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Consider the following scenario. A given work of fiction becomes successful after its release. Very, very, ''very'' successful. So successful, in fact, that it manages to achieve what only a very small number of works throughout history have done: spawned its own religion.
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* '''[[Haruhi Suzumiya|Haruhiism]]:''' The world should be made as interesting as possible, lest it be judged for destruction. Thus, by the grace of [[Reality Warper|Haruhi Suzumiya]], one must choose to liberate oneself from the sin of mediocrity and be saved from the hell of boredom. Always keep a curious eye out for mysteries, and try to find the magic, the ''special'', [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?|in every situation]]. And have fun, while helping others do this as well. Bunny outfits are traditional garb for priestesses.
** '''Kyonism''': Saving the world is unimportant. Sure, people who go around trying to save the world/advance it to its true form/overload it with fun [[Well-Intentioned Extremist|may have noble ideals]], but they often tend to treat people as gamepieces to be used and sacrificed in the pursuit of their ultimate goal, [[What the Hell, Hero?|and that is never okay]]. Because, ultimately, it's ''people'' who matter, not causes. So [[Rage Against the Heavens]], [[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?|punch out Cthulhu]], [[Screw Destiny|tell destiny where to shove it]] and/or [[Messianic Archetype|take God's judgement upon one's shoulders]], but always treat people with the respect they deserve.
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** In Australia, if enough people say they have X religion on the official federal census, then that religion is recognized by the government. There was a campaign to have enough people put down "Jedi" as their religion to have it recognized. Unfortunately, the government realized what was happening and changed the laws to prevent this.
*** In the New Zealand 2001 census Jedi was the second largest religion, though it was not recognised so all Jedi answers to the religious preference question were discounted.
*** The truth is that some regions - not necessarily those mentioned above - will provide a check-box in the next
* '''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica|The Church of Madoka/Madokamism]]''': With kindness might come naiveté. With courage might come foolhardiness. And dedication might have no reward. [[A World Half Full|But this does not mean there is no hope and that you will die forever alone; if someone tells you that is the case, tell them they're wrong every time.]] Don’t forget: Always, somewhere, someone is fighting for you. As long as you remember [[Messianic Archetype|Her]], [[You Are Not Alone]].
** [http://churchofmadohomu.tumblr.com/ Puella Magarum Pietas] is dedicated to this, in particular to Goddess Madoka and Devil Homura.
* '''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion|The Evangelism of Neon Genesis]] (or at least, one sect [[Mind Screw|of it]])''': [[Lovecraftian Fiction|The gods don't love you--the universe is uncaring towards what you do or don't do.]] You're miserable, it will always be a [[Crapsack World]] where [[Hell Is Other People]], and [[You Can't Fight Fate|there is no way you can escape it]]. Isolation from society guarantees comfort, but humans cannot survive alone, and forced unity under the pretense of [[Totalitarian Utilitarian|collective happiness]] destroys an interesting life. Thus, you're always going to be miserable [[The Anti-Nihilist|unless you yourself decide that you're worth the effort that it takes not to be]]. If [[The End of the World as We Know It|the inevitable End]] comes up, [[
** Alternatively, some sects believe that in the right hands the angst of individuality is the most powerful force in the universe (the spiritual concept of the A.T. Field), other entire schools of philosophy are engaging in [[Flame War|massive crusades]] over the true meaning of the Evangelion, while countless others worship the [[Rei Ayanami Expy|Giant Blue-Haired Goddess with a Thousand Avatars]].
** Prayer and meditation may involve [[Gendo Pose|clasping one's hands]].
* '''[[TV Tropes|Tropology]]''': [[There Is No Such Thing as Notability|"Notability" is an illusion,]] we judge works not by how familiar they are to society at large, but how they fit the Tropes. All events in life either play straight, [[Subverted Trope|subvert]], [[Double Subversion|subvert twice]], [[Not a Subversion|don't subvert]], [[Inverted Trope|invert]], [[Lampshade Hanging|point out]], [[Satire, Parody, Pastiche|make fun of]], [[Deconstruction|deconstruct]], [[Reconstruction|reconstruct]], [[Averted Trope|ignore]], [[Invoked Trope|invoke]], [[Defied Trope|defy]], [[Discussed Trope|discuss]], [[Conversational Troping|mention]], [[Enforced Trope|enforce]], [[Zig-Zagging Trope|twist]], [[Exaggerated Trope|exaggerate]], [[Justified Trope|or justify]] certain patterns. Those who learn to recognize these patterns will become [[Genre Savvy|enlightened]], but those who fail the journey shall be condemned to [[Tropes Will Ruin Your Life|eternal damnation]].
** '''[[Wild Mass Guessing]]ism''': [[Everyone Is Jesus in Purgatory|Everyone is either Jesus,]] [[Time Lord/WMG|a Time Lord]], [[Haruhi Suzumiya|Haruhi]] or [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|Shinji]] (who can also be [[Shinji and Warhammer40K|The God-Emperor of Mankind]]) [[Everyone Is Jesus in Purgatory|in Purgatory]] (and said Purgatory is [[All Just a Dream]] of an autistic named [[St. Elsewhere|Tommy Westphall]]).
* '''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann|Spiralism]]:''' [[Beyond the Impossible|"Impossible" is nothing more than a challenge]]. With enough willpower, [[Screw Destiny|the success rate of 0% might as well be 100%]], so never let high probabilities of failure discourage you. Approach all tasks with [[Hot-Blooded|passion]] in your heart. [[The Power of Love|Love]], [[The Determinator|spirit]] and [[The Power of Friendship|friendship]] are the most precious possessions any being can have, being able to [[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?|outshine the despair caused by cosmic Lovecraftian monstrosities.]] Progress and evolution are key aspects of life, sure those who try to stop it [[Well-Intentioned Extremist|may have noble ideals]], but then again without progress and evolution life would be meaninglessly pathetic. Hope must never, under any circumstances, be discarded, and above all else: believe in those who believe in you, believe in the you who believes in yourself, know yourself, be true to yourself, and whenever possible, act as an inspiration to others.
** {{spoiler|[[Messianic Archetype|Kamina also died for your sins.]]}}
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* '''[[Spider-Man|Spiderism]]''': Alternately, "[[Dresden Files|The Tao of Peter Parker]]." Follow [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/d/20060731.html The Gospel of Uncle Benjamin]: [[Comes Great Responsibility|power carries responsibilities]]. Do what you can with what you are given. Don't make [[One More Day|deals with the devil]], and don't worry about [[Joe Quesada|troublemakers]] or [[Executive Meddling]], they'll get sorted out by [[Retcon|the larger forces]].
* '''[[Godzilla|Godzillism/Church Of Kaiju]]''': "In the beginning, a brilliant flash from the atom bomb was seen, and the all mighty Godzilla was born. [[Tokyo Fireball|He smashed Tokyo for your sins.]] On the third day, he died in the seas from the Oxygen Destroyer...but he will rise again. And his true followers will ascend to Monster Island and enjoy eternal city-destroying mayhem."
* '''[
* '''[[Code Geass|The Apotheosis of Zero]]''': If you want people to change, lead by example. [[The Ubermensch|If the worldly morals contradict your own, adhere to the latter.]] If you point a gun at another, [[Call It Karma|be prepared to be shot yourself]].
** If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated Lelouch first. {{spoiler|[[Messianic Archetype|He took the world's sins upon himself for world peace.]]}}
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* ''' [[Star Trek: The Next Generation|Borgism]]''' : Perfection must be achieved by any means and all must join the cause whether they like it or not.
* ''' [[Star Trek|Ferengism]]''' : Profit is the ultimate virtue.
* '''[[Portal (series)|Portalism]]''' / '''The Church Of [[
** '''[[Portal 2|Wheatleyism]]'''/ '''The Church Of Wheatley''': "They said if we ever started a religion, we would die!"
* The [[Real Life]] '''[[wikipedia:Church of All Worlds|Church of All Worlds]]''' was inspired by the fictional church of the same name (and its teachings) in [[Robert A. Heinlein]]'s ''[[Stranger in
* ''' [[The Legend of Zelda|Church of the Three Goddesses]]''', with the most sacred relic of course being the Golden Triangle they left this world. Courage, Power and Wisdom doesn't seem to leave room for more traditional virtues like love and compassion, but maybe that's just taken as a given.
** Google "Naroin" for a particularly interesting example of this.
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** '''[[Mobile Fighter G Gundam|Path of Tohou Fuhai]]''': LOOK! HEAVEN IS BURNING RED!
** '''[[After War Gundam X|Vulturism]]''': Is the Moon out?
*** '''[[Turn A Gundam
* '''[[
* '''[[Power Rangers|Oliverism]]''': Get the girls in Pink, sacrifice the mecha, and never quite decide what your carreer is. Oh, and be very, very good at kicking ass.
* '''[[Azumanga Daioh|Daiohism]]''': [[High School]] will give you three of the best years of your life. The more varied your [[True Companions]], the better!
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* '''[[Berserk|Gutsism]]''': [[Crapsack World|The world is hell,]] so trust nothing but your sword arm and your [[Unstoppable Rage]]. Oh, and if you're a girl, good friggin' luck.
* '''[[Discworld|Rinceism]]''': [[Cosmic Plaything|The whole world is out to get you]], but as long as [[Genre Savvy|you know this]], you'll be perfectly fine.
** Alternatively, '''[[Discworld|Chelonism:]]''' The Turtle (and everything) moves without divine intervention. Once you understand this, you will be able to see the world with a sort of joyous cynicism, understanding [[Humans Are
** '''[[Discworld|Rincewindism]]''': Speed as sacrament. [[Everything Trying to Kill You|The forces of darkness are everywhere]]. [[Lovable Coward|Do not attempt to fight them unless you are left with no choice]], for that just makes things worse. He who maintains great velocity will gain eternal life. Or at any rate ''more'' life than if they hang about in dangerous places (ie anywhere).
** '''The Way Of Mrs Cosmopolite''': [[Ice Cream Koan|Wisdom can be found anywhere, even in the sayings of old ladies]]. [[Almighty Janitor|A humble sweeper can usually get anywhere]]. Use your dustpan wisely. [[Old Master|And never forget Rule One]].
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** '''Keithism''': To show your faith, wear a flag on your head... in America!
** '''Deus ex Infantus Draconis''': You have infinite potential. ''Use it''.
* '''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!|The First Church of the Orichalcos]]''': Acknowledging one's inner darkness enables one to retain control of it and hold onto their sense of self, whilst remaining in denial over it's existence allows that darkness control over you. Values inner strength more than the fleeting purity gained during times of despair. [[Humans Are
* '''[[Shakugan no Shana|Shanaism]]''': Everyone is already dead, including you. The afterlife is the reality. In a day or two, you could be [[Ret-Gone|forgotten completely]]. You just don't know it's happening yet.
* '''Bokononism''': God has deterministically organized humanity into unknowing teams (''karasses'') to do his work. Not much of a spiritual demand, but of course you have to memorize some oddball "calypso" scripture and a lot of silly words like ''Foma'' and ''Granfalloon.'' In addition to certain characters in Kurt Vonnegut's ''Cat's Cradle'' and in [[Real Life]], known Bokononists include Rayanne's mother, Amber, on ''[[My So-Called Life]]''. (The name of the religion derives from the San Lorenzan pidgin English pronunciation of its founder's name, that founder being an ex-slave named Johnson, or "Bokonon.") Two calypsos in particular highlight the Bokononist worldview, the first regarding the nice little lies a Bokononist must internalize so as to avoid the pitfalls of despair:
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** '''[[Mega Man Legends|Rockmanism DASH]]''': ...Actually, don't worry about dumping your equipment this time. Your [[Mission Control]] will sell it for upkeep anyway.
** '''[[Mega Man ZX|Rockmanism ZX]]''': ...Or this time, either. The newer converts will pick up your slack following the [[Time Skip]].
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', unsurprisingly, has inspired the followers of '''[https://web.archive.org/web/20140529211936/http://www.lassiquendi.com/TheHiddenRealm/ Tië Eldaliéva]''' or '''The Elven Path'''
** Quite surprisingly, actually, given that Tolkien was a devout Roman Catholic of a rather traditionalist stripe, and specifically modelled his mythos around Roman Catholic theology, rather than anything resembling modern New Age or Neopagan spirituality. I can't help but think that [[Misaimed Fandom|these individuals]] [[Did Not Do the Research|don't really understand that]].
*** Elves (and Dwarves, and Ents) have their own paths - the Dwarves' involves some belief in resurrection - but arguably don't have souls. Men may, in time, develop a religion that will become Christianity. This is very subtly forshadowed in the conversation between Legolas and Gimli as they enter Minas Tirith. Bear in mind that the events of LOTR is supposed to take place on earth in ancient pre-history.
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** '''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer|United Church of Spike]]''': Do what you want because you can.
*** Not related to '''[[Portal (series)|Aperturism]]''': You do what you must because you can, which is more related to [[Spider-Man|Parker]][[Comes Great Responsibility|ism]]. {{color|white| And in the end, there will be cake.}}
* '''[[
** Where there's smoke, they pinch back.
* '''[[Moulin Rouge|Toulouseism]]''': Live your life according to the Bohemian principles of Truth, Beauty, Freedom, and Love. Remember: [[Power of Love|The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return]].
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* '''[http://www.gaiaonline.com/forum/friends-chat/do-you-believe-in-mods/t.1494572/ First Gaian Church of the Mods]''': Initially an sarcastic panning of "Cotton Candy Christianity", the Church did spawn dedicated believers who tried to keep the standard of discussion in GAIA's Extended Discussion forums relatively high-brow. Lost cause, but hey, they tried.
* '''[http://www.examiner.com/x-4908-Twilight-Examiner~y2009m4d2-Twilight-series-spawns-religion-Edward-Cullen-is-real-members-should-read-the-books-like-a-Bible Cullenism]''': Basic tenets are that the ''[[Twilight (novel)|Twilight]]'' series is essentially sacred scripture, the characters of said series are real, and Stephenie Meyer is canonically the greatest author of all time. To deny otherwise is HERESY.
* '''[[Warhammer
** '''The Imperial Cult''': [[Church Militant|The God-Emperor Protects!]] [[Humans Are
** '''Chaosism''': Sanity is for the weak! Also has a pretty minor conflict with the Imperial Cult above.
** '''Tauism''': When doing something, [[Utopia Justifies the Means|think of the Greater Good]].
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* '''[[Homestuck|Skaiaism/Sburbism]]''': The universe was created by [[troll]]s. Creativity is the ultimate virtue. [[Stable Time Loop]]s are real. Intelligent civilizations may be sacrificed at random to create new froggy universes, continuing the cycle of creation.
** '''[[Problem Sleuth|Church of the Godhead Pickle Inspector]]''': All was created in the middle of time when GPI split two copies of his pre-accession self infinitely, creating all matter ever in existence. All men should strive to excel in the three holy stats of IMAGINATION, VIM and PULCHRITUDE- although abandoning one or two stats to become outrageously powerful in the third is perfectly fine. If you die in the imaginary world you will forevermore exist in an infinite lotus afterlife where you may play boardgames with a nice chap named Death- unless, of course, you make an easy escape though the backdoor back into life. However true nirvana may only be achieved by finally escaping your office into the real world.
* '''[https://web.archive.org/web/20141022021228/http://serenitism.webs.com/ Serenitism]''': To simplify: [[Sailor Moon|Queen Serenity]] can be viewed as a goddess figure. Make friends with the lonely, don't violate other peoples' minds or bodies, and do what you can to save Earth from destruction.
* '''The Cybermorphs''' in [[Sergey Lukyanenko]]'s ''[[Genome]]'' trilogy are a sect of [[The Cracker|hackers]] who wear black lenses in their eye sockets, appear to be about 20, and believe that the entire Universe is just an illusion created by machines to enslave humanity. Sound [[The Matrix|familiar]]? They also tend to say things like "There is no God but the Architect, and Neo is his prophet." When a ship's AI greets a Cybermorph with [[Matrix Raining Code]], he starts reading their version of "Our Father" with phrases like "And deliver us from system crashes."
* {{spoiler|The '''Jovians'''}} from ''[[Martian Successor Nadesico]]'' {{spoiler|built their entire culture around ''[[Gekiganger 3]]''}}. This being ''[[Deconstructive Parody|Nadesico]]'', [[Hilarity Ensues]].
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** [[Nice Guy|Be nice.]] [[Let's Get Dangerous|Until it's time to not be nice.]]
* '''[[Preacher (Comic Book)|Custerism]]:''' Don't take no shit off fools. Judge a person by what's in 'em, not how they look. An' you do the right thing. Be one of the good guys. 'Cause there's way too many of the bad.
* '''[[Anime|Animism]]''': The worship of the large-eyed ones that came from Japan. '''Not to be confused with Real Life [[wikipedia:Animism|Animism]], which ''real people believe in.'''''
** '''The [[Otaku]]lt''': A more extremely devoted worship of animism that is often characterized by [[Basement Dweller|elaborate underground rituals]].
* '''[[Katawa Shoujo|Katawa Shoujoism:]]''' [[You Are Not Alone]], [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|and you are not strange.]] [[I Am What I Am|You are you,]] [[Humans Are Flawed|and everyone has damage.]] [[Rousseau Was Right|Be the better person.]]
* '''[[Sayonara, Zetsubou-sensei|Zetsubouism:]]''' You're in despair. People making cults out of fiction have left you in despair.
* '''[[Shin Megami Tensei|The Threefold Path Of The Goddess]]''': There are but three paths to follow: [[Order Versus Chaos|Law, Neutrality, or Chaos.]] None is better than the other, all can be good [[From a Certain Point of View|depending on one's perspective.]]
* '''[[F-Zero|Church of Falcon]]''': The almighty Captain Falcon watches over us all, waiting for us to show him our moves. Our [https://web.archive.org/web/20150321200914/http://www.falconchurch.com/ main place of worship] is currently defunct, but it shall rise again!
** '''[[Star Fox|Wolfism]]''': The dark counterpart to the Church of Falcon.
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