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Post by Iustì Carlüs Canun on Aug 8, 2009 22:21:57 GMT -6
It gives me great pleasure to announce the establishment of The First Talossan Church of Star Trek. The Church of Star Trek is open to all people who share Gene Roddenberry's philosophy. It is not meant as an affront to any other religion. Nor does it seek to draw people away from other religions. Owing to its philosophy of tolerance for other beliefs, the Church of Star Trek neither espouses belief in a particular deity (or deities) nor denies the existence of a deity (or deities). Members of the Church are free to make their own decisions about such things. --Space Pope Eugene the Second (just kidding about that, folks) |
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Post by Tric'hard Carschaleir on Aug 9, 2009 2:31:36 GMT -6
Live long and prosper!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2009 16:03:13 GMT -6
Great idea! but how does this differ from Unitarians?
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Post by Iustì Carlüs Canun on Aug 9, 2009 16:08:31 GMT -6
Uh... It's Star Trek, therefore it's awesome.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2009 16:37:29 GMT -6
Yeah, Unitarians are kind of like the Church of Seinfeld....they're just a Church about nothing
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2009 18:34:54 GMT -6
Babylon 5 is better. :-P
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Post by Iustì Carlüs Canun on Aug 9, 2009 21:29:13 GMT -6
Never seen it. Highly unlikely I will. Never on TV.
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Ieremiac'h Ventrutx
Former Senator of Florencia ~ Citizen of Talossa
Posts: 990
Talossan Since: 3-1-1997
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Post by Ieremiac'h Ventrutx on Aug 12, 2009 17:04:37 GMT -6
Personally I am holding out for the Jedi Church
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Post by Iustì Carlüs Canun on Aug 15, 2009 12:02:51 GMT -6
Now accepting applications to be a member of the clergy. Act now, and you can be a Captain, or a Commodore, or even an Admiral...
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Post by Tric'hard Carschaleir on Aug 16, 2009 9:21:15 GMT -6
I apply to be a member of the clergy!
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Post by Iustì Carlüs Canun on Aug 16, 2009 23:19:16 GMT -6
Also accepting just plain old converts...
You get to be referred to as "Ensign" and wear a red shirt... You know you wanna be a redshirt!
Bring the kids, make them Cadets.
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Post by Cole Schneider on Aug 16, 2009 23:56:55 GMT -6
I feel i should bring a piece of realism to an otherwise comedic topic, Will there be sermons? Will a new thread be opened where the "pope" (Or priests) preach the ways of the Trekkie at least weekly? When is the date of publication for our Star Trek Bible? Would collections go around to better this church? Or do you just plan to let this fizzle and die?
Should you take the steps to make this a functioning church then i would like to apply for clergy, and i would also ask that i take part in the forming this church. Should anything need be done, if i am able i will see to it.
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Post by Iustì Carlüs Canun on Aug 17, 2009 13:55:16 GMT -6
Will a new thread be opened where the "pope" (Or priests) preach the ways of the Trekkie at least weekly? Okay, a note about terminology: The clergy is based on Starfleet ranks, so the "pope" is called the Fleet Admiral. The highest ecclesiastical office within one Province is a Captain; for two, a Commodore; and for four, an Admiral. Initiates to the Church are called Ensigns (under 14 are Cadets), and they can be "promoted" by the Captain, Commodore, Admiral, etc. As for sermons, we're gonna need a few more members before we do that... The "Bible" is the collected episodes of every Star Trek series, so it's not really "published," at least not in book form. There's no charge for membership or anything, unless you want to go out and buy some Spock-ears or something. Although if you really want to give me money for the Church, I won't refuse it. |
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Post by Cole Schneider on Aug 17, 2009 14:04:57 GMT -6
My mistake. However, isn't the bible simply a collection of stories compiled together to teach a morale lesson? Now if you look at all the star trek episodes, arnt they the same thing? Should this church grow bigger i think you should defiantly compile all the episodes into a book form.
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Post by Iustì Carlüs Canun on Aug 17, 2009 14:14:50 GMT -6
Also, I'd like to formally announce both the first convert to the Church and its first Clergyman (other than me). Tric'hard Carschaleir Talossan: Amiral da Talossa Septentrional Klingon: taloSa' yor 'aj Vulcan: Halitra-lan t'Desh'rak-Talossa Romulan: Enriov s'Talossa Ih'uwen English: Admiral of Northern Talossa (Atatürk, Benito, Florencia, and Vuode) |
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