Critical Theory of Religion

The application of Critical Theory to religion—examining how religious beliefs and institutions are shaped by power, how they can serve domination or liberation, and how they might be transformed. Critical Theory of Religion asks: How has religion justified hierarchy? How has it inspired resistance? What interests are served by religious narratives? Drawing on Marx ("opium of the people"), the Frankfurt School, and liberation theology, it insists that religion is never just faith—it's politics, culture, power. Understanding religion requires understanding the society that produces it—and imagining religion otherwise requires imagining society otherwise.

"Religion is just private belief, they say. Critical Theory of Religion asks: private for whom? Religion has justified empires, fueled revolutions, shaped laws. It's never just private; it's always political. Critical theory doesn't dismiss religion but asks: whose interests does it serve? Could it serve liberation? The question isn't whether you believe; it's what your belief does in the world."

by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal March 4, 2026

Pre-Established Religion

Pre-established religions are religions that were established prior to the 20th century. (Ex. Judaism, Christianity, Paganism, Buddhism, etc)

B practices a Pre-Established Religion; I think it was Christianity forgot what branch though.

by BloodMoon Night February 3, 2025

We need to stop treating religion as anything other than delusion, it's making everything worse

I mean, I hate to piss on your parade but snakes dont talk.

Hym "We need to stop treating religion as anything other than delusion, it's making everything worse. It makes neurotic little gnomes think they're better than everyone and it's annoying. If you want to worship your little reality monster thans fine but NO I don't believe to talked to it and NO I'm not going to do what it said. I love the pageantry of it and the extended lore is interesting but, no... We're not living our lives or structuring our country based a guy who claimed to know a magic guy. If the magic man comes back, HE can tell me what HE wants himself and YOU... Can go fuck yourself."

by Hym Iam November 22, 2023

Stay out of politics and religion

Go fuck yourself Ed Sheeran! Ginger fucking faggot! THAT! That right there is why Taylor is fucking Travis instead of you!

Ed Sheeran "Muh daddy told me 'Stay out of politics and religion' lalala I'm a ginger fairy!"

Hym "No... No. Participating in politics is my DUTY as a citizen and I'm a devout Pandeist Gnostic! I NEED to disparage their incest cult as a part of my religion! Because as Thomas Payne said 'To a Deist, the word of God is written in the laws of the universe and to Hym all scripture is a forgery.' And as a Gnostic I believe your God is evil. I have a RIGHT to express my religious views and this all perfectly coincides with things I've said in the past! Wait... Was that an Ed Sheeran song? You know what? I don't care."

by Hym Iam April 25, 2024

Theory of Science as a Religion and Ideology

The theory that science, in practice, often functions like a religion or ideology—providing a framework of ultimate beliefs, a community of believers, rituals of validation, mechanisms of exclusion, and claims to authority that exceed its actual epistemic warrant. The theory doesn't claim that science is just a religion; it claims that science can function like one, especially when it becomes a marker of identity, a source of meaning, or a basis for dismissing other ways of knowing. When "science says" is used as an unquestionable authority, when skepticism of scientific consensus is treated as heresy, when scientific institutions function as priesthoods—science has taken on religious characteristics. The theory is a critique of scientism, not of science—a warning against treating science as something it's not.

Theory of Science as a Religion and Ideology Example: "He treated every scientific consensus as infallible dogma, every skeptic as a heretic. The Theory of Science as a Religion and Ideology explained what he'd become: not a scientist, but a believer. Science wasn't his method; it was his faith."

by Abzugal March 9, 2026

Theory of the Scientific Method as a Religion and Ideology

A specific application of the broader theory, focusing on how the idea of the scientific method can function as a religion or ideology—worshipped as a source of truth, treated as beyond criticism, used to exclude other ways of knowing. The theory argues that the scientific method, properly understood, is a fallible human tool, not a sacred ritual. But when it's treated as the path to truth, when its procedures are fetishized, when its limitations are ignored—it becomes ideological. The theory calls for treating the scientific method as what it is: a powerful but imperfect tool, not an object of worship.

Example: "He invoked 'the scientific method' as if it were a magic spell, guaranteed to produce truth. The Theory of the Scientific Method as a Religion and Ideology showed what he'd done: turned a tool into a totem, a method into a mantra. He wasn't doing science; he was worshipping it."

by Abzugal March 9, 2026

The Book of Nortreus (Non-Fiction Religious Book)

Originally written by its author and writer, Werley Nortreus, the title The Book of Nortreus is a rare sacred non-fiction religious book. However, it is based on beautiful and important Biblical and Prophetic visions of God that Nortreus saw in Outer Space-Heaven-the Heavens. Accordingly, Nortreus wrote the book after confessing that he had seen God, Celestial Beings, and other Worlds through visions.

Did you know that Werley Nortreus wrote The Book of Nortreus (Non-Fiction Religious Book)?

by Jacob Martinique October 3, 2025