I'm thinking of starting my own religion?

Question

It's all about love and tolerance. And, most importantly, there will be no book to read and misinterpret and simplicity is a good rule of thumb I think too. So, anybody got any suggestions to throw into the pot?

ZERO COOL: I like it dude!

Steve B: So be it. An onion is included!

alan: A bit wordy but very sound stuff I'd say. Maybe we could shrink it down a bit. Maybe we could write it on the onion???

Me: We could worship Coke and pencil crayons but we could be tolerant of Pepsi and felt tips. Yes?

*=-Daniel...: I think a very important rule of this religion should be that everyone can keep it to themselves if they wish as nobody else will judge how you behave. It's up to you alone to do as you see fit. That's a good rule you invented there. It wouldn't harm the exsisting religions to try a bit of that one.

ivorytowe...: no threats.....or maybe just that everyone has to at least try Marmite, just once.

six_trixi...: You're in! and feel free to bring your own onion.

Answer 1

Gota have some onions.

Answer 2

So many people are doing that it is all sentimental. Real religion is that but you have to find it. Even if you do that it will end up like all other religions because they where all originally based on these principals. The problem is the people are full of contamination's which then get in the way. Organized religion made up or not is going to be imperfect. Want real truth. Read Bhagavad Gita As it is By Bhaktivedanta Prabhupad - Tells how to become spiritual by hearing, chanting, remembering-(no organization, just get together and chant the Maha Mantra with others or by oneself) simple for the simple. go to harekrishnatemple.c Its not religion it is Sanatan dharma (the eternal occupation of the soul)

Answer 3

How about a degree of exclusivity? Most religions seem to have one.

So I think there should be a test before you can join. Perhaps 'can you smile'?

Anyone who can't raise a smile just doesn't make the grade I'm afraid. (Though in the interests of tolerance I guess we could permit a small sneer or grimace on a quiet day).
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Answer 4

Base it on the worship of coke and pencil crayons. Anyone who does not drink coke and use only pencil crayons for writing is an outcast and is therefore ostrasized from the community. However, I guess with your tolerance thing, you can't really base your religion on anything because you have to be tolerant of others and their beliefs, thus accepting them as your own. Because if you come up with ideas for your religion like what I have just mentioned, then you would be unaccepting of others ideas and thus intolerant, which would go against one of your premises.

Answer 5

Don't think of the easy way and make your own religion. Think of the one TRUE way which you can't escape from. You have to search for this one true way. In this search, you have to be:

1. honest in searching for the truth, not trying to satisfy yourself (your desires, your thoughts, your beleifs, your future, your relationships, your happiness) but being unbiased. Be honest with yourself.

2. thirsty for the truth. Keep longing for the truth, and don't ever lose hope. Let the truth and good be your main goal in life. If your thirst was true and strong, you will surely find the truth.

A good example of how should a person search for the truth is Saint Edith Stein. Search for her and find out.

My best wishes for you.
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Answer 6

Sounds well meaning, but a little dangerous. It also sounds like a way many cults have been started.

Sorry, don't mean to be negative. As for me, I have a difficult time with the different branches of Christiaity. I can't find any one, that I completely agree with.

However, I think leaving the Bible out of religion.....is like making potato salad without the potatoes.

God doesn't expect us to intrerpret it perfectly, it's a guide to help us do our best.

Answer 7

there has to be some sort of threat involved. If you don't convert, then you will have spend the rest of existence in the Department of Motor Vehicles or the Tulsa Greyhound Bus Station or something like that.

Answer 8

Join the club. "United Jedi's of sector 666, galaxy .6 repeating..."

Yup you guessed it. It's all Satans fault. Bad luck? Satan's fault. Broke a nail? Satan's fault. End of the world? Oh wait... that's God's doing.

Make sure to get plenty of inventive death threats. Go to Hell is getting boring.

Answer 9

I was watching a HBO program titled something like: Real Sex or something like that, and what I found interesting is, there is now a church of Orgies. I am not kidding, the members go to have open sex with other members and this is their form of worship.

Answer 10

good 4 u!
ignore all the ney sayers, ad people who say stuff about "evil" or "suspicious" cults. theres nothing wrong with starting a religion, and it sounds great to me!

Answer 11

You need a book but it only needs two pages.

Page One - The Golden Rule.

Page Two - The Great Truth by Confucius:

The ancients who wished to illustrate illustrious virtue throughout the kingdom, first ordered well their own states. Wishing to order well their states, they first regulated their families. Wishing to regulate their families, they first cultivated their persons. Wishing to cultivate their persons, they first rectified their hearts. Wishing to rectify their hearts, they first sought to be sincere in their thoughts. Wishing to be sincere in their thoughts, they first extended to the utmost their knowledge. Such extension of knowledge lay in the investigation of things.

Things being investigated, knowledge became complete. Their knowledge being complete, their thoughts were sincere. Their thoughts being sincere, their hearts were then rectified. Their hearts being rectified, their persons were cultivated. Their persons being cultivated, their families were regulated. Their families being regulated, their states were rightly governed. Their states being rightly governed, the whole kingdom was made tranquil and happy.

That's all you need, IMHO.