Religion



The defining aspect of religions in the modern state is the fact that any new religion can be created and must be registered with the Office of Organized Religion. Most of the religions are actually philosophies followed by large groups of people. No one truly worships gods, as those were phased out a long time ago. It’s largely considered backwards to worship a religious entity.

Major Religions
Church of the New Horizon (State Sponsored)

AKA Church of Karmic Return believes strongly in helping their fellow neighbor in these times of troubles. They became state sponsored, then the official religion, because of their charity work. They were added to the government after it was realized it was cheaper to adopt a religion than add a new “special works” department. They run hospitals, homless shelters, traveler waystations, and soup kitchens.

The Holy Father



The Church of Ever-Continual Conservation

Believes strongly in the law of conservation of energy. The main result of this is their belief in reincarnation – it takes great energy to create a soul, and it can’t be destroyed once it leaves the body. So, it is recycled into a new one. Of course you don’t retain any memories, because those are tied physically to the brain. These people are often viewed as crazy by others.

One of the major arguments against – population growth? Those souls already existed, there was just no body for them.

Church of Ever-Continual Conservation - A page about their structure, dogma, and other religious practices.

 The Church of Onward Movement

They believe in settling the outer reaches of the planet, and other planets as well. They will sponsor families from crowded cities to move to the outskirts of civilization in the name of reducing stress on the environment. They favor a natural lifestyle that stresses reducing pollution.

 The Church of Religious Freedom

This church was created as a protest against the creation of churches, and the state church in particular. They don’t believe in being required or encouraged to follow any particular path. They protest outside of the church creation office and have meetings periodically.

The Old Gods
Only followed in the outer reaches of civilization, where the state has less of a grip on society. No one openly speaks of the old gods, and it’s very hard to find information on them.