Starshine 16,333 February 9, 2014 Share February 9, 2014 Oh... a joke book. I can deal with that. ... I've clearly heard some weird shit before if I thought you were serious... It isn't a serious holy book... yet Maybe I can start a Food Network Religion and accept tax free donations to support my eating habits? Nah, starting a generations-spanning religion like what Hubbard did is a better idea. People would be less likely to leave if you essentially have their older relatives as your hostage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kraken B. Trippin 43 February 9, 2014 Share February 9, 2014 Wait... a religion based on eating... I think that's just called being American... Does that make the food pyramid our ten commandments? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon 4,557 February 9, 2014 Author Share February 9, 2014 Does that make the food pyramid our ten commandments? Yep. Notice sweets are on top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GenderIsAnIllusion 2,177 February 9, 2014 Share February 9, 2014 Does that make the food pyramid our ten commandments? 6 commandments.... The food pyramid has 6 sections. My peep is against bullying.... Are you? http://mlpforums.com/topic/117034-suggestion-anti-bullying-campaign/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon 4,557 February 9, 2014 Author Share February 9, 2014 (edited) 6 commandments.... The food pyramid has 6 sections. There's 10 things on my version... Edited February 9, 2014 by Simon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GenderIsAnIllusion 2,177 February 9, 2014 Share February 9, 2014 There's 10 things on my version... OMG .... That's kewl.... Too bad I don't care for fast food..... I SHALL CREATE MY OWN EATING BASED RELIGION My peep is against bullying.... Are you? http://mlpforums.com/topic/117034-suggestion-anti-bullying-campaign/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon 4,557 February 9, 2014 Author Share February 9, 2014 OMG .... That's kewl.... Too bad I don't care for fast food..... I SHALL CREATE MY OWN EATING BASED RELIGION The Google Gods were kind to me by showing that at the top of my results xD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kraken B. Trippin 43 February 9, 2014 Share February 9, 2014 Damn I was gonna say something clever about adding Bacon, Sriracha, Pizza and Chicken & Waffles as their own separate groups, but Simon beat me to it in impressive fashion. lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon 4,557 February 9, 2014 Author Share February 9, 2014 Bringing this back to a serious discussion.... I think DT would make a good pony to sacrifice for our martyr... it's not like she's a good role model or anything, but seriously nobody would miss her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planty 1,053 February 9, 2014 Share February 9, 2014 I would say for dome bronys, yes it is and for most that its not. Its definatly not for me, i watch the show and enjoy it but dont learn anything from it or try and live by it. For others, however, like those pushing the love and tolerate on people, I would say it is very religeon like. Have ANY questions about Christianity? INBOX ME! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon 4,557 February 9, 2014 Author Share February 9, 2014 For others, however, like those pushing the love and tolerate on people, I would say it is very religeon like. See, I can see how people would say that... I mean I myself am guilty of using the fact that we incorporate morals from the show into our lives as a way of defending bronies, so I can understand how someone would think that the brony fandom has religious overtones in it. That being said, I think it's silly to categorize anything that you learn an ethical or moral lesson from as a religion. I can learn that it's bad to hit people by hitting someone and seeing them bleed and cry in pain, that doesn't make hitting people my religion. So then you have to ask yourself why they chose to call it a religion specifically. They could have phrased it a million ways to explain people learn from the shows morals, but I feel like they deliberately used the word religion to make bronies sound like a pony-worshiping cult. People have certain images that pop into their brain when you call it a religion, and by doing that, you're associating those images with being a brony. That's why I really am kind of annoyed at the article... I feel like it's deliberately worded to give readers the impression that being a brony means we have pony shrines that we say prayers to and worship so that we'll go to pony-heaven. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PartyWithPinkie 189 February 9, 2014 Share February 9, 2014 It seems like the people who wrote that article are just some of the many people who judge this fandom with out knowing anything about it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acchan 232 February 9, 2014 Share February 9, 2014 I just see it as a big joke personally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebeccacode 0 February 9, 2014 Share February 9, 2014 Dude... It's a cartoon about ponies... Religion includes not just beliefs, but rituals as well. We don't have rituals. Yes, I agree with this , religion involves belief but bronies like happiness and excitement, I think rituals but not as serious as religion. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerdy Luigi 2,065 February 9, 2014 Share February 9, 2014 (edited) I don't consider fandoms religions, If they were I would be quite the heretic. Because I'm a brony, whovian, trekkie, and I consider my like for TF2 a fandom. It practically is one. The way I "religiously" follow MLP could be somewhat close to Buddhism... Except without spiritual aspects. I learn from the ponies, like "divine" teachers, of friendship. But I don't call it a religion due to the fact there is no ritual or actual worship. Edited February 9, 2014 by Twilly F. Sniper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorningFlash 214 February 9, 2014 Share February 9, 2014 I definitely wouldn't call the fandom a religion. Credit to Lunia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everleaf 541 February 9, 2014 Share February 9, 2014 Interesting to be honest i believe in Luna from a high remount of realistic dreams of some message i just don't know... The deepest of the Everfree! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockinRarity 1,605 February 9, 2014 Share February 9, 2014 Does this mean that I have to renounce being a Catholic in order to remain a Brony? But seriously, maybe there are some bronies who take their love of the show top far and it makes it look like a religion or way of life, but I think that most of us consider the show and fandom an involved hobby, no different from being a huge football fan (someone who watches several games, goes to games in person, plays football either on a team or for fun, and talks about football with friends). No one would call that a religion, but people call nerdy fandoms a religion without batting an eye. Follow my blog! ~The Mind of Sally - Experiences, Opinions, Musings~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanks 10,816 February 9, 2014 Share February 9, 2014 (edited) There is an annoying minority of bronies that do treat it like a religion by putting the fandom on a pedestal and get butthurt when they find out that not all bronies abide by their arbitrary standards of what they think a brony should or shouldn't be but most of them aren't like that at all. Quite a few of us have admitted to learning or even remembering old lessons we forgot or even a little reminder that life isn't all doom and gloom but that is very diffferent than the minority of fans I mentioned that take it to that extreme although I will admit this fandom has more of that than any other fandom I have ever been in it is also the most civil I have ever been in so you have to take the good with the bad. Edited February 9, 2014 by EarthbendingProdigy 1 Rarity Get's Cockroaches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planty 1,053 February 9, 2014 Share February 9, 2014 See, I can see how people would say that... I mean I myself am guilty of using the fact that we incorporate morals from the show into our lives as a way of defending bronies, so I can understand how someone would think that the brony fandom has religious overtones in it. That being said, I think it's silly to categorize anything that you learn an ethical or moral lesson from as a religion. I can learn that it's bad to hit people by hitting someone and seeing them bleed and cry in pain, that doesn't make hitting people my religion. So then you have to ask yourself why they chose to call it a religion specifically. They could have phrased it a million ways to explain people learn from the shows morals, but I feel like they deliberately used the word religion to make bronies sound like a pony-worshiping cult. People have certain images that pop into their brain when you call it a religion, and by doing that, you're associating those images with being a brony. That's why I really am kind of annoyed at the article... I feel like it's deliberately worded to give readers the impression that being a brony means we have pony shrines that we say prayers to and worship so that we'll go to pony-heaven. I agree with your interpretation of there motives, I agree they are probably trying to portray it more like a cult (which is obv wrong for 99% of people). I was getting at that there are 1% of bronys (and I have even seen posts on this forum) that treat and even try and make it a religion and would even say they follow it. Have ANY questions about Christianity? INBOX ME! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UserNotFound 964 February 9, 2014 Share February 9, 2014 (edited) I wouldn't say it's a religion... sure the ethics and morals are good to follow but they are just common sense and decency... If it were classed as a religion I wouldn't identify myself as it... I'm a Christian and that's what I will always call myself! Edited February 9, 2014 by JellyBean 2 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Equin Starbeat 22 February 9, 2014 Share February 9, 2014 Being a brony isn't religion I serve only 1 God and nothing will go before him. 2 Acceptance is best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowRose2k 271 February 9, 2014 Share February 9, 2014 Brony is not a Religion. Religion has to be founded on solid belief system, not from an imaginary created world. Now the ideas and morals presented in the show do follow similarity's with other religions but they kinda are all common sense. Love and Tolerate, Don't be a jerk, Killing in wrong, Reference 10 commandments for others. Now I would says it's more of a religion than Scientology, but still not a religion. 1 Other's more Talented than me. http://askflufflepuff.tumblr.com/ www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmY4-RMB0YY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skbl17 199 February 9, 2014 Share February 9, 2014 No, bronydom is not a religion. We don't have churches or a holy book. We don't have priests, bishops, rabbis, or mullahs. This is a complex fan base of a television show, not a religion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mlpfan185 1,763 February 9, 2014 Share February 9, 2014 (edited) Something was here. Something was here. Something was here. Edited October 10, 2018 by NONAME 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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