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[[File:execution3_9195.jpg|link=Haruhi Suzumiya (Light Novel)|right|Isn't that too extreme for just an ordinary [[Killed Mid -Sentence|cartoo-]] '''''[[Burn the Witch|HERESY!!!]]''' [[Warhammer 40000|*BLAM*]]'' ]]
 
 
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* '''[[Haruhi Suzumiya (Light Novel)|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 ItsIt'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.
** '''Mikuruism''': Our purpose on this earth is classified information.
*** '''Mikuruianity''': [[Haruhi Chan (Manga)|She was decorated with balloons for our sins.]]
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** 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 (Wiki)|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 [[TV Tropes Will Ruin Your Life|eternal damnation]].
** '''[[Wild Mass Guessing|Wild Mass Guessingism]]''': [[Everyone Is Jesus in Purgatory|Everyone is either Jesus,]] [[Time Lord/WMG|a Time Lord]], [[Haruhi Suzumiya (Light Novel)|Haruhi]] or [[Neon Genesis Evangelion (Anime)|Shinji]] (who can also be [[Shinji and Warhammer 40 K (Fanfic)|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 (Anime)|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.]]}}
** Use of 4chan and similar sites is strongly discouraged, for to hide one's face and rely on the power of a [[Hive Mind|Legion]] is the way of the Anti-Spiral.
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* '''[[Dominic Deegan|Dominology]]''': Lord Dominus sees all and knows all. If you are a friend to The Dominus, he will grant you his <s>[[Omniscient Morality License|petty manipulation]]</s> guidance. If not, you are [[Jerk Jock|clearly evil]] and deserving of death (or [[Heel Face Turn|indoctrination]] at [[Put On a Bus|The Cathedral]]). Finally, [[Snark Bait|sarcasm is the the highest virtue]].
* '''[[Dead Poets Society|Society of the Dead Poets]]''': Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary. Suck the marrow out of life, but make sure not to choke on the bone. Above all, make sure that when you come to die you do not discover you have not lived.
* '''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|Celestianity]]''': "Harmony and friendship is the key to everything. Learn to better yourself and others by teaching others how to be a good friend."
** '''[[Fan Nickname|Trollestianity]]''': Obey... [[Taken for Granite|or else.]]
** '''Lunaism'''/'''The Church Of Luna''': ''[[Ye Olde Butcherede Englishe|"THOU SHALT SPEAKETH]] [[No Indoor Voice|IN YE ROYAL TONE AND RAISETH YE MOON TO BRINGETH FORTH GLORIOUSE NIGHTE! AND EMBARKETH UPON YE GLORY THAT IS NIGHTMARE NIGHTE TO PARTAKETH IN YE FUN THAT IS SCARINGETH OTHER PONIES FOR LAUGHS... ETH!"]]''
** '''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|Pinkieism]]''': A pony with god-like powers deserves her own religion, silly! Party! Party!
** '''The Church Of Discord''': "Eternal chaos comes with chocolate rain! After all, what fun is there in making sense?" (Not to be confused with Discordianism)
* '''[http://www.principiadiscordia.com/ Discordianism]''': There are no friends anywhere. There are no enemies anywhere. Everything is simultaneously true, false, and meaningless. By rejecting disorder, you reject the creative along the destructive. Instead, embrace the creative (orderly and disorderly alike) and reject the destructive. Life sucks because people take it too seriously. Just open your eyes and see the {{color|white|fnords}}. Eat ye no hot dog buns. [[The Walrus Was Paul|You are the Walrus]]. Five tons of flax.
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** This sentence is true in some sense, false in some sense, meaningless in some sense, true and false in some sense, true and meaningless in some sense, false and meaningless in some sense, and true, false and meaningless in some sense. Hail Eris!
** Bonus game: Can you spot all the fnords hidden in this trope page?
* '''[[Lyrical Nanoha|Nanohaism]]''': It's OK if they call you a devil, as long as you use your devilish powers to do them some good. If a person does stupid things, don't say anything: instead, [[Get a Hold of Yourself, Man!|smack them down with your full power]], so they snap out of it first. No children will be left [[Parental Abandonment|alone and unloved]], all shall have a home with caring parents, even if [[Tyke Bomb|they're trying to kill you]] and you need to [[Defeat Means Friendship|beat them to submission first]]. Remember, for the people closest to your heart, nothing less than your strongest [[Finishing Move]] will suffice. [[Defeat Means Friendship|Then you comfort them]]. [[Romantic Two -Girl Friendship|Gender doesn't matter]] in [[Just Friends|friendship]]. It doesn't matter where you come from, what you did to survive, how you were born, and if you are a human or not: above all, you are a person who [[Rousseau Was Right|strives to be good like everyone else]]. Hence, no matter who you are, you deserve [[Cooldown Hug|a free hug]], [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|compassion]], and [[The Power of Love|love]]. [[Defeat Means Friendship|And firepower.]]
* '''[[Death Note (Manga)|The First Church of Kira]]''': The World is rotten. God shall create the perfect world by imposing Divine Judgement on the criminals and sinners, because [[Utopia Justifies the Means]]. And whosoever's name was found written in the note of death shall be consigned to damnation. The devil? A [[Bunny Ears Lawyer]] (The World's Greatest Detective) who has devoted himself to stopping you and God. The percent chance which the devil believes that your God is merely a High School Student? 3%. Everything that happens and will ever happen is "Just as [[Gambit Roulette|planned]]!". The traditional form of communion? While a [[Ominous Latin Chanting|choir chants in Latin]], [[What Do You Mean ItsIt's Not Awesome?|thou shalt taketh a potato chip.... AND EAT IT!]]
* '''[[Pokémon|Pokeism/The Church of Arceus]]''': In the beginning, there was darkness. Then, [[Olympus Mons|Arceus]] emerged from its egg and said: DODOGYUUUN!
* '''Mewist Arceism''': Mew was the one who gave birth to Arceus in the world of darkness that life could not bear to even be in. Arceus then manipluated its mother's DNA to give birth to all other Pokemon and for some, ''''''{{spoiler|even humans}}'''''.
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* ''' [[The Legend of Zelda (Franchise)|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.
** Not to be confused with [[Ah! My Goddess (Manga)|those other three goddesses]].
** Or [[Tenchi Muyo! (Anime)|these ones]].
** Or [[The Hecate Sisters|any of these]].
* '''[[Doctor Who (TV)|Whoism]]''': Humans are absolutely ''[[Humans Are Special|amazing]]''... except when they screw up; then they're just apes. Also, so-called 'gods' are usually, but not always, fakes; choose your higher powers wisely. They might just try to turn you into Daleks.
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* '''[[Gundam (Anime)|Kidou Senshism]]''': War is the Universal Quantifier. (Broken down into denominations)
** '''Zeonism''': A sort of Darwinism/Nazism hybrid. Holocaust optional.
** '''Brightism''': [[Get a Hold of Yourself, Man!|Exorcise]] the daemons of [[Wangst]] to become '''[[Badass|MEN OF DESTINY]]'''.
** '''[[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED (Anime)|Seedism]]''': Radical pacifist sect worshipping Kira Yamato as the Lord and Savior.
** '''[[Mobile Suit Gundam 00 (Anime)|Setsunism]]''': There is no God in death (unless you're on missionary co-op with [[Hey ItsIt's That Voice|Kiraists]]). There is only Gundam.
** '''[[Mobile Suit Gundam Wing (Anime)|Preventerism]]''': Is your shelter shield up? ...Roger that. * spams informative pamphlets*
** '''[[Mobile Fighter G Gundam (Anime)|Path of Tohou Fuhai]]''': LOOK! HEAVEN IS BURNING RED!
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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 (Manga)|Daiohism]]''': [[High School]] will give you three of the best years of your life. The more varied your [[True Companions]], the better!
* '''[[Jo JosJo's Bizarre Adventure (Manga)|Jojoism]]''': If life tries to stop you, that is when you bust out the full power. Always protect those close to you. And never forget your ancestors.
* '''[[Berserk (Manga)|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 (Literature)|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.
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* '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_the_subgenius The Church of the SubGenius]''': Differs from all of the above in that the books on which it is based are not fictional and all of its teachings are literally true. Especially the bit about the world coming to an end...ten years ago!
** Not quite. The world ends in 1998, but no one has any idea '''when''' 1998 actually is since, obviously, the Conspiracy has been fiddling with the calendar. How else to explain why the Xists haven't arrived to take those who've paid their $30 up in their flying saucers to the planet of the Sex Goddesses? Oh, and the [[Sub Genii]] have only one commandment, unlike many other religions: "Fuck 'em if they can't take a joke!"
* '''[[Transformers|The Church Of Primus]]''': Be yourself (but pretend to be something else if you want to hide from your enemies, or it's [[Rule of Cool|just cool]]), [[Merchandise -Driven|buy Hasbro products]], and remember when things get too tough: [[Theme Music Power -Up|you got the Touch!]].
** What you are is not decided by how you are made, but by what you become, in life and in memory. 'Til all are one.
* '''[[The Big Lebowski (Film)|Dudism]]''': Nothing is fucked here. You're not wrong; you're just an asshole. This aggression will not stand. Nihilism, huh? That must be exhausting. Is this a weekday? And above all else: The Dude Abides.
* '''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!: theThe Abridged Series (Web Video)|Yu-Gi-Ohism]]''': Life is a search for God cards. In the great [[Serious Business|card game]] of life some of us are dealt god cards, some of us get baby dragon. Freaking baby dragon!
** '''Kaibaism''': [[Screw the Rules, I Have Money|Screw religion, I have money!]]
** '''Téaism''': [[Power of Friendship|Friendship is God!]]
** '''Yu-Giism''': Religion is Super-Special Awesome!
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* '''[[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 Bastards]], and [[Utopia Justifies the Means]].
* '''[[Shakugan no Shana (Light Novel)|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:
{{quote| ''I wanted all things''<br />
''to seem to make sense''<br />
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* '''[[The 4400|White Light]]''': You have great potential waiting to be unlocked, if you are willing to take commensurately great risks. Accept that things happen for a reason, that there is a plan, and you have a place in it. Some hide amongst us who wish to derail that plan, and they seem powerful, but they ''can'' be defeated. Trust that, with your help, tomorrow will be a better day.
* '''[[Disgaea|Flonneism]]''': [[The Power of Love|Love]] [[The Power of Friendship|conquers]] [[Love Freak|all]] [[Deadpan Snarker|(though a healthy dose of sarcasm can help).]]
* '''[[Supernatural|Supernaturalism]]''': [[You Suck]] and it's a [[Crapsack World]], but you should help people because it's the right thing to do. [[Have You Seen My God?|Who the hell know if there's a God?]] [[God Is Evil|If there is one, he's probably a dick.]] And most importantly: laugh, even when you're scared shitless.
* '''[[Heroes (TV)|Sylarism]]''': Superpowers make you better than everyone else, so you should take as many as you can because you can.
** '''[[Heroes (TV)|Petrellism]]''': Superpowers make you special and/or better than everyone else (depending on which Petrelli you talk to), so you should either act as a [[Deus Ex Machina]] or [[A God Am I|play God]].
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* '''[[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]].
* '''[[Castlevania|Cult of the Dark Lord]]''': All of mankind has evil urges, and these evil urges are what feeds the Dark Lord. [[Insane Troll Logic|Therefore, mankind secretly wants the Dark Lord to exist.]] And as there can be no light without darkness, there cannot be any manifestation of good without the existence of the Dark Lord. So give in to your evil urges, and let Him show you the way.
* '''[[Eight 8-Bit Theater (Webcomic)|Grand Order of the Jackass]]''': Worship the Sage, for he is the wisest of all. Otherwise, woe shall befall you in the most unthinkable ways possible. Actually, it will happen anyway, but better worship him just in case.
* '''[[Bleach|The Church of the Bleached]]''': Use your power to help your friends. If you are ever in trouble, trust that your friends will save you. If you let yourself fall into despair or become too attached to worldly possessions, you will become an evil spirit in the afterlife. If you don't, then the afterlife will still suck, but at least your alignment will be by choice.
* ''' {{spoiler|Aizenism}}''': An [[Evil Counterpart|offshoot/hybrid]] of spiralism and/or The First Church of Kira that holds {{spoiler|Aizen}} as an [[Villain Sue|exemplar]]. One must see the world the way it [[ItsIt's All About Me|should]] be rather than the way it is and do [[Gambit Roulette|everything possible]] in order to [[Adaptive Ability|become ]] [[Evil Evolves|stronger]] and [[Beyond the Impossible|transcend your limitations ]] in order [[One -Winged Angel|to ]] [[Bishonen Line|become ]] [[Physical God|perfect ]]. Do not trust or admire anyone. [[The Thirty Six Stratagems|Manipulate ]] [[Unwitting Pawn|everyone ]] [[Unwitting Pawn|else]] [[Affably Evil|while looking like ]] [[Bitch in Sheep's Clothing|a nice person ]]. Every member of family or nakama is a [[Evil Cannot Comprehend Good|naive ]][[Good Is Dumb|fool ]] who exists only as long as [[You Have Outlived Your Usefulness|necessary ]], as is everyone who admires or trusts you. [[Curb Stomp Battle|Defeat ]] overwhelming odds [[The Worf Effect|effortlessly ]] with both your [[Game Breaker|overwhelming ]] [[Curb Stomp Battle|power]] and superior [[Awesome By Analysis|intelligence ]]. Give [["The Reason You Suck" Speech|the reason you suck ]] [[Breaking Speech|speeches ]] until your opponent [[Berserk Button|loses]] [[Unstoppable Rage|control]] and [[Too Dumb to Live|attacks blindly]]. Or [[Hypocritical Humor|instead]] you can be a [[Wrong Genre Savvy|fool]] and worship {{spoiler|Aizen}} as a god. He'll [[Boring Invincible Villain|win]] [[Magnificent Bastard|either]][[Manipulative Bastard|way]] so it doesn't really [[You Can't Fight Fate|matter]]. Engaged in a minor conflict with The Church of the Bleached.
* '''[[The Lucifer and Biscuit Hammer|Animaism]]''': Serve the Princess Anima, and you will be loved and rewarded for your service. Oppose the Magus Animus, who seeks to destroy the world. Destroy that which you hate, and destroy that which you love, so you may be freed from the burden of your hatred and may forever claim ownership of that which you love. Be ready to die at all times, because living just means you have a 100% chance of dying.
* '''[[Kamen Rider|Kamenism]]''': Even if there is no God or Buddha, there is Kamen Rider.
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** [[Take It to The Forums|Take it outside.]] Never start [[Natter|anything]] inside the sacred bar unless it is absolutely necessary.
** [[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.
** '''The [[Otaku|Otakult]]''': A more extremely devoted worship of animism that is often characterized by [[Basement Dweller|elaborate underground rituals]].
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