Traditional Christianity has taught that heaven is reserved for a small minority of people. Many denominations are drifting towards Universalism because an eternity in Hell seem to many people to be incompatible with a loving deity. A liberal religious group which merged with Unitarianism to form the Unitarian Universalist Association . It is usually restricted to male youth. They undergo rigorous physical challenges such as exposure to the elements and fasting in order to attain their vision.
Quests are common throughout many Aboriginal cultures.
A a benign religion which combines elements of African Native spirituality and Roman Catholicism. This religion is probably the most highly misrepresented religion in the world. A popular name for a Hollywood-created, imagainary religion patterned partly on the religion of Vodun. Copyright 1996 to 2001 incl.