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Title: Dudeism - The slowest growing religion in the world Post by: Moloch on September 18, 2016, 05:43:12 PM The Church of the Latter-Day Dude
http://dudeism.com/ (http://dudeism.com/) http://dudespaper.com/ (http://dudespaper.com/) Quote from: http://dudeism.com/whatisdudeism/ While Dudeism in its official form has been organized as a religion only recently, it has existed down through the ages in one form or another. Probably the earliest form of Dudeism was the original form of Chinese Taoism, before it went all weird with magic tricks and body fluids. The originator of Taoism, Lao Tzu, basically said “smoke ’em if you got ’em” and “mellow out, man” although he said this in ancient Chinese so something may have been lost in the translation. Down through the ages, this “rebel shrug” has fortified many successful creeds – Buddhism, Christianity, Sufism, John Lennonism and Fo’-Shizzle-my-Nizzlism. The idea is this: Life is short and complicated and nobody knows what to do about it. So don’t do anything about it. Just take it easy, man. Stop worrying so much whether you’ll make it into the finals. Kick back with some friends and some oat soda and whether you roll strikes or gutters, do your best to be true to yourself and others – that is to say, abide. The name comes from the movie, "The Big Lebowski", but the philosophy goes beyond some cult movie fans. It is a new adaptation of some older philosophy, like the Tao Te Ching. No religious rituals, dogma, etc. It is open to various beliefs (some are atheists, others believe in a god or three). It mostly boils down to takin' it easy, and "Yeah, well, that’s just like, you’re opinion, man” Some great dudes in history include: Jeffrey Lebowski Lao Tzu (Tao Te Ching) Jesus Buddha Gandhi Bob Marley I kinda dig this stuff... I suppose I've always been a Dudeist Title: Re: Dudeism - The slowest growing religion in the world Post by: Moloch on September 19, 2016, 04:36:59 PM All dudes have their ups and downs... nobody is perfect
I'm a fan of Ben Franklin... I think he was a great dude with all the inventing and not patenting anything But Benny was a hella womanizer... if a woman offered to suck his cock for $1000, he'd go find the ATM I think they also found a couple dozen skeletons buried in his basement... can't win em all man Title: Re: Dudeism - The slowest growing religion in the world Post by: Dahhi on September 19, 2016, 05:02:26 PM Jesus was not a dude or druid...! :o
Title: Re: Dudeism - The slowest growing religion in the world Post by: gentlemand on September 19, 2016, 05:34:19 PM What the hell was Dude ish about John Lennon? He sounded like an abusive, prickly anus. He's possibly the least Dude ish person who ever lived.
Title: Re: Dudeism - The slowest growing religion in the world Post by: Moloch on September 20, 2016, 05:05:35 PM I think most people just dig the music and ignore the personal drama... I don't care much for the Beatles, but they had a pretty chill message
I do like "While my guitar gently weeps", but I think that's a George Harrison solo Title: Re: Dudeism - The slowest growing religion in the world Post by: xht on September 20, 2016, 08:35:46 PM Their followers are a minority in the world so that they are slightly stunted growth may be lost because increasingly few followers of their religion.
Title: Re: Dudeism - The slowest growing religion in the world Post by: v1ryspro on September 21, 2016, 07:50:31 AM Interesting concept. I would not call it a religion. Every religion sucks the energy out of the man. And implies loyalty and self-sacrifice in the name .... And then the man himself God. And I think right
Title: Re: Dudeism - The slowest growing religion in the world Post by: Moloch on September 21, 2016, 01:31:24 PM It's more of a philosophy than a religion... like Taoism or Buddhism (without the magical chi crap)
There are no prescribed gods or holy texts I assume it's labelled a religion for tax purposes... religions are automatically tax exempt (so long as they follow a couple simple rules) It's also free and super easy to get ordained as a Dudeist Priest... fill out a simple internet form, agree to take it easy... and you're a priest... who can legally marry people, etc If you are a priest and write a book about your religion... tax exempt |