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genuinegirly · 10-03-2010, 05:10 AM

What is the most obscure religion you can think of?
Tell me all you know about it. I want to hear any layman's understanding of it, or scholarly.
Feel free to correct what you perceive as errors by the previous poster.
What do you see as some common misconceptions about that belief system?
Have you spent any time formally studying an odd religion?

Here are a few to get you started:

Scientology
Shinto
Jain
Rastafarian
Mormon
FLDS
Adventist
Quaker
Amish
Swedborgian
Zoroastrian
Jedi
Any and all cults

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I took a course entitled Religions of the World at BYU about a decade ago that was fascinating. Naturally it compared every religion covered to Mormonism, which in itself was interesting, now that I look back on it. My favorite religion from that course was Jain. Their focus on respecting all life. Their vegetarian lifestyle seemed novel to me, and the morality encouraged by the faith honorable. I found out later that one of my best friends' mothers was/is Jain. It made me respect it all the more.

10-03-2010, 05:10 AM	#1 (permalink)
genuinegirly Eat your vegetables Super Moderator Location: Arabidopsis-ville	Off the Beaten Path What is the most obscure religion you can think of? Tell me all you know about it. I want to hear any layman's understanding of it, or scholarly. Feel free to correct what you perceive as errors by the previous poster. What do you see as some common misconceptions about that belief system? Have you spent any time formally studying an odd religion? Here are a few to get you started: Scientology Shinto Jain Rastafarian Mormon FLDS Adventist Quaker Amish Swedborgian Zoroastrian Jedi Any and all cults --------------------------------------------- I took a course entitled Religions of the World at BYU about a decade ago that was fascinating. Naturally it compared every religion covered to Mormonism, which in itself was interesting, now that I look back on it. My favorite religion from that course was Jain. Their focus on respecting all life. Their vegetarian lifestyle seemed novel to me, and the morality encouraged by the faith honorable. I found out later that one of my best friends' mothers was/is Jain. It made me respect it all the more. Last edited by genuinegirly; 10-03-2010 at 07:54 AM..