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Religion in your nation?

PostPosted: Fri Feb 12, 2016 8:05 pm
by Xedania
This is a simple survey query from Xedania to gather information about other NationStates. Today's survey is about religion in your NationState.

The following application will need to be filled out in order to submit your information:
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[b]Is Religion Legal?[/b]

[b]If no, why?[/b]

[i]If yes, please fill out the rest of the form[/i]
[b]Did the religion originate in your NationState?[/b]

[b]What is the religion called?[/b]

[b]How did the religion arrive in your NationState? OR How did the religion begin?[/b]

[b]Is it required for citizens to follow this religion?[/b]

[b]Do a majority of your citizens follow this religion?[/b]

[b]Are there any interesting facts about this religion you'd like to share? If so, please share them.[/b]



Is Religion Legal?
Religion is legal in Xedania.
If no, why?
N/A
If yes, please fill out the rest of the form
Did the religion originate in your NationState?
Yes.
What is the religion called?
Xenoism
How did the religion arrive in your NationState? OR How did the religion begin?
The religion began when a group of scientists created a device that allows you to put in objects to create a deity. Once this became widespread, Xenoism was created to put all of the gods created with this device into one pantheon.
Is it required for citizens to follow this religion?
No, it is not required.
Do a majority of your citizens follow this religion?
75% of all Xedanians follow Xenoism.
Are there any interesting facts about this religion you'd like to share? If so, please share them.
There are currently about 25 gods and goddesses in the Xenoistic Pantheon.

PostPosted: Fri Feb 12, 2016 8:09 pm
by The Republic of American Freedom
Is Religion Legal? Yes

If no, why? N/A

If yes, please fill out the rest of the form
Did the religion originate in your NationState? No

What is the religion called? Christianity

How did the religion arrive in your NationState? OR How did the religion begin? It was brought by European colonists during our colonial era

Is it required for citizens to follow this religion? No

Do a majority of your citizens follow this religion? Yes

Are there any interesting facts about this religion you'd like to share? If so, please share them.

PostPosted: Fri Feb 12, 2016 8:36 pm
by Maichuko
Is Religion Legal?Yes

Did the religion originate in your NationState?Our state religion did.

What is the religion called?Zaoism

How did the religion arrive in your NationState? OR How did the religion begin?Three thousand years ago it was created by the monk Zao the enlightened.

Is it required for citizens to follow this religion?No

Do a majority of your citizens follow this religion?Yes close to 70%

Are there any interesting facts about this religion you'd like to share? If so, please share them.It emphasises loyalty to your community and gave our civilization a morale code and rule of law.It also states that the spirits of past ancestors watch over and protect their descendants.if they are a good person.

PostPosted: Fri Feb 12, 2016 9:24 pm
by CHUCK NORRlS
Is Religion Legal? Yes

Did the religion originate in your NationState? Yes

What is the religion called? Norrisism

How did the religion arrive in your NationState? OR How did the religion begin? Norrisism has always existed, as beings from all time worshipped the One and Only Chuck Norris.

Is it required for citizens to follow this religion? No

Do a majority of your citizens follow this religion? Yes

Are there any interesting facts about this religion you'd like to share? If so, please share them. The main rival of Norrisism is Trumpism, the religion where believers worship Donald Trump as a God.

PostPosted: Fri Feb 12, 2016 10:04 pm
by Vandario
Is Religion Legal? yes

If no, why? N/A

If yes, please fill out the rest of the form
Did the religion originate in your NationState? yes

What is the religion called? generally as Norse Paganism

How did the religion arrive in your NationState? OR How did the religion begin? not sure how it began it predates written language and any known history, likely from our days as tribals or hunter gathers

Is it required for citizens to follow this religion? no

Do a majority of your citizens follow this religion? yes

Are there any interesting facts about this religion you'd like to share? If so, please share them.

PostPosted: Fri Feb 12, 2016 11:11 pm
by Indominous
Is Religion Legal? yes

If no, why? n/a

If yes, please fill out the rest of the form
Did the religion originate in your NationState? yes it did

What is the religion called?
Followers of Indominous: Main Religion
Society of St. Mosasaur: a sect of the Followers of Indominous
Society of Tyrannosaurus: a sect of the Followers of Indominous.

How did the religion arrive in your NationState? OR How did the religion begin?
Our religion started like so: Followers of Indominous was founded after the Awakening of 2017pa in the former US state of Texas. A society was born of survivors and the first place they built was in Texas the only bright object to be found was an action figure of the Indominous Rex the group then proclaimed that the Indominous was their savior and built a temple to worship her. Soon the group formed the Society of Indominous which drew in other survivors to convert them into followers of Indominous. Then in the year of 2018pa the society renamed itself to the Followers of Indominous and thus a holy war was waged upon the non-believers who then were made into Teranites a term that the Followers use to describe human slaves as no human is allowed to be a follower of Indominous. Followers called Raptors that are what the Priests are known as were sent across the lands to preach the words of the savior Indominous from the Holy Book of Indominous and convert those who listened. The followers of Indominous has grown to be the biggest religion in the post Awaeking world with over 1,500,000 million followers and growing. Two other sects have grown out of the Followers of Indominous they are called the Society of Tyrannosaurus & The Society of St.Mosasaur these two sects follow the teachings from the Holy Book of Indominous but focus on different chapters (The book of Tyrannosaur I, The book of St.Mosasaur). Both of these new sects have roughly 500,000 followers each all three religions accept each other as they all read from the same book.

Is it required for citizens to follow this religion? yes

Do a majority of your citizens follow this religion? yes

Are there any interesting facts about this religion you'd like to share? If so, please share them.
We do have ritual sacrifices to appease our God

PostPosted: Fri Feb 12, 2016 11:32 pm
by Komneneia
Is Religion Legal? Yes.

If no, why?

If yes, please fill out the rest of the form
Did the religion originate in your NationState? No. Our religion originated in Judea, which our Roman predecessors used to control but lost to the Arabs during the 7th century.

What is the religion called? (Eastern Orthodox) Christianity

How did the religion arrive in your NationState? OR How did the religion begin? It began as a religious movement within judaism that became open to non-jews and spread throughout the former Roman Empire.

Is it required for citizens to follow this religion? Yes, although we allow non-orthodox christians, muslims, hindus, buddhist, jews, hellenists and other religions to practice, subject to laws on religious toleration.

Do a majority of your citizens follow this religion? Yes, more than 92% of Komneneians belong to Eastern Orthodoxy.

Are there any interesting facts about this religion you'd like to share? If so, please share them.

PostPosted: Fri Feb 12, 2016 11:35 pm
by Imperial Reutoa
Is Religion Legal? Yes

If no, why? N/A

If yes, please fill out the rest of the form Ok
Did the religion originate in your NationState? No

What is the religion called? Christianly (Roman Catholicism)

How did the religion arrive in your NationState? OR How did the religion begin? I'm a Catholic in RL, and where I'm located, in RL, Catholicism is huge there so yeah.

Is it required for citizens to follow this religion? Yes/ No

Do a majority of your citizens follow this religion? Yes

Are there any interesting facts about this religion you'd like to share? If so, please share them. N/A

PostPosted: Sat Feb 13, 2016 12:07 am
by Santierra
Is Religion Legal? Yes

If no, why? N/A

If yes, please fill out the rest of the form
Did the religion originate in your nation? No

What is the religion called? N/A (Catholicism is the largest religion by number of followers)

How did the religion arrive in your nation? OR How did the religion begin? Catholic missionaries arrived in Santierra alongside Spanish settlers. Though the few Polynesians living in Santierra prior to colonization mainly converted, the majority of Catholics in Santierra are creoles with full or mostly Spanish blood. The number of Catholics in Santierra was also bolstered by the large amounts of Italian, Austrian, Portuguese, and Bavarian immigrants who arrived to Santierra in the 1800's.

Is it required for citizens to follow this religion? No

Do a majority of your citizens follow this religion? Yes

Are there any interesting facts about this religion you'd like to share? If so, please share them. N/A

PostPosted: Sat Feb 13, 2016 12:10 am
by Radiatia
Is Religion Legal? It's semi-legal

If no, why? Under the constitution Radiatia is State Atheist, and religion is tightly regulated. Some religions are banned.

PostPosted: Sat Feb 13, 2016 12:38 am
by Dagnia
Is Religion Legal? Yes

If yes, please fill out the rest of the form
Did the religion originate in your NationState? Yes

What is the religion called? Dagnianism

How did the religion arrive in your NationState? OR How did the religion begin? It grew out of several philosophies, religions and even ideologies common in the Dagnian system, including Objectivism, LaVeyan Satanism, Taoism and Dagnian nationalism.

Is it required for citizens to follow this religion? No

Do a majority of your citizens follow this religion? Yes

Are there any interesting facts about this religion you'd like to share? If so, please share them.
A short description can be found here

PostPosted: Sat Feb 13, 2016 4:51 am
by The Akiya Shogunate
Is Religion Legal?
Yes, but there are extreme anti-religion laws that prevent religion from spreading, or gaining any kind of economical and political power.

If no, why?

If yes, please fill out the rest of the form
Did the religion originate in your NationState?
Of the two religions in the nation, one of them originates from my nation.

What is the religion called?
Shinto comes from the nation itself, buddhism was brought over from China.

How did the religion arrive in your NationState? OR How did the religion begin?
Buddhism was brought over from China 1300-1600 years ago, through trade and the spread of texts, philosophy and means of learning.
Shinto sprouted to live over time, it is unknown from where it came exactly, it just jumped into being.
Christianity was in the country 400-500 years ago, but all the christians were eradicated.

Is it required for citizens to follow this religion?
No. Religion holds no sway or power of any kind.

PostPosted: Sat Feb 13, 2016 5:13 am
by Merala
Is Religion Legal? Yes, although religions that do not demand blood sacrifices, do not seek to supplant Meralan law with religious law, do not discriminate other religions and their followers, do not force mass conversion, and are compatible with Meralan values are the only ones granted freedom of worship in Merala. Religions that do not comply are outlawed, are not granted permission to build worship centres and their followers monitored.

If no, why?

If yes, please fill out the rest of the form
Did the religion originate in your NationState? Yes, alongside most religions in Merala.

What is the religion called? Lughism (OOC: considering renaming it).

How did the religion arrive in your NationState? OR How did the religion begin? The worship of an entity named Lugh can be traced to various years before the Loresian conquest of Merala.

Is it required for citizens to follow this religion? No.

Do a majority of your citizens follow this religion? Yes, 64,5% of Meralans follow it.

Are there any interesting facts about this religion you'd like to share? If so, please share them. Lughism states that there is only one entity that can be called various names, manifest itself in many ways and be worshipped any way. Lughists have their own established way although the reforms in the 16th Century changed most Lughist practices, such as a ban on human sacrifice, viewing science as a way to "reveal the secrets of creation" and the acceptance of polygamy in mainstream Lughism. These reforms also led to the creation of various Lughist sects and inspired reform in other religions as well.

PostPosted: Sat Feb 13, 2016 10:18 am
by Eclius
Is Religion Legal?
No
If no, why?
Because Eclius is a scientifically advanced nation, we believe, that science can emancipate people from their pain and is the answer to everything, thus, any beliefs that deviates from the belief science is to be censored in Eclius, we're doing this because we want society to move forward and make progress.

Did the religion originate in your NationState?

What is the religion called?

How did the religion arrive in your NationState? OR How did the religion begin?

Is it required for citizens to believe in science?
Yes, all citizens must believe in science and the power of atoms
Do a majority of your citizens believe in science and are atheists?
Yes all Eclisians by far are science-believers and are absolute atheists
Are there any interesting facts about this religion you'd like to share? If so, please share them.

PostPosted: Sat Feb 13, 2016 10:23 am
by The Holy Empire of the Spaghetti Monster
Is Religion Legal?
Yes.

Did the religion originate in your NationState?
No.

What is the religion called?
Pastafarianism

How did the religion arrive in your NationState? OR How did the religion begin?
We were religious pilgrims trying to escape persecution by the Orthodox Pastafarians.

Is it required for citizens to follow this religion?
No. If they want to, they can follow a clown made of candy, as long as they don't force Mr. Chuckles on others.

Do a majority of your citizens follow this religion?
Yes.

Are there any interesting facts about this religion you'd like to share? If so, please share them.
On the fourth day, the Spaghetti Monster created land again because he'd forgotten he did it the day before.

PostPosted: Sat Feb 13, 2016 10:33 am
by Central Kadigan
Is Religion Legal?
Yes. We have a freedom of religion enshrined in our Constitution.

If no, why?
n./a.

If yes, please fill out the rest of the form
Did the religion originate in your NationState?
No organized religion originated in our nation. We do have a sincere and deeply imbedded philosophical tradition that was started in our nation.

What is the religion called?
We do not have a “national religion”. Our philosophical tradition does not have a proper name (it discourages such labels as limiting), however it is led by an aretaic order of philosophers called the Asophogas.

How did the religion arrive in your NationState? OR How did the religion begin?
The origins or our philosophy and the Asophogas are traced by to the teachings of the so-called "Great Philosopher" (whose name has been lost to history), an enlightened woman who taught the itinerant peoples in the late-8th century BCE.

Is it required for citizens to follow this religion?
Absolutely not; that would violate the freedom of religion.

Do a majority of your citizens follow this religion?
At the most recent census, the total population was 14,973,806 – of whom less-than 2.3% expressed a belief in any kind of supernatural or deity, while 82.7% described themselves as humanist or non-theist.

Are there any interesting facts about this religion you'd like to share? If so, please share them.
The grandmaster and head of the Asophogas serves as our Chief of State. Currently this is Queen Mary IV. This is described in great detail in our factbook: http://www.nationstates.net/nation=cent ... /id=121072

PostPosted: Sat Feb 13, 2016 10:36 am
by Alex Sanctum Salvator
Is Religion Legal?
Religion is legal in Alex Sanctum Salvator.
If no, why?
N/A
If yes, please fill out the rest of the form
Did the religion originate in your NationState?
Yes.
What is the religion called?
Alexism
How did the religion arrive in your NationState? OR How did the religion begin?
When Alex Sanctum Salvator was first created, the first ruler, King Alex I, created a religion that made him the god.
Is it required for citizens to follow this religion?
Yes in the motherland, and this or Buddhism in the colonies.
Do a majority of your citizens follow this religion?
All civis follow Alexism.
Are there any interesting facts about this religion you'd like to share? If so, please share them.
1) It was abolished during the cold war, when the Divinitate Emperor was exiled to Alex Sanctum Salvator's Alaskan Colony, but upon reinstating the Divinitate Emperors, Divinitate Emperor Alex III brought it back and made it mandatory, and set up an inquisition to execute the non-believers in the country.
2) It is the state religion of 3 countries, and a major religion in another country:
Alex Sanctum Salvator - State Religion
Alex Sanctum Salvatorian Colonies - State Religion
ASSPS1(Former Colony) - State Religion
ASSPS2(Former Colony) - State Religion
Anarchisia(Former Colony) - Major Religion

PostPosted: Sat Feb 13, 2016 11:16 am
by Empire de Francais
Is Religion Legal?: Yes.

If no, why?: N/A.

If yes, please fill out the rest of the form.


Did the religion originate in your state?: Yes and no; Franco-Nicene Catholicism originated in France after the capture of Rome -- and the dismantling of the Vatican -- by French clergy. However, Franco-Nicene Catholicism is a denomination of Christianity, and Christianity was formed in the Roman province of Judea.

What is the religion called?: Franco-Nicine Catholicism, or more generally, Christianity.

How did the religion arrive in your state? OR How did the religion begin?: Franco-Nicine Catholicism started after the capture of Rome and the dismantling of the Holy See. Christianity as a whole started by the teachings of the Jewish rabbi known as Christ Jesus, who is the Son of God and God on Earth at the same time about two thousand years ago.

Is it required for citizens to follow this religion?: No.

Do a majority of your citizens follow this religion?: Yes; approximately 56% of the French Empire is Franco-Nicene Catholic. 20% are Other Christian (namely South America & Haiti), 10% are Muslim (mostly African and Arabian Provinces), 10% are Other Religions (mainly African native religions and Hinduism in French India & Sri Lanka, along with Buddhism), along with 4% professing no religion or not wanting to say.

Are there any interesting facts about this religion you'd like to share? If so, please share them.: Franco-Nicene Catholicism is almost a carbon copy of Roman Catholicism, but with the Holy See revamped and relocated to Avignon.

PostPosted: Sat Feb 13, 2016 11:30 am
by Aterrian Union
Is Religion Legal? NO.

Religion has been left behind many years ago. When your civilization can kill gods, why believe in their divinity?

PostPosted: Sat Feb 13, 2016 11:35 am
by Lychgate
Is Religion Legal? Yes

If no, why? N/A

If yes, please fill out the rest of the form
Did the religion originate in your NationState? Yes

What is the religion called? The Antidisestablishmentarianist Church of the Holy Inbible

How did the religion arrive in your NationState? OR How did the religion begin? It's a parody religion made for teh lulz.

Is it required for citizens to follow this religion? No

Do a majority of your citizens follow this religion? Yes

Are there any interesting facts about this religion you'd like to share? If so, please share them. Praise ze lavendar!

PostPosted: Sat Feb 13, 2016 3:14 pm
by Newne Carriebean7
Is Religion Legal? Da

If no, why? it legal, now question is irrelevant, NEXT!

If yes, please fill out the rest of the form
Did the religion originate in your NationState? no, it's been around.

What is the religion called?
Communist Catholicism ( not a cult, you whackos)

How did the religion arrive in your NationState? OR How did the religion begin?
in began in 1990, when Comrade Joseph Stalin published the Holy People's Scriptures and built the first church, back then, membership was just 55. by 2015, over 204,250,000. practice it, or 19% of the Population.

Is it required for citizens to follow this religion?
not yet, but Stalin will pass the Revolutionary Religious Reformation Act tomorrow, outlawing any and all major forms of religions, with the exception of The Communist Catholic faith.
Do a majority of your citizens follow this religion?
no, only about 19% of the population
Are there any interesting facts about this religion you'd like to share? If so, please share them.
the Holy Scriptures have numerous references to the communist manifesto, and other Stalinist books of thought.
Comrade Joseph Stalin is worshiped as a god.
there are the books of
1st Marx
(pages 1-300)
( chapters 1-150)
2nd Marx
(300-600)
(Chapters 1-75)
1st Lenin
(600-620)
(Chapters 1-5)
3rd Marx
(620- 700)
( Chapters 1-16)
4th Marx
(700-800)
Stalin's Song
( 800-1500)
(Chapters 1-300)
People's Preist (PP)
( 1500-1535)
(chapters 1-7)
5th Marx
(1535-1700)
(Chapters 1-21)
2nd Lenin
1701-2000
(Chapters 1-149)
1st Trotsky
(2000-2003)
(chapters 1-3)
1st Comrade Kim Il sung(CKIS)
(2003-2010)
(chapters 1-7)
2nd Comrade Kim Jong Il (CJI)
(2010-2011)
(Chapters 1-4)
3rd Comrade Kim Jong Un
(2011-2016)
(Chapters 1-5)

People's Spirit (PS)
2016-2050
(Chapters 1-4)

PostPosted: Sat Feb 13, 2016 4:24 pm
by New Antegria II
Is Religion Legal?
yes
If no, why?
N/A
If yes, please fill out the rest of the form
Did the religion originate in your NationState?
no
What is the religion called?
christianity
How did the religion arrive in your NationState? OR How did the religion begin?
it started after the british colonized america
Is it required for citizens to follow this religion?
no
Do a majority of your citizens follow this religion?
yes about 95/100
Are there any interesting facts about this religion you'd like to share? If so, please share them.

PostPosted: Sat Feb 13, 2016 7:08 pm
by Gandoor
Is Religion Legal? Yes

If no, why? N/A

If yes, please fill out the rest of the form
Did the religion originate in your NationState? No

What is the religion called? N/A, the largest religion is Buddhism, although that only has 11.4% of the populace adhering to it, almost 70% of the population is non-religious.

How did the religion arrive in your NationState? OR How did the religion begin? Buddhism was brought to Gandoor by Chinese missionaries after we established a diplomatic relationship with China in 1630.

Is it required for citizens to follow this religion? No.

Do a majority of your citizens follow this religion? As said above, almost 70% of the population is non-religious, so no.

Are there any interesting facts about this religion you'd like to share? If so, please share them. N/A

PostPosted: Sat Feb 13, 2016 7:27 pm
by Dairoji
Is Religion Legal? Yes

If no, why? N/A

If yes, please fill out the rest of the form
Did the religion originate in your NationState? No

What is the religion called? Catholicism

How did the religion arrive in your NationState? OR How did the religion begin? Brought to Dairoji via foreign missionaries.

Is it required for citizens to follow this religion? It is strongly encouraged.

Do a majority of your citizens follow this religion? Yes

PostPosted: Sun Feb 14, 2016 2:34 am
by Aikoland
Is Religion Legal? Yes

If no, why? N/A

If yes, please fill out the rest of the form
Did the religion originate in your NationState? Yes and no. Aikoland Catholicism originated in our own nation, although Roman Catholicism and Christianity, of course didn't.

What is the religion called? Aikoland Catholicism

How did the religion arrive in your NationState? OR How did the religion begin? Aikoland Catholicism originates during the 1940's with the establishment of Aikoland herself and split from the Roman Catholic Church officially in 1981. (In practice, we stopped listening to what the Pope had to say during the 1950's) You probably know how Roman Catholicism and Christianity originated.

Is it required for citizens to follow this religion? Yes.

Do a majority of your citizens follow this religion? Yes, 100% of the population officially follow Aikoland Catholicism. (Keep in mind, all other religions are banned)

Are there any interesting facts about this religion you'd like to share? If so, please share them. Despite being called and originally being just Catholicism, Aikoland Catholicism has practically nothing to do with Roman Catholicism, aside from revering Christ as our Lord and Savior. Also, due to Aikoland Catholicism being inherently intertwined with the government here (we're a theocracy and the rulers of our nation are also in charge of the Aikoland Catholic Church), it is just as much a religion that focuses on blind devotion and worship to the state itself, since Aikoland Catholicism and the Theocratic States of Aikoland are regarded as being one and the same.