Religions

Well, ever since the exodus to the NewVerse, many people brought some of their religions with them to have some comfort in the new reality. However, that didn't stop others from resurrecting some of the old pantheons in Earth's history, or better yet, create new religions all together or following religions that only exist in fiction. Like the Nine Divines from The Elder Scrolls, or The Church of Light from Warcraft. Yet this also includes worshiping evil deities like the Gods of Chaos from the Warhammer series (both fantasy and 40K) and even the Legions of Hell itself. But there are a few religions that prefer to focus on either philosophy or some mystical force, like magic. There are also something called, Imperial Cults, which view their leader as the supreme god of the new reality. Sometimes, the gods of these new reality may grant some people some powers like in Age of Mythology or some creatures relating to that mythology depending on what the empire of this new universe, not just the church or people because the government needs help defending or attacking with some spiritual help from whatever religion the empire believes in. But citizens can transform into some of these creatures with the help of the Cosmetica Machine.
Author's Note: I do apologize if I get some of these religions wrong. I do not mean to offend people of different beliefs or do something to offend people personally. This is a work of fiction. However, I do not allow trolling on this site so please don't call me a moron.
== Old World Pantheons ==
Old World Pantheons means that there are people that follow some old religions from somewhere from the original Earth like the old gods from Egypt, from Norse mythology, or some of the gods from the Aztec myths.
Image	Name 	Description
 	African Pantheon 	People worship the old gods from the African continent like the Ancient Egyptians, Bantu, Serer, and even some of the early Stone Age gods...or spirits.
 	European Pantheon 	This implies that people worship some of the old gods from the European continent. This includes Ancient Greeks, Romans, Celtic, Norse, Slavic, and many others.
 	Oceanic Pantheon 	People worship old gods from different cultures around the Pacific Ocean like the Aboriginal, Ancient Hawaiian, Maori, and other such cultures.
 	North American Pantheon	People worship some of the gods and spirits from the Native American culture in the North American continent which includes Cree, Apache, Cherokee, Navajo, and other tribes that lived in North America.
 	South American Panteon 	(This include those in Central America) People worship gods from the ancient cultures in of South America such as Mayan, Aztec, and Inca for examples. Like the old days, priest and priestesses will offer a blood sacrifice to them but only in the form of animals.
 	Middle Eastern Pantheon	People worship old gods from the Middle-East rather than some of the modern religions like Islam. These include Mesopotamia, Assyrian, Babylonian, and Persian.
 	Asian Pantheon 	People worship old gods from ancient Asia. These include some of the old gods from Ancient China, Mongolia, Himalaya, pre-Hindu India, and more.
== Cross Worship ==
Cross Worship is a term for those that worship the crosses and Jesus Christ.
Image	Name 	Description
 	Christianity 	Instead of being divided like what has happened, different Christian churches have banded together to strive towards a brighter future while spreading the word of Jesus Christ.
 	Cathoicism 	There are those that have traveled to the NewVerse that wish to worship god and Jesus in their own way with the Pope being the main figure of Christianity as their new Pope that they elected preach the word of Jesus across this new universe. People here are more open minded than most Christians. Catholics are more tolerate of xenos.
 	Protestantism 	The Protestants believe in the bible and the bible is the literal truth of their god and all forms of sin must be purged equally. To them, it is impossible to get to heaven and hard work won't just cut it. To some, the closest they can get to heaven is by dying in space. That and they don't believe in the "Pope System" and they are also very close minded. The American Protestants are the ones who prefer to separate humanity from non-humans. Other Protestants from original Earth are more tolerable.
 	Eastern Orthodoxy	People from the east still practice their old Orthodoxy Christianity and have accepted the ways of Christ in the form of the father, the son, and the holy ghost all in "one essence and undivided". They don't have any views on xenos...at least officially.
 	Puritanism 	With fictional becoming reality, it is best to cleanse this new universe with the blessings of Christ and to ensure the laws of their god is enforced on everyday life for those under the cross. Those of the Puritan church will be under a spiritual police state in order to maintain the laws of their religion. Many of these police include highly strong paladins with holy magic from angels and power armor.
 	Mormonism 	Despite some...questionable origins, the Mormons are actually peaceful to those around them and very friendly...to an extent. They are known to be very diplomatic and accepting to all walks of life. Mormons only believe that they will only fight to defend themselves and others.
 	Reformed 	This is different from the original Earth's reformed church. Reform means that they are a branch of Christianity that have their own laws and ethics while following the teachings of Christ. Some may include a separation between regular humans and those that have turned into aliens or being part alien. Others may include pacifism and acceptance of all beings.
== Moon Worship ==
Moon Worship is a term use to describe those of the Muslim faith.
Image	Name 	Description
 	Islam 	When word of the NewVerse has spread, many Muslims of different branches banded together and try to create a new and prosperous future for their people as they also try to spread their Islamic faith and the teachings of Muhammad across the stars.
 	Sunni 	The Sunni believe that the succession of Muhammad's legacy should be pass down to his father-in-law, Abu Bakr. After their exodus, they continue their practices as they have for many years and living in peace. However, with the rise of tyrannical governments, some of them volunteer to take part in a Jihad, the fight against oppression. Because they believe that an individual should be free and not to be enslaved. These sort of Jihads are lead by those who fought against anti-imperials during the 21st century and have passed through the generations.
 	Shia 	The Shia believe that the succession of Muhammad's legacy should be pass down to his son-in-law, Ali ibn Abi Talib. After the exodus, they continued to live peaceful and prosperous lives. With peace comes prosperity and those of Shia faith ended-up having a large market in trading and mining. However, they believe that desert planets are sacred because they believe that Ali, the real Ali, will appear on one of these sands one day on the Day of Judgement. Yet they do get into fights with their Sunni cousins.
 	Ibadism	Ibadism is sorta a combination of Shia and Sunni and is rather similar to the Christian Orthodox church. However, they are more strict than the other two and even more so than the main Islam religion. Those that have practice this religion have been known to get along with people since they are a more peaceful people and some of them even became well renown diplomats of empires that follow their religion.
== Star Worship ==
Star Worship is a term for religions that have star symbols in their religion.
Image	Name 	Description
 	Judaism 	Judaism is an ancient faith that can be trace back to the Hebrews who prefer the old testament yet there is some of the new that they do follow. Such as the part when Jesus Christ place demons inside of pigs and threw them off the cliff, which is why they don't eat pork. Back on original Earth, many of them were prosecuted time and time again by those that were jealous of their successes. Here in this NewVerse, there are many individuals that have become successful and some of them became leaders of an empire under this religion. But many of them prefer to live in peace and avoid any prosecutions.
 	Wicca 	Wiccans are those who honor the elemental forces of fire, water, earth, air, and spirit. Followers of this religion are known to practice witchcraft, but with magic actually existing in the NewVerse, there isn't much of them here. Those of the old Wiccan faith worship spirits and the Lord & Lady and practice their old traditional witchcraft. Many of those that follow this religion live on forest planets or planets with an abundance of life like a megaflora planet. On these worlds, they continue their practices and perform rituals like the Wiccan of old.
 	Paganism	Paganism is a different from Wicca because Pagans prefer to believe in the holiness of all things such as rocks, animals, clouds, and so forth while also worshiping a variety of and multitude of gods and ain't tied down to one pantheon. Pagans seeks to remain in harmony with the natural universe around them and will be willing to terraform any dead planet to create more life. Many of those that follow this faith prefer to live on country sides and rural areas of planets.
== Wise Sage Worship ==
Wise Sage Worship is a term to describe those that follow the teachings of Buddha.
Image	Name 	Description
 	Buddhism 	Buddhist practice the teaching of Buddha about the Four Noble Truths, Noble Eightfold Paths, and the Five Precepts in order to reach nirvana. Many of them during the exodus try to spread the teachings of Buddha.
 	Theravada	Theravada is a branch of Buddhism that teaches Gautama Buddha that relies on pali canons for religious and legal guidance and emphasis is put on monastic duties and reaching the status of Arhat or enlightenment. Many of the Theravada followers build temples on top of mountains or at the very top of orbital platforms.
 	Vajrayana	Vajrayana, also known as Tantric Buddhism, is a branch of the Tantric techniques. In other words, it is believed that enlightenment cannot be reached from studying alone but must be taught by a teacher. Those of the Vajrayana faith created starbases where students can study in groups and try to reach nirvana from the blackness of space.
 	Mahayana 	Mahayana is a branch of Buddhism that is typically concerned with altruistically oriented spiritual practice as embodied in the ideal of the bodhisattva. Other words, it took on more local customs from countries like Tibet, China, Japan, and Korea. This sort of Buddhism co-exist with some other faiths such as Shinto, Confucianism, Bon, and other religions from Southeast Asia.
== Other ==
This is a list of other religions that made their way to the NewVerse.
Image	Name 	Description
 	Jainism 	Jainism is a pacifistic religion that teaches salvation by perfection through successive lives, and not injuring any living creatures. In other words, strict vegetarian diets and never harming any living thing including bacteria. Those who practice Jainism believe that terraforming a planet may harm the bacteria that exist on the world so they frown upon terraforming. Not to mention that followers of this faith don't drink filter water.
 	Shintoism 	Shintoism is a belief that incorporates the worship of ancestors, nature spirits, and a belief in the kami (sacred power) in both animate and inanimate objects which also means that people respected giant trees or strangely form mountains that are said to be holy vessels. Although, there is a pantheon in this religion. After the exodus to NewVerse, it has become very popular thanks in part of two forms of art called anime and manga with some people even using the Cosmetica Machine to transform into certain Yokai (spirit) when they want to.
 	Confucianism 	Confucianism is an old philosophical belief by Confucius that involves instilling a strong belief in personal morality, social responsibility, and family loyalty, as each person served their "proper" role in society. Confucianism also tells that you should never force people to do something against their will and to never stop learning. This philosophical religion has gotten popular over the years when the Fandom Wars drag on and people don't wanna take part in it. Yet like the Qin Dynasty, people in power try to get rid of this religion.
 	Hinduism 	Hinduism is the oldest religion in India with many different gods that talk about the Sanatana Dharma (eternal law) with their religious manuscripts, the Vedas. The reason why that it exist in the NewVerse is because India was getting a little too over populated and has spread throughout many systems and galaxies with people trying to break free from reincarnation through meditation in the most hostile environments there are (as long as the atmosphere is breathable). That and they believe in a caste system.
 	Sikhism 	A religion that is a mix of Islam and Hinduism that believes in one god with gurus leading this religion that espoused the virtues of peace, equality, and selfless service. Those under this religion believe that all people (no matter what race) are created equal regardless and will defend against injustices and those that oppress or those that support oppression. Sikhism believes that discipline meditation is the way to enlightenment...even doing so in zero gravity.
 	Taoism 	Taoism, or Daoism, is an ancient Chinese philosophical religion that focuses on the Tao, which is the name of the force or the "Way", with a belief that the Tao makes everything in the world. There are no words to describe it but the best way to say it is being able to live in harmony with nature in a simple and balanced life and conflict must be avoided. The belief that doing something with words, thoughts, symbols, etc. can make things in the real world change. Not much of it makes sense but the most common symbol is the Yin-Yang.
 	Druidism 	Druidism is a form of religion with the belief about spirituality being obtained by living in harmony with nature which sometimes lead to nature worshiping. After sometime in the NewVerse, Druidism has accepted all forms of druids that worship different gods and goddesses from fiction and magic being real. With magic being real in the NewVerse, druids have actual power like the Wiccans, but prefer to defend many vibrant forests from those that wish to cut down every tree that there is. (i.e. megacorporations)
 	Tengriism 	An ancient and shamanistic religion from Central Asia that has Tengri, the Sky God, and Eje, the Earth Mother. It is a belief that people should maintain the environment of certain planets, hold natural resources (such as water) as sacred, and space must be worship to appease Tengri for safe passage. People of this religion lead a nomadic-lifestyle on planets that have open plains and plenty of water in order to maintain their ancestral practices. These are the new "Amish" of NewVerse since they have the less advance technology and rely on stargates from the Stargate series to travel from planet to planet to meet other practitioners of Tengriism.
 	Zoroastrianism 	Zoroastrianism is the most ancient religion from original Earth (well on the eastern continents) that follows the teachings of the prophet, Zoroaster, and the creator god, Ahura Mazda. They believe that living in harmony means "good thoughts and good actions" and fire represents the light of Ahura Mazda. People that follow this religion pray high on orbital stations over volcanic planets in honor of their god. Mining on volcanic planets that has one of these orbital monasteries is considered taboo. Anyone that has the ability to wield fire is considered an "Avatar of Ahura Mazda", who will safeguard the people that follow Zoroastrianism.
 	Native American Shamanism	The oldest religious practices from original Earth (well on the western continents) that follows the practices of shamanism from the Native American people. In the NewVerse, people believe that there are also spirits dwelling in space and many fly across the stars in a nomadic life-style to but to rest the dead that are forever lost in the blacken void.
 	Voodoo 	One of the strangest religions that have come to the NewVerse is Voodoo. Voodoo is a West African animist, spiritual way of magic that have many gods and spirits people pray to or call upon. In the NewVerse where magic is real, there has been a band on using Voodoo dolls and curses on people.
 	Agnostic 	It is basically people who have no idea if there are any gods or not, at least back on original Earth. Here though, they have no idea what religion to follow either because they don't care or having a hard time deciding. Or having a hard time deciding on creating a religion or not.
== Non-Religion ==
It refers to people that don't worship any gods or philosophy.
Image	Name 	Description
 	Scientology	People believe that all truths have a scientific reasoning and methods to them and to many, the reasoning and logic of science is the true salvation. However, in the NewVerse where the fictional can become reality, not many people follow this particular religion.
 	Atheism 	This...means that no one believes in any gods or spiritual philosophy. In the NewVerse, there are plenty of them because they don't wanna partake in any religion, but some do love the holidays.
== Cults ==
In this new universe, there are some cults that have cropped up.
Image	Name 	Description
 	Imperial Cult	There are those that believe that their emperor/empress is a divine figure or the ruler claims to be a divine figure themselves.
 	Satanic Cult 	For every religion that had came through to the NewVerse, they always bring in their opposite. These people worship demons and devils of the original Earth and since the NewVerse is where fiction meets reality, it is possible. And with the Cosmetica Machine, they can become demons themselves.
 	Cthulhu Cult 	In the NewVerse, fiction and reality can blend together. That also includes some of H.P Lovecraft's works as giant outer gods come and wreak havoc on every planet that there is along with inducing insanity upon the weak minded.
== Fictional Faiths ==
Since anything can become reality in the NewVerse, there are those that practice some of the fictional religions from movies, anime, television, books, comic books, video games, and so on. Although there are some that people did made up. However, it is split into two parts.
=== Karma ===
Image	Name 	Description 	Example(s)
 	Fictional Good 	Some people have found faith and good will in some of the fictional religions that provide good moral standing. 	Church of Light (Warcraft)
Nine Divines (The Elder Scrolls)
 	Fictional Neutral	Some people have found faith in faith that aren't good nor evil. To some, they just want to believe that there is some good in some of their methods and deeds they have committed. Or they just believe in good and evil.	The Outsider (Dishonor)
Keepers of the Past (Dungeons & Dragons)
 	Fictional Evil 	Some people prefer to worship gods that promises them power and being able to live their own selfish desires. Most of them see good people as weak and pathetic. 	Chaos God (Warhammer)
Godhand (Berserk)
 	None 	People don't believe in such things as karma. 	
=== Type ===
Image	Name 	Description 	Example(s)
 	Monotheism 	Instead of many gods, there can only be one god that controls all forms of life and everything. However, having only one god may cause people to believe that all others are heresies. 	The Great Sun (Witcher)
The Lord of Light (Game of Thrones)
Church of the Guardian (Ultima)
 	Polytheism 	Instead of one god, there can be many and each one controls a different aspect, element, and certain things. There is no limit to what god or goddess can represent or any number of how many gods and goddesses are there.	Aedra and Daedra (The Elder Scrolls)
Loa (Warcraft)
Three Golden Goddesses (The Legend of Zelda)
 	Mystical Forces	Instead of any gods, there is only this strange mystical force that guides people. Or perhaps that it is part of some afterlife that the souls of people will merge with once they die. 	Great Material Continuum (Star Trek)
The Force (Star Wars)
The Great Chains (Bioshock)
 	Philosophical 	Rather than some stories about gods or some mystical energy, people decided to follow a more philosophical religion that many will find some comfort or in search of some meaning. 	The Greater Good (Warhammer 40,000)
 	Afterlife 	Many believe that there is some sort of afterlife once someone has died. It could be heavenly or could be a version of hell. 	
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