Sky Faith

Sky Faith
Imani ya Anga
Classification	Pagan
Orientation	Fundamentalist
Scripture	The Book
Polity	Episcopal
High Priest	Bakari Nairobi
Region	Adula
Language	Seran, Latin, English
Headquarters	The Hekalu'Anga, Kito'Bahari, Kado, Unified Sera
Origin	circa 830 AD Kito'Bahari, Kado, Unified Sera
Congregations	approx. 200,000
Members	approx. 90,000,000
Church buildings	214,000
Hospitals	2,164
Primary schools	4,288
Secondary schools	2,192
Official website	skyfaith.us

The Sky Faith, Sky Faith, Imani ya Anga, and is a pagan, monotheistic religion based on the teachings of The Book with a major emphasis on the sky and reincarnation of individuals and the universe. It is practiced primarily in Unified Sera, although members live in other countries around the world where membership globally is approximately 50 million. It's adherents, known as Acolytes, make up a majority of the Seran population both abroad and living within Sera. The Sky Faith remains culturally diverse in that Acolytes can and do come from varying backgrounds. It became an organized religion sometime in 830 AD where adherents began to write stories about creation, the ancestors, and the spirits down for the first time. A major driving force for the creation of a central governing body for the religion came primarily from the aristocracy living in Kado's villages.

The Sky Faith began as a small cultic offshoot of an older, non-organized religion practiced by ancient Serans living along the coast that would eventually become the Latinius tribe. The Kogans adopted this cult and began to add their own variations and customs to the doctrine which then became the bedrock for the organized version of the faith. Soon thereafter, this new version was quickly adopted by the Latinius tribe which would eventually lead to the extinction of the cult's parent religion.

There are two primary branches of the faith, however the primary branch, Fundamentalism, is the largest and oldest branch with 46.5 million adherents. The second newer but much smaller branch is known as Neo-Divinitism with over 3 million adherents and growing quickly. Although the Sky Faith is not as practiced as Islam or Christianity, the faith is quickly growing with a year after year increase and remains the most practiced religion in Unified Sera.

Beliefs

Deity

Tiyamike

Tiyamike is the creator deity of the Sky Faith without a beginning and with no end. At the beginning of all time, Tiyamike forged the first universe from their breath and wrote the story of reality upon the back of the naked universe. They are then responsible for rewriting the story of reality each time it is brought to an end by The Adversary. They are described in Sky Faith tradition as either appearing amorphous or androgynous in appearance with a voice that sounded as if it contained "all voices". Notably, Acolytes refer to Tiyamike either by their name or by they/them pronouns to compliment the androgynous and all encompassing nature of the deity. In tradition, Tiyamike's personality leans heavily upon that of a teacher or parental figure rather than ruler. They do not use the term "lord" or "king" like what appears in other faiths such as Abrahamic traditions. Instead, Tiyamike is referred to as a "teacher" and not a being that rules above all others despite being almighty.

Tiyamike is believed to have had several personal interactions with Shamans throughout

Scriptures

Cults

The Sky Faith has several cults that emphasize certain aspects of the central dogma. Particularly, they tend to emphasize certain aspects or pillars of the faith be it reincarnation of the individual or universe, death, "true death", the spirits, or the ancestors. Certain cults such as The Brotherhood of God merge the belief system from Christianity or Islam into the foundation of their faith. Other cults such as The Broken Cycle encourage members to pursue the aspect of "true death" in order to break free from the cycle of constant death and rebirth. Membership among these cults range from a few dozen or less to a few thousand, however none are considered to be "popular". Although these cults are generally unpopular with most acolytes, there are several that have come into relative prominence over recent years.

The Brotherhood of God

The Brotherhood of God
Kufari wa De'nafu
Abbreviation	BoG
Type	Cult
Classification	Neo-Monotheism
Scripture	The Writings
Governance	Congregation
Language	English, Seran, Latin
Headquarters	Takhar, Yobu, Unified Sera
Founder	Liam Jennings
Origin	March 15th, 1974 Takhar, Yobu, Unified Sera
Separated from	Sky Faith
Branched from	Christianity, Islam, Sky Fath, Judaism
Members	10,497
Tax status	Non-exempt
Publications	The Writings

The Brotherhood of God, Kufari wa De'nafu, and was founded on March 15th, 1974 by Liam Jennings in his hometown of Takhar, Yobu and is the largest of the cults practiced in Sera. Originally raised as a protestant Christian by his parents, Jennings became intrigued with the Sky Faith after becoming exposed to its teachings in middle school by his classmates. This would eventually culminate in Jennings attending University to study World Religions and earning a Doctorate from the University of Sankore.

During his studies, Jennings found some similarities between the Sky Faith and his own personal belief in Christianity and became infatuated with the story of a Shaman speaking to Tiyamike, the supreme creator deity. As the story goes, the Shaman asked Tiyamike why there were so many different faiths across the world, to which Tiyamike responded that "faith and religion are simply different fibers that make up the same cloth; the canvas of life and the universe that form one unified existence. None are isolated from the other".

After hearing the story, Jennings rationalized that his own personal faith in Christianity and his knowledge of Islam and Judaism could be reconciled with the Sky Faith without sacrificing many of the central tenants of the other. In essence, he felt that what is described in Sky Faith teachings and the dogma of other monotheistic religions could be combined into a centralized, reformed format. Thus, he collect a group of his closest friends, colleagues, and family to create the first congregation of the Brotherhood of God. Together, the group selected specific teachings from the holy books of the parent religions and condensed them into a single volume known as "The Writings".

The Writings therefore serve as the primary source of sermons and missionary work done by the BoG across Sera and was published two years after Jennings formed the original congregation in 1976.

The Broken Cycle

The Broken Cycle
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Type	Death Cult
Classification	Neo-Monotheism
Orientation	counter-culture
Scripture	The Black Book
Theology	Monotheism, Demonology
Governance	Hierarchical
The Speaker	Unknown
Language	English, Seran, Latin
Headquarters	Ngai, Jakesh, Unified Sera
Founder	Akande Tokunbo
Origin	October 15th, 1983 Ngai, Jakesh, Unified Sera
Separated from	Sky Faith
Branched from	Demonology
Absorbed	The People's Authoritarian Front
Members	Unknown, approx. 5,000
Tax status	Non-exempt
Publications	The Black Book Broken Cycle Brochures
Slogan	"Life cannot be complete without death."

The Broken Cycle, *PLACEHOLDER*, or *PLACEHOLDER* is an organized cult founded in Ngai, Jakesh, Unified Sera on October 15th, 1983 and has approximately 5,000 total members across the Seran nation. Founded by Akande Tokunbo, The Broken Cycle was created upon the foundation of being a counter-culture movement in a similar fashion of Luciferianism or Satanism. Many of the original adherents to the Broken Cycle did not worship The Adversary in Sky Faith tradition, but instead used the organization as a way to rebel against established Seran customs, religions, and beliefs during the counter-culture phenomenon of the 1980s. However, as the counter-culture phase began to fade in the early 2000's, the group began to fall off into obscurity. Akande Tokunbo would go on to become a devote Catholic after publicly leaving the organization in 2002, thus depriving the organization of leadership.

Due to the departure of the Cycle's founder, many believed that the organization would disband entirely by the end of 2003. Yet, instead of disbanding, the Broken Cycle found new members in the form of casteless Serans and individuals who actively worshipped the Adversary. The position originally held by Tokunbo would be replaced with "The Speaker" who is thus far unidentified by Seran authorities. It is believed that the function and teachings of the cult greatly shifted after new leadership took over sometime in late 2003, as the cult began to actively attempt to recruit and convert people at the beginning of 2004.

The belief system of the Broken Cycle places heavy emphasis on the concept of "true death", the concept of one dying permanently and without reincarnation or resurrections as they believe life is cheapened and devalued without a definitive end. Therefore they attempt to break free of this cycle by living in ways that are usually frowned upon in Seran Sky Faith tradition and actively partake in hedonistic lifestyles and rituals. Due to this, the Broken Cycle

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