Fortune Cookie Religion describes religious beliefs that are not based on reading religious texts in their entirety but by reading one disjointed verse at a time, as though getting small doses of wisdom akin to a fortune cookie.
The reader then forces that one short verse to apply to their lives and those around them without reading the chapters before or after. This style of religion creates a tendancy for the words to be misinterpretted or taken out of context. Also the reader usually does very little to understand the culture at the time, or other inferences surrounding the time and place that the scripture was written.
In essence it is a shallow religious base comprised of little effort or research on the part of the person. Someone who is Fortune Cookie Religious likes little sayings, quotes, and things with bits of scripture on them, to outwardly show to others that they are religious, but rarely do they read their religious texts themselves. They wait for someone else to tell them what to believe.
The reader then forces that one short verse to apply to their lives and those around them without reading the chapters before or after. This style of religion creates a tendancy for the words to be misinterpretted or taken out of context. Also the reader usually does very little to understand the culture at the time, or other inferences surrounding the time and place that the scripture was written.
In essence it is a shallow religious base comprised of little effort or research on the part of the person. Someone who is Fortune Cookie Religious likes little sayings, quotes, and things with bits of scripture on them, to outwardly show to others that they are religious, but rarely do they read their religious texts themselves. They wait for someone else to tell them what to believe.
Jane's Fortune Cookie Religion involves her reading her Zen Calendar every day.
Tom's made a Fortune Cookie Religion out of reading his horoscope.
Sally's turned reading the Bible into a Fortune Cookie Religion with the way she opens it and points to a random verse, hoping that it will show her the way.
Tom's made a Fortune Cookie Religion out of reading his horoscope.
Sally's turned reading the Bible into a Fortune Cookie Religion with the way she opens it and points to a random verse, hoping that it will show her the way.
by Lindsay Archer July 14, 2007
Get the Fortune Cookie Religionmug. Holy Mushroom created earth, and grew out from the ground. He created Holy Tree, and Holy Mushroom created Holy Fish, because Holy Mushroom were half animal, half plant. The fish evolved to Holy Birb, and they created humans together.
by theflying_egg September 18, 2020
Get the The religion of Holy Mushroommug. ABRAHAM WAS MESSENGER OF GOD AND JUDAISM,CHRISTIANITY AND ISLAM ARE ABRAHAMIC RELIGIONS PROPHET ABRAHAM IS THE FATHER OF ALL THESE 3 RELIGIONS
by KICK ASS 777 August 4, 2010
Get the Abrahamic Religionsmug. The book of the legends of Mike And Dre. This successful script will keep you guided through girls, school, drama and sports and what is really important in your lifde and a true definition of Life
by DelTomlin November 26, 2010
Get the Del Tomlin Religionmug. The washing machine religion is a very epic religion founded by Lucy Sinclair, and co-owned by Lucy Sinclair and Charlotte. It currently has around 5 or 6 members but one day my aim is to have the whole world by part of my religion!
by Lucy Sinclair April 22, 2021
Get the Washing Machine Religionmug. southern term for losing one's temper, "flying off the handle", etc. Note that the R.E.M. song of this title has nothing to do with religion, despite the common misinterpretation of the phrase.
by Telegram Sam April 26, 2003
Get the losing my religionmug. it literally means "losing my temper" or "going insane" to some degree. If you would look at the REM lyrics to the song by the same name, it makes more sense, it really has nothing to do with religion.
I was pretty much losing my religion after being forced to listen to rap music by all the freshman girls at my school.
by IrishRepublicanArmy November 18, 2003
Get the losing my religionmug.