Forum Expanding. (Earth, mysticism, tradition, Buddhism, beliefs)

[Rex]

If you have always wanted a forum for a specific religion that is not yet listed please advise in this thread what you would like to see.

And we are limiting this to "established" religions.

[Green Gaia]

Ohhhhhhhh.... Where to start!?!?

We've talked about this before, but how about expanding on religions we already have? For example, creating subforums for Orthodox, Conservative, Reform and Messianic under Judaism, and Shi'ite, Sunni and Sufi subforums under Islam. Also adding subforums under Buddhism for Mahayana, Theravada, Vajrayana (aka Tantric or Tibetian), and Zen Buddhism. Maybe also create a forum for Indigenous Religions, which would include our already popular Native American forum, and expand to allow discussion on Aboriginal Beliefs (South Pacific, Australia), First Nations Beliefs (Canada/Alaska), African Tribal Religions, Shamanism, etc.

Also, (you're going to shoot me) but I think that Humanism, Atheism and possibly Agnosticism, Deism and Satanism, should be put in a forum called, "Secular Philosophies" and moved out of the "Alternative Beliefs" forum. I think there should also be a forum called "Earth-Based Religions" which would include the newly formed Indigenous Religions forum, Paganism and Wicca. This would leave in the "Alternative Beliefs" (which I think should be renamed "Modern Beliefs") forum, New Age, Unitarian Universalism and Scientology.

[Feathers in Hair]

I support the renaming and restructuring of the "Earth-Based Religions" section idea!

[Master Vigil]

Shamanism section!!!! I like the sound of that!!!! And perhaps subforums of the different shamanist traditions, native, european, gyspy, etc...

[Rex]

All good ideas. But I need this is a flowchart kinda layout.

Example

Main
-Sub
- -Sub1
- -Sub2
- - -Sub 1

Main
-Sub
- -Sub1
- -Sub2
- - -Sub 1


etc. etc.

[Rex]

Ok I update the Judaism forums, the Islamic forums, and the Buddhism forums.

[lilithu]

Originally Posted by Rex_Admin

If you have always wanted a forum for a specific religion that is not yet listed please advise in this thread what you would like to see.

And we are limiting this to "established" religions.

I wasn't sure what constitutes "established" religion so I didn't suggest this earlier, but some of other suggestions have encouraged me. It would be nice to have a forum to discuss mysticism, which transcends religious boundaries. It is not an established religion in and of itself but it is an aspect of many established religions. The only thing is that I don't know where you would put it, since it crosses categories.

[Green Gaia]

What I suggested would look like this:

Abrahamic Religions
-Christianity
----Catholic
--------Roman Catholic
--------Eastern Orthodox
----Latter Day Saints
----Baptist
----Pentecostal
----Methodist
----Episcopal
----Presbyterian
----Non-Denominational
----Lutheran
----Jehovah's Witnesses
-Judaism
----Reform
----Conservative
----Orthodox
----Messianic
----Kabbalah* (moved from Eastern Beliefs)
-Islam
----Shi'ite
----Sunni
----Sufi

Eastern Beliefs
-Baha'i Faith
-Buddhism
----Mahayana
----Theravada
----Vajrayana
----Zen
-Confucianism
-Hinduism
-Jainism
-Sikhism
-Shinto
-Taoism
-Zoroastrianism

Earth-Based Religions
-Indigenous Religions
----Native American/First Nations Beliefs
----Aboriginal Beliefs
----African Tribal Religions
----Shamanism
-Paganism
-Wicca

Modern Beliefs
-Unitarian Universalism
-New Age
-Scientology

Secular Beliefs
-Atheism
-Agnosticism
-Deism
-Humanism
-Satanism

[Scuba Pete]

I think you guys are purposefully overlooking "Forumism". It's alive and well!