The Newest Religion.

[Theland]

Have you noticed all of the component parts of a new world religion emerging around the world?
It consists of all kinds of elements, some of which are gathering a fanatical following.
The emerging leader of this hotch potch of so far disparate movements appears to be the Pope.
He has tried like his predecessors to promote Ecumenism, amalgamating all religions and atheists into one body under the banner of, "Peace."
Who can argue with that?
It is very enticing.
Now the Globalists are being tentatively invited on board, along with the Social Justice Worriors, and of course, no party would be complete without the Climate Change Movement and the New Green Deal.
These are just some, but not all, of the elements coalescing together for the New World Order Religion, and it gathers pace with every new conflict, or new data from the climate change community.
Add to this, the emerging cashless society, the more interference from government and corporations, and the stage is set, whereby free thinkers will be branded apostates and forced to conform on pain of economic isolation and penury.
Watch the news carefully, and you will see all of these elements becoming more prominent.

[david small]

Infamy, infamy, they’ve all got it infamy.

[sevenOP]

Ecumenism - the principle or aim of promoting unity among the world's Christian Churches- is not about enforcing only one belief and has nothing to do with atheists.
Religion usually means belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods, SJW, Climate Changers and Green Dealers need no 'god' for membership.
You are conflating religion and ideology, and freethinkers and orthodox religion conformists- the more of those the better.
Problems can arise when words like New World Order, deep state, communist, socialist etc are casually bandied about with no definition but a presumed understanding.( It is not lazy, but deliberate muddying the water. )

[Khandro]

Yes, I feel something is happening, a new age is dawning. Bring it on!

[Hopkirk]

Sorry, but this makes as much sense as an answer from Peter Pedant.

[naomi24]

//The emerging leader of this hotch potch of so far disparate movements appears to be the Pope. //

Why .... anyone could be forgiven for thinking the Pope is the Antichrist. Wait for it ....

[douglas9401]

He saw this and thought of us.

Bless.

[Old_Geezer]

Of course he must be the antichrist. He goes around slapping hands !

[Khandro]

Cardinal Newman said, there are only two ways out of the C of E ; atheism or Rome. He chose the latter.

[naomi24]

^So what?

[Khandro]

"So what", is a question usually posed to virtually everything by the intellectually challenged. You surprise me, but not for the first time.

[CrapAtCryptics]

That would be an ecumenical matter

[Togo]

Veganism is the "new" religion doncha know. Haha. Mad World or what? So if veganism is to be considered a philosophical belief is the same true of Carnivores, or Marxists, or Conservatives, or any fringe cult that fancies having "protected characteristic" privileges?

https://metro.co.uk/2018/12/03/is-veganism-a-religion-tribunal-to-decide-after-vegan-was-sacked-for-his-beliefs-8202947/

[Togo]

The vegans will be able to "worship" at Greggs now and scoff the new and exciting vegan "steak" bake during the service. Note how the vegan steak bake is made to look just like the real thing. A Steak Bake.

[sevenOP]

Is Carnism a religion Togo, or is that just more 'projection' ?

1.2 may help you out of the matrix ----
----- https://www.lexico.com/definition/religion

or ? ,,,,

[naomi24]

//"So what", is a question usually posed to virtually everything by the intellectually challenged. You surprise me, but not for the first time. //

Haha! You'll have to try harder than that, Khandro. Perhaps, as one 'intellectually unchallenged', you would care to explain why on earth whatever Cardinal Newman said or did has any relevance here - or indeed why it should impress or influence anyone - if that was the purpose of your post.

[hereIam]

Ah, that's interesting, a vegan steak bake, will buy one when out shopping later.

[sevenOP]

Greggs is not a religion for Boris ( the word credible comes to mind)

[naomi24]

Has Theland abandoned this thread?

[sevenOP]

Maybe SJW, veganism, identity politics, LGBTQO-(ther) , gilets jaunes, populism, smart phones/computer use, etc are edging out conventional religion even more? [ replacing Religion rather than becoming a Religion ]

Problems in society may be increasing due to the ever increasing weakening of conventional Western religions; many lived through the huge mass/crowd problems in late 1970's and in the 1980's football hooliganism . Crowd/ mass-number effects are apparent in religions, Hindu, Muslim in the East and potential Evangelic effects in the US.

[Theland]

https://youtu.be/sC4MIKKB0W4

It seems people don't want to be left out.
Safety in numbers.