> > Thus it should be clear to all that the Orlanthi don't have an
> > orthopractic religion. Isn't that what's been the basic point at
> > issue?
> I guess I'm not following you here. What element are you looking at in
> Orlanthi society and emphasizing orthodoxy?
Note that I didn't say 'clearly orthodoxy-oriented'; I said 'don't have an orthopractic religion'. My particular point is things like 'virtues', which you seem keen to either marginalise, or rationalise _as if_ they were in some way an example of orthopraxis.
> To me, concepts like
> heroquesting and other similar rituals emphasize practice over belief.
Heroquesting is more than simply ritual. If nothing else, it's going to bve very hard if your community don't 'believe in' (in that slightly different sense) _you_, so you had better not all just simply be going through the motions. But the real issue, really, is self-identification with the deity.
Cheers,
Alex.
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