Talk:List of fictional religions

message: I vote to merge.  Doesn't seem enough substance to Chutengodianism to support a solo article. Bookgrrl 02:27, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Chutengodianism merger 

message: As Jedi is now an officially recognized religion (I believe it is on the Australian census, and one Memer of British Parliament has openly claimed to practise it), should it be removed from this list? It may have previously been fiction, but is now fact.
:It's very much a fictional religion, and I don't think it's officialy recognized (a bunch of people just wrote "jedi" in the "other" field on the sensus forms). The "Jedi" religion as seen in the moves will never become real. People might start a new religion based loosely on the moral codes featured in the movies and call themselves Jedi, but that's it. The Jedi religion as seen in the movies will remain fictional, and whatever new religion people create based on that will be a completely seperate entity. --Sherool 23:11, 19 July 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I see there is already a good article on the Jedi census phenomenon by the way, and it seems I was right that it's not official anywhere, it is baicaly a large "clain mail" joke to poke fun at religion in genral more than anyting. --Sherool 23:30, 19 July 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Jedi 

message: Removed Matrixism from this list as it does not appear to be a "fictional" religion. 71.139.88.8 03:38, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Matrixism 

message: this article needs a lot of editing and a better layout such as the list of fictional drugs
:A good place to start might be to organize fictional religions by their source. For instance, "Bajoran religion," "Klingon religion," and "Vulcan religion" could all be categorized under "Star Trek," hence making both easier to find for those specifically looking for religions from the series.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by DerekMBarnes (talk • contribs) 04:18, 15 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  better layout  

message: Why is it under A?  Should it be C?  Or M or W?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.131.186.22 (talk) 13:46, 20 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cult Mechanicus - Warhammer 40,000 

message: Should Scientology be listed on here? And if it should, should it be referred to as a "bogus belief system"?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 4.154.133.29 (talk) 23:58, 27 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Scientology 

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message: I don't think Pastafarianism classes as a fictional religion. While it has a certain notability on this page, on the official website it is neither explicitly stated nor implied that the religion is a parody, joke or fictional religion. Naming it as 'fictional' due to the subjective absurdity of a Flying Spaghetti Monster does not satisfy the neuturality of wikipedia. As with one of the foremost comments, all religion is 'ficitional' by even the most lax of criteria. Thus, Pastafarian should be considered for removal, perhaps to a page on 'Minor religions'?
Oliverbeatson (talk) 01:29, 23 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: not exactly neutral to say "all religion is fictional". That's like saying the Harry Potter books arn't real because they have fictional content. Even if that wasn't true, how would you feel if a Christian put atheism on this page? We *know* the inventors of pastafarianism said one day "lets make up a religion". Try not to reply offensively. This wasn't personal, it is meant for anyone with such an opinion. Kanjo Kotr (talk) 03:42, 25 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Pastafarianism

message: Anyone against restricting this list to only notable entries per WP:LSC? --Ronz (talk) 19:56, 26 November 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Selection criteria

message: If the "Dark Carnival" is "really practiced" then how am I part of a fictional religion? We get together, pay dues, and do everything "real" religions do, I suggest you remove Church of The Subgenius from this article immediately. I am not a wikipedian expert so forgive my poor editing the same way I'll forgive your poor choice of "fictional religions" -Simonzer0 (talk) 19:00, 19 July 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Church of Subgenius Fictional?

message: I think a Category:Fictional religious founders would be appropriate. User Ryulong is reverting all of my edits, there is a discussion at the administrators noticeboard incidents. I think Category:Fictional subjects of prophecy would be valid as well, and would apply to many time travelers. CensoredScribe (talk) 23:21, 2 February 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: A category for fictional religions.

message: Changing the name  to "religions of fiction" would address the argument of all religions (or all but one religion) being fictional. I'm sure if you looked you would find that christianity appears in some fiction, that does not make it fictional to christians but it is still fictional within the work of fiction.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 1.178.154.217 (talk) 07:01, 8 March 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  change name to "religions of fiction" 

message: Well, I'm an atheist and I can't find a more pointless religion than Christianity, but I'm pretty sure Christianity is a real religion and not a fictional one. Humm, at least I know some Christians and they surely don't parody a fictional religion like I do with my faith in Arceus. :D
No, all joking aside: Why is Christianity in this list? Like I said Christianity is NOT fictional, even if there are some movies and series which may parody it in a way it isn't. And if there's a good reason (which I doubt), why aren't Islam, Judaism etc. in this list?--31.17.153.15 (talk) 07:58, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Christianity 

message: I believe that even though there is no entry for Potok's fictional religion, since it is central to two of his major works, it should be included.  This is a bit more than an inappropriate inheritance of significance. Kdammers (talk) 03:22, 20 July 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Notability is not inherited. Potok is clearly notable, that does not make a fictional religion in a couple of his books notable. For that you need independent coverage in reliable sources focusing on the religion in Potok's work Edward321 (talk) 13:31, 20 July 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Agreed. WP:IPCV may be worth reviewing with regards to this. DonIago (talk) 15:17, 20 July 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Potok's fictional religion