect of god open to question,
educates people to think for themselves and be independent of other peoples influences(a bit of controversy there..),
values love, kindness and understanding above all else
promotes everything thats good,
discourages violence and evil.
Tells people to be the best they can.
...well you did say brainstorming 
(if my ideas get used I want to be a recognised preacher )
take care. "discourages violence and evil"
I don't think there is a religion in existence that encourages violence and evil. But it is in human nature that some people become violent and evil. Why does a 10 year old bully his class mate? Why do teenagers harass people passing them on the street for no reason at all? What happiness or satisfaction do people get from hurting other people for no reason at all?
It is human nature. Any religion has to have an answer or guidance for it's followers how to respond to that.
Saying to ignore them and be tolerant doesn't cut it.
Saying to arrest and punish them makes the religions one that promotes violence to some humans.
| jipmerite wrote: |
"discourages violence and evil"
I don't think there is a religion in existence that encourages violence and evil. But it is in human nature that some people become violent and evil. Why does a 10 year old bully his class mate? Why do teenagers harass people passing them on the street for no reason at all? What happiness or satisfaction do people get from hurting other people for no reason at all?
It is human nature. Any religion has to have an answer or guidance for it's followers how to respond to that.
Saying to ignore them and be tolerant doesn't cut it.
Saying to arrest and punish them makes the religions one that promotes violence to some humans. |
And I said discourage! not tolerate or ignore! And where did you find me mentioning anything you've said? These were suposed to be guidelines. Do you seriously think that if I were to write a religious code it would be this? god, I should have posted that topic... | The-Nisk wrote: |
How about a religion that:
leaves the aspect of god open to question,
educates people to think for themselves and be independent of other peoples influences(a bit of controversy there..),
values love, kindness and understanding above all else
promotes everything thats good,
discourages violence and evil.
Tells people to be the best they can. |
I love this idea. Of course, I don't know who would decide the lines of "good and evil". I don't know how to educate without influence... but in theory and ideology? Sounds alright to me!im a catholic religion so i believe my religion> 
Some people are spiritual while not religious and others tend to be the exact opposite.
For example: a religious person might go to a synagogue and preform rituals yet fail to be anything close to spiritual since they preform rituals almost mindlessly or they might be an unpleasant person altogether with no interest of improving. Then there are people that constantly work on themselves in order to refine and perfect their character traits to be a better, more pleasant person. Going to a synagogue or preforming rituals might be worth close to nothing in their eyes. How can one enjoy seemingly superstitious rituals? In general, spiritual people will exist even if they aren't religious at all and regardless their religion. Tell me, how is religious defined, then? Take the case of an atheist. If he strongly upholds onto his religious belief that there is no creator, isn't he doing everything that his religion demands? Such a person would be called religious, no?
In order for a person to be both spiritual and religious,
I suppose there could be a religion that demands nothing of you other than to be spiritual. Believers would then be expected to live spiritual lives as best as they can and learn along the way as their own personal understanding, of what spirituality is, expands. I suppose a few general commandments could be added to keep the religion more stable like respecting other people's methods of achieving spirituality and not pressuring them to follow your own ways.
I suppose it would be suitable to name such a religion: Spiritism and its followers: Spirities.
Oh God... I hope I didn't just start a new religion, somebody else take credit quick! lol
