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What about a church in Ur?

This is for ideas and pros and cons of maybe starting a cool church to you know do stuff.

Posted 8 months ago by Misty Power Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • http://www.glitch.com/forum/general/4455/
    Posted 8 months ago by WindBorn Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Tent revivals could be an option... Purple being the sacrament of course.
    Posted 8 months ago by Rev. Lightbringer Subscriber! | Permalink
  • My ₡0.02: religion can be a significantly divisive topic (just look at American politics right now). I come to Glitch to escape the endlessly sectarian and often vicious religious battles endlessly going on offline and hope they won’t find their way into the official game as well.
    Posted 8 months ago by Sevardin Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Misty, if you're interested in doing this I suggest coming up with a specific idea on what type of church you would like to run and what you want to do in it. Then you could ask if anyone's interested in joining said church, set up a group for it, and some day actually build the "physical" church when we get group halls. I'm sure you can find a group of people that would be interested, depending on the details.
    Posted 8 months ago by Shepherdmoon Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I totally agree with Sevardin, we come here to escape all that. Besides, when in Glitch, you caress, consider, contemplate and pay homage to the 11 Giants.
    Posted 8 months ago by celticlady Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Not all of us are christian.. and as was said above i too come here mostly because it's an escape from RL. The shrines of the giants are part of the game and a means to gain xp and level up. I wouldnt like turning it into something more real-life-like.
    Posted 8 months ago by Codex Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Maybe a church to the Giants? A sort of super-Shrine?
    Posted 8 months ago by Fernstream Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Zille is the most supreme giant of giants though! ;)

    Ahem. Anyhoo, in addition to the link Windborn provided, there's also the Orthodox Church of the Giants of Ur RP group, if you'd like to join it. It's got an interesting set up and the people running it are awesome.

    I follow the Primacy of Zille. I am the Incrediblest High Undeca of the Miscellaneous Isles Up to and Including All Parts Known as Ilmenskie, to be precise. (Hah, I love that title.)

    ETA: And for me, such "churches" are in fun; whatever my own spirituality is in RL does not cross into the realms of the Giants. I see the Giants as a wonderful thing to gather around IG, and many people I'm sure have a favorite.
    Posted 8 months ago by Little Miss Giggles Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I'm thinking about discovering, exploring and following the Intrinsic Way of the Shiny Thing.  One aspect of this philosophy is that one must not horde shiny things, but give them to others so that perhaps they can learn from them as well.  So, please don't give any to me, as I have enough already.

    Also, forming a group would be antithetical to the Intrinsic Way, as the shiny thing stands alone as the most useless item in all of Ur.  In fact, my goal will eventually be to divest myself of all groups.  This will be a more difficult task than the "leave group" button would suggest.  

    So there will be no church or gathering as such, and no forum.  If you would like to discus the Intrinsic Way with me, please do not hesitate to IM me in game, however.

    I'm afraid that it won't be much deeper than this.
    Posted 8 months ago by Carl Projectorinski Subscriber! | Permalink
  • There is no Ur in Church.
    Wait.
    Posted 8 months ago by CrashTestPilot Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I do not believe it is suitable to bring either religion or politics into UR. This is a lovely fantasy world where I go to escape the harangue of politics, war, religious arguments and other decisive topics. We don't need that entering into this lovely world. If you wish to have a religious presence please don't make it a public one.
    Posted 8 months ago by Jo Jo Ruffledspouse Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I understand concerns about bringing religion into Ur, and I completely agree.

    HOWEVER

    The ability to join a church dedicated to one Giant could have some really awesome and interesting implications. Since there are already shrines it would make sense that there would only be one sanctuary in the world for each giant. Perhaps you get certain rewards for joining an order.

    There could be an initiation process that's like a cool quest. Walking past shrines of the giant you're devoted to could give you random goodies like trees sometimes do if you have a high enough skill level.

    It wouldn't cost anything to summon a glitch that's the member of the same order. Weekly rituals - sacred holidays etc. Think about it before you knock the idea. :P

    They could be cool, guys! Not like churches at all! More like cults! CULTS GUYS! CULTS!

    +1 gazillion
    Posted 8 months ago by La Mariposa Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Thanks guys for all your suggestions and ideas, yes I guess most of us come here to escape RL. So... maybe its not such a great idea after all.  But maybe it can be tweaked a bit so that it doesn't upset anyone. Still, I appreciate the feedback!
    Posted 8 months ago by Misty Power Subscriber! | Permalink
  • What I find to be an effective presence of religion in games tends to be the kind of thing Glitch already has:

    Parody, either light or biting (Glitch is light), with very little impact on game mechanics either way.  It's probably best not to encourage factious groups of people, UNLESS it is all for fun.  And, we've got factious groups of people forming over things they care too much about, game mechanics and tree rights!  In comparison to that, fictional religions, such as the Giants and the Rook, may actually be a relief, a reminder that this is just a game.

    Then, you have The Intrinsic Way, which is not a religion nor should it have a church, but it is as close to a spiritual philosophy as this game can support.  In which its followers try to learn wisdom from the small shiny object of no intrinsic value.

    In any case, when community buildings are implemented, just see if a church or temple of some sort doesn't get built!  Being Glitch, I'm sure it will be lighthearted and all in good fun, and someone will complain endlessly about it in the forums.
    Posted 8 months ago by Carl Projectorinski Subscriber! | Permalink
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    Posted 8 months ago by Taco Assassin Subscriber! | Permalink
  • thx Carl! Good ideas!!! Yes, I do agree with you, it should be all in good fun. 
    Posted 8 months ago by Misty Power Subscriber! | Permalink