What is the most fun religion on the planet? Are there any?

[L00fah100]

I've been reading the "How Many Of You Folk Attend Church On A Sunday, And If Not Why Not ?"

And it got me thinking, is one of the main reasons because people are bored to death with being preached at mainly what you shouldn't be doing? Is the answer to making a successful religion having an extensive list of all the fun things we can do and should be doing every day? If a religion stated gambling, alcohol, drugs, free sex with multiple partners, and do away with work and have a society where the only thing we should be doing are fun things? lazing around, parties, wild adventure sports, gladiator typed arenas where animals and humans fight to the death, compulsary nap times during the day, suicide booths and anything that you the individual likes doing but are always restricted by work, law, money and time?
What do you think? Would this work, would you want it to? Isn't that what the religions say their "heaven" is like?

[LazyGun]

By that list, The Patented LazyGun religion assignment module has come up with the ideal religion for you, Loofah - and it is Satanism.

Here are the mission statements, rules and sins of Satanism - worth some serious consideration, i think :)

http://en.wikipedia.o...ic_Rules_of_the_Earth

Is you want something a bit more saccharine coated and fancy waving a light saber around, how about becoming a Jedi?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jediism

After all, what is more fun than waving a neon light tube around, muttering "vroom, vroom"? :)

[sandyRoe]

I'd guess The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, an American sect I believe, must enjoy themselves.

[LazyGun]

I think that probably wins, Sandy- difficult to beat perpetual indulgence. What a life they must lead :)

[L00fah100]

Well to be honest many satan worshippers seem to be either sick in the head or doing it for the shock value, what if we could take all the good parts from it and all other religions and combine them?
What are the good parts of the other religions?

[MarkRae]

http://en.wikipedia.o...ing_Spaghetti_Monster

[sandyRoe]

The common feature of all great religions is altruism.

[ludwig]

Paganism doesn't look too bad. They dance alot and sex is seen as a good thing. Females are held in high regard. As a bonus, it looks like there's no hell either.
There are no hard and fast rules about wearing a silly hat on Tuesdays or anything.

Do what you want as long as it harms no-one, seems to be their moral code.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neopaganism

[jomifl]

How does that work Sandy? I thought it was more 'join my gang or I'll kill you'.

[sandyRoe]

When all the pomp and ceremony, politics and power plays, are stripped away there remains a golden rule which I believe is common to most religions. It is this: Love thy neighbour as thyself.

[boxtops]

You obviously haven't looked at the Apotheosis thread lately, in praise of Ab Editor - we're big on virgins, and banana daiquiris.

[wildwood]

I don't know about the most fun religion... but this one certainly doesn't look like much fun.

http://www.churchofeu...-sermons/butcher.html

[joggerjayne]

Voodoo

There's lots of music, and dancing.

[sandyRoe]

I believe there's a fair amount of music and dancing at C of E happy-clappy services. But I don't expect there'd be the same undercurrent of sensuality that's to be found at a voodoo mass.

[joggerjayne]

... and the voodoo drums are a bit jollier than the CofE "happy clappy" stuff.

[sandyRoe]

Oh, I don't know. When Bishop Sentamu and Dr Rowan Williams are on the bongos the church windows rattle with the sound of dancing feet

[emmie]

fun and religion, surely an oxymoron

[goodlife]

A dose of comedy taken daily for four weeks has now been found to reduce significantly the symptoms of depression,” reports The Independent of London. “Some of the patients who were told to spend 30 minutes a day listening to therapeutic tapes of comedians were cured, while others found that the severity of their symptoms had been halved.”

More than 100 studies in the United States have indicated that laughter induced by humour can be beneficial. Not only people who are depressed but also those who had allergies, high blood pressure, weakened immune systems, and even cancer and rheumatoid arthritis have responded. Laughter has long been known to promote well-being, but just how is not clearly understood.

Psychotherapist offers some cautionary advice though: Avoid abusive and sarcastic humor, and be careful about being too funny. Otherwise, the you may feel that his problem is not being taken seriously.

For instance, When a reporter asked a five-year about God, He replied: “God lives in a box all week and comes out on Sunday in funny clothes to talk about money.” What the lad had in mind was a clergyman. Why do you think he got that impression? While some persons may have a good opinion of their minister or priest, what is the general impression? For instance, do you think that an additional twenty years of life will instill in this boy a deep confidence in religious leaders? So, what most people see, hear and read about many of the clergy has resulted in a “crisis of confidence we see today.( Jer. 9:4, 5)

[jomifl]

Sandy, but kill the neighbour in the next street?

[emmie]

goodlife, suggest you find out about this, it simply isn't true, as a long time sufferer. Whilst there are funny things, situations in life, if you are mentally unwell, then everything can seem hopeless, and no amount of watching repeats of Dads Army, or some comedian will alleviate that. Laughter is a good thing, but i would never ever put that in the same category as any religion.

[mikey4444]

Scientology looks like a lot of fun. Invented by a science fiction writer and full of weird things.

Trying to explain to other people at inner parties why you believe in such errant nonsense must be fun surely ?

For the most not-fun religion, Mormonism must come pretty high on anybodies list. You can't drink alcohol, or even tea and coffee. You have to wear a one piece underwear item, designed to discourage pre-marital sex. Its also almost impossible for a man to pee properly, as it doesn't even have a fly, thus entailing you to use a cubical instead of an urinal.

You also have to give up a percentage of your earnings so that the Church can afford to send exreamly young-looking young men all over the world to knock on doors and persuade you to join them in misery.