[Discuss] Another Take on Religion

[Tessa]

I still have to disagree. Being *in* a religion doesn't make you 
devoted to it, or interested in it, or even like it. You're just there, 
and if it doesn't interest you it's not helpful to the religion at all. 
Putting people in a religion just for the sake of putting people in a 
religion isn't going to make it more popular nor is it going to fix any 
of the problems that have been brought up.

Also keep in mind when we create our characters they are not being 
born, they're just starting a career (pretty much). They've been around 
for a while, they likely already have personalities (most people do by 
the time they're twenty). So like I said they could get stuck in a 
religion that makes zero sense for them to be in or to have supposedly 
been in their whole lives. And what would be the point of joining a 
religion just to be a pain in the arse (someone suggested this was a 
good idea a few posts back)? Religion is not about winning, at least it 
shouldn't be, so joining a religion just to sabotage it is just sad. 
Find a religion you like and join it instead of covertly supporting 
them by sabotaging someone else from the inside.

Familiy religions also seems iffy. Take this for example: You've got 
your family in RegionA, #1son serves there. #2son goes off to distant 
continent, finds a nice religion there and joins it. Family back should 
automatically convert to this religion why? (this is more applicable to 
non-new players who are already in religions). Or: Family in RegionA, 
#1son serves there and is in nice religion along with (presumably) the 
family that lives there. #2son  runs off to distant continent to get 
away from family because he hates it all (typical teenager) and he 
finds a religion he likes better on distant continent, he can't join 
it? Or his whole family from which he is estranged and hasn't spoken 
with in 5 years automatically converts? Either way, I can't support 
that. Also, people complain high and low about players playing their 
family members all the same way. If they all have to be in one religion 
it's not going to help, especially if they're all operating on the same 
moral code, the same set of values, the same way of thought. I much 
prefer putting my characters in religions that suit them, not just 
because there's this one religion I think should take over the world.

I'm all for religions getting more power and what not but I don't want 
this to become ReligionMaster.


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