Christianity

Common Symbol of Christianity, a Gear with a Cross overlayed on top

**Christianity**, also known as **Joshism** or **The** **Restored Faith**, is a relatively new polytheistic religion introduced to the West Coast by the Restored State of California.

## History

### Roots in Old Ones Mythology

The Christian faith in it's modern form may be only around forty years old, however it is supposedly based in Old Ones belief from before recorded history. This is little evidence for this claim beyond hearsay of the Californian State, however the idea of prehistoric origins is integral to modern Christian scripture.

### George Adams and the New Foundations of Christianity

First President of California, George Adams, while leading the Restorationists in revolt against the Kingdom of Kramon, began to discuss various aspects of philosophy, politics, economics, and religion with the mysterious L-5. Shortly after the Restorationists achieved victory over Kramon and established the new State of California, George Adams delivered the message of Christianity to the new Californian citizenry.

## Beliefs

### Sins, Virtues, and the Afterlife

One of the core ideas of the Christian faith is the idea that how one acts in life will determine if they will go to a pleasant or painful afterlife.

* **Modern** **Christian Sins**:
	+ Lust
	+ Gluttony
	+ Greed
	+ Sloth
	+ Despair
	+ Vanity
	+ Treason
* **Modern** **Christian Virtues**:
	+ Chastity
	+ Temperance
	+ Sacrifice
	+ Diligence
	+ Hope
	+ Modesty
	+ Loyalty

By being Virtuous and rejecting Sin, a Christian will be able to stay in Heaven after they die, an afterlife of eternal bliss and happiness. However, if a Christian is sinful, they will go to Heck, an afterlife of eternal suffering.

## Practices

### Missionary Service

It is common for Christians to engage in colonialism in support of their religion. One of it's practices is known as Missionary Service, where Christians target impoverished areas and subject the local population to intimidation and coercion until the Christian religion is accepted. Examples include destruction of indigenous religious sites, armed raids on households, and general dehumanization. Missionary Service also includes raids on Phoenician and other religions holy sites in a supposed attempt to "civilize" the population, which is usually terrorism. Christians believe that part of their mission is to convert every person to their religion to begin the rapture.

### Weekly Church Services

At weekly church services, bread and wine are sacrificed for the Three Gods to consume.

## Scripture(s)

### The Almanac

The Almanac is the central Holy text to the Christian religion. It is an anthology of all books that are considered Christian scripture. The Almanac is frequently used by its clergy to justify Christian violence and barbarism- it promotes violence against nonbelievers, queer people, and those that are seen as "impure" or heretical. The passages that promote these are described as literal to Christian followers, in contrast to other passages that promote kindness and empathy that are described as more symbolic. The Almanac endorses atrocities such as mass killings, genocide, and imperialism when it's done by their side while it also holds the belief that the oppressed classes should either stay passive because one day their suffering will pay off, or that it's a punishment from the Gods for their impurity. The Almanac is only available to those in the California state-approved clergy and no one else- this is to prevent the followers from developing their own opinions because Christianity is largely used as a means of controlling the Californian populace.