[Discuss] anti-state-religion

[James]

Christopher Subich wrote:
>
> It's only historical because of the prevalence of the Catholic church 
> -- and that's one thing we want to actively avoid in Battlemaster.
>
> If a realm chooses to submit to a religion so much that becoming a 
> member is required for active participation, that's one thing.  But 
> mandating it through game mechanics is something else entirely.
>
>

No, it's not.  The Muslims did it, almost every polytheistic religion 
did it (including the Romans, the Egyptians, the Norse, etc).  I take 
that back, the Muslims would allow you to not be a part of their 
religion, you just had to pay a VERY high tax (and still had to be in 
another religion).