[Discuss] anti-state-religion

[Lyman Stone]

>> Feudal Europe had a single dominant religion to deal with; members  
>> of other faiths were in the distinct minority.  That is not the  
>> situation we have now in Battlemaster, where it seems that average  
>> religion size isn't much bigger than average realm size.  Add to  
>> that the implicit assumption of diverse "pagan" beliefs outside of  
>> organized religion, and you have continent-wide tolerance that is  
>> not seen historically.
> Two issues here.

I forgot to write issue #2, my bad.

Many of the religions in place in BM game mechanics would actually  
qualify as pagan(ism). Any religion that is based upon Norse  
mythology would qualify as paganism, as would any based on Roman  
mythology (though I think Norse mythology is more heavily  
represented). As would most any animistic religion, and many very  
individualized religions (I hear that tribal sectarianism is quite  
individualized: every person gets to come up with their own  
theological reason to kill their neighbor!)(note I say many  
individualized religions, not all individualized religions). If a  
religion has a "pantheon" then the, erm, eh, probability, I suppose  
one might say, of it being pagan goes up. That's a poor phrasing,  
wish I had a better one.

The term "pagan" is very difficult to apply in BM seeing as many "non  
pagan" religions are, in fact, based upon paganism.