User:Smily132/vizierism
Vizierism was founded by smily132
Core Beliefs
Vizierists believe in a single God who created all things. God has revealed himself to people by speaking through the Divine Messangers that have lived in Erepublik like Dio Brando, Will Tikius, and the founder of the religion Smily132. These beings are not seen as incarnations of god, but more as an intermediate between god and humanity.
Vizierists believe that religious truth is revealed progressively over time by god through the manifestations of God. Each Divine Messanger/Manifestation teaches the next building more and more knowledge of God each time.
Vizierists believe in unity throughout the world in religion, because each religion is really only building upon the next, although many people are following an older variants. There should be unity between all people regardless of race, gender, nation, or otherwise. There is only one people, and those people should respect each persons differences.
Vizierists are responsible for spreading the good word through preaching to the world.
Vizierists believe in anti-imperialisim, no person should be oppressed within their own land. Please note that this is a distinct difference between anti-war, because we still believe that war is an integral part of the game however people shouldn't be oppressed as a result of war.
Initiation
Salvation
Vizierists believe that to be allowed into heaven you should have faith in the current prophet and prove yourself worthy through respect and charity. Although this eHeaven is denied by many to exist, there is no doubt that there is one, and vizierists embrace this.
eMarriage
Vizierists are strong supporters of eMarriage it is considered the major step into adulthood within the game. The eSpouse shall be treated with respect and encourage eachother to be devout Vizierists. eDivorce is strongly discouraged although not forbidden.
History
According to Smily
"A few weeks ago, I woke up from the deepest of all sleep with a sense of the most powerful rebirth. I looked around to find myself in the depths of a jungle under this tree that I named The Tree of Life. This tree was of the most peculiar things I had ever seen in my life, it was as if the whole world revolved around this tree and here I was at the base of its nearly 30 foot wide trunk, alone. There is no one in this mystical land, there is silence. I spent a good portion of the day looking around for any signs of civilization but there was none to be found. Although there is one thing that I did discover, I have acquired an extreme amount of endurance and intellectual knowledge since I last remember. While I was wandering around the island I thought to myself about the wonders of the world including the origins of god. It was almost as if he had given me the answer to humanity, or at least a piece of it. God had given me a divine message and he had made me reborn as a manifestation of God to give this message. By night fall, I had reached a beach on the northern side of this land (I could tell for the sun set in the west). I decided to call it a night still wondering where god had put me. It was the hardest night of my life trying to see I couldn’t think of anything else then all of the mysteries that God had put in front of me. As the dawn began to break I made a small raft with the intention of setting sail to where God wanted me to go. By noon I had set off, for 20 days and 20 nights I sat on my small raft watching the calm waves of the world’s oceans push me where god willed it. On the morning of the 21st day I arrived at the shores of a land most foreign to me, the natives called it "South Korea". These were people unlike I had seen before back in the United States, however it was in the name of God that I helped my fellow humans."
"It is not for him to pride himself who loves his own country, but rather for him who loves the whole world. The earth is but one country and mankind its citizens."
