I can envision a move toward a humanistic religion that is more like a resource hub and support sanctuary for dealing with life issues (moral, ethical and social) that we all need a little help with from like-minded people sometimes.

My religion would simply be based on Human Values. And rather than preaching to the people, imposing a set of rules from outside oneself, the individuals and families would be encouraged to actively participate in choosing for themselves the values and virtues they would like to enshrine and live by for their personal or family life. (I did this for my own family.)

In this way, some conscious thought would need to be put toward coming up with that set of values, and of course, the list of values could evolve as one matures and the world changes. (Unlike commandments made thousands of years ago, when the world was a little different!)

In a way, this website has become my “church” for lack of a better word, for the time being. Good place for sharing, supporting and honing our own personal thoughts, feelings and values.

At about 14/15 I started a religion in school to wind up the fundamental loonball head teacher. The Church of the Green Pencil. It lasted a few days and I must've had about 10 to 15 disciples. We made a few posters and scriptures etc, basically worshipping green pencils in any way we could. The teacher banned it before long and the other main culprit and I got quite a lecture in his office, threatened with exclusion if it continued. Mission accomplished ?

Far too sensible........it will never catch on!

Humanistic makes sense.

Mine would be as anti-science and opposed to common sense as possible, just so I could find out how much bullshit people will swallow before they start questioning things. Based on other, already-established, religions the answer is "quite a lot", but I want to really push the boundaries - we're talking stuff that would make those fundamentalist snake-handling cults and maybe even Catholicism look pretty normal... whatever comes of it, I'll have a lot of fun along the way and get several rich followers to sign over all their worldly goods to me.