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[[File:execution3 9195.jpg|link=Haruhi Suzumiya|frame|Isn't that too extreme for just an ordinary [[Killed Mid-Sentence|cartoo-]] '''''[[Burn the Witch|HERESY!!!]]''' [[Warhammer 40,000|*BLAM*]]'' ]]
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* '''[[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]].
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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."
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* '''[[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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* '''[[Portal (series)|Portalism]]''' / '''The Church Of [[GLaDOS]]''': "Testing is important for the sake of those who are Still Alive. In the end, there will be cake. Nonbelievers will tell you the [[Cake Is A Lie]]. But, that is just to sway you from the importance of science and testing."
** '''[[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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** '''[[After War Gundam X|Vulturism]]''': Is the Moon out?
*** '''[[Turn A Gundam|Soleilism]]''': You better believe the Moon is out.
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* '''[[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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** '''[[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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* '''[[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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