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Elgeonmb: /* Mortal Sin & Excommunication */

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Mortal Sin & Excommunication

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	* '''Lawlessness:''' Conviction of an exceptional offense or higher as a Vector or Prime. As part of an agreement between the factions of Nadezhda, such a person is to be automatically excommunicated. Reversing an excommunication due to lawlessness requires the conviction first be overturned; it is otherwise non-negotiable. Augustine refuses, categorically, to consider reversing excommunication due to lawlessness. Lawlessness encompasses a number of offenses, such as murder and rape, that were once considered seperate mortal sins.		* '''Lawlessness:''' Conviction of an exceptional offense or higher as a Vector or Prime. As part of an agreement between the factions of Nadezhda, such a person is to be automatically excommunicated. Reversing an excommunication due to lawlessness requires the conviction first be overturned; it is otherwise non-negotiable. Augustine refuses, categorically, to consider reversing excommunication due to lawlessness. Lawlessness encompasses a number of offenses, such as murder and rape, that were once considered seperate mortal sins.

	'''This means that ~~one~~ excommunicated, a character can never rejoin the church.'''		'''This means that once excommunicated, a character can never rejoin the church.'''

	<small>“Some claimed the Prophet lowered herself by accepting the judgment of the Provost Marshal regarding civil excommunication. Ironically, they found themselves guilty of the mortal sin of heresy. Augustine simply allowed the Church to grow around the civic structures at Nadezhda as she had at New Byzantine; and in showing our willingness to work with the others, flatly punctured Mkne’s cries of ‘theocracy’.” — To the Limit</small>		<small>“Some claimed the Prophet lowered herself by accepting the judgment of the Provost Marshal regarding civil excommunication. Ironically, they found themselves guilty of the mortal sin of heresy. Augustine simply allowed the Church to grow around the civic structures at Nadezhda as she had at New Byzantine; and in showing our willingness to work with the others, flatly punctured Mkne’s cries of ‘theocracy’.” — To the Limit</small>

Elgeonmb: /* Venial Sin */

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Venial Sin

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	Sin is a contentious topic within Absolutism, with different schools of thought as to exactly when poor behavior becomes sinful and exactly what ought to be condemned. The broad strokes, however, are generally agreed upon: Absolutists are humble, charitable, compassionate, and thoughtful; they abstain from arrogance, greed, cruelty, and the excesses of the flesh. Absolutists also agree that some sins are venial and can be put right by penance, while others are mortal and can only be put right by divine intercession.		Sin is a contentious topic within Absolutism, with different schools of thought as to exactly when poor behavior becomes sinful and exactly what ought to be condemned. The broad strokes, however, are generally agreed upon: Absolutists are humble, charitable, compassionate, and thoughtful; they abstain from arrogance, greed, cruelty, and the excesses of the flesh. Absolutists also agree that some sins are venial and can be put right by penance, while others are mortal and can only be put right by divine intercession.

	==Venial Sin==		===Venial Sin===
	<small>“At first, the heathens of the space freighters feared the readiness of Augustine and her apostles to wield pain; the mortification of the flesh, yes, but even the pure pain of Atonement was seen, understandably, as a frightening and dangerous tool. But as we came to trust her, too did we understand her maxim: Pain is just pain.” — To the Limit</small>		<small>“At first, the heathens of the space freighters feared the readiness of Augustine and her apostles to wield pain; the mortification of the flesh, yes, but even the pure pain of Atonement was seen, understandably, as a frightening and dangerous tool. But as we came to trust her, too did we understand her maxim: Pain is just pain.” — To the Limit</small>

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Mortal Sin & Excommunication

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	<small>“Some claimed the Prophet lowered herself by accepting the judgment of the Provost Marshal regarding civil excommunication. Ironically, they found themselves guilty of the mortal sin of heresy. Augustine simply allowed the Church to grow around the civic structures at Nadezhda as she had at New Byzantine; and in showing our willingness to work with the others, flatly punctured Mkne’s cries of ‘theocracy’.” -- To the Limit</small>		<small>“Some claimed the Prophet lowered herself by accepting the judgment of the Provost Marshal regarding civil excommunication. Ironically, they found themselves guilty of the mortal sin of heresy. Augustine simply allowed the Church to grow around the civic structures at Nadezhda as she had at New Byzantine; and in showing our willingness to work with the others, flatly punctured Mkne’s cries of ‘theocracy’.” -- To the Limit</small>


	=Enemies of the Church=		=Enemies of the Church=

Elgeonmb: /* Mysteries */

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Mysteries

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	===Mysteries===		===Mysteries===
	<small>“The Absolute provides.” -- Catechism </small>		<small>“The Absolute provides.” -- Catechism </small>

	Even accounting for the dealings of the Testament and their less militant counterpart in the Saints, much of the Church’s wealth remains unaccounted for. Some is explained by voluntary charitable donations by the faithful; some by dealings with other colony factions. Much remains. The Absolute is said to be capable of manifesting valuable material out of quantum foam, and this is often offered as an explanation for the Church’s finances, but Augustine only says, “The Absolute provides.”		Even accounting for the dealings of the Testament and their less militant counterpart in the Saints, much of the Church’s wealth remains unaccounted for. Some is explained by voluntary charitable donations by the faithful; some by dealings with other colony factions. Much remains. The Absolute is said to be capable of manifesting valuable material out of quantum foam, and this is often offered as an explanation for the Church’s finances, but Augustine only says, “The Absolute provides.”

Elgeonmb: /* Numericals */

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Numericals

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	The Church uses a wide array of unique technology, much of it constructed through or powered by the cruciforms of its believers and most of it incorporating the spongy formations of polypotent stem cells known as biomatter. The specifics of Church technology are known to only a few, with their innermost secrets held by Augustine alone.		The Church uses a wide array of unique technology, much of it constructed through or powered by the cruciforms of its believers and most of it incorporating the spongy formations of polypotent stem cells known as biomatter. The specifics of Church technology are known to only a few, with their innermost secrets held by Augustine alone.
	===Numericals===		===The Numericals===
	The Numericals are the division of the Church concerned with new technologies and with research into concrete expressions of divine will. They are few in number, many of them Augustine’s former colleagues from her Soteria days. They work in religious isolation, away from the prying eyes of the secular world, and under the direct supervision of Augustine herself. By their hands were the biolathe, the obelisks, and even the Church’s firearms designed.		The Numericals are the division of the Church concerned with new technologies and with research into concrete expressions of divine will. They are few in number, many of them Augustine’s former colleagues from her Soteria days. They work in religious isolation, away from the prying eyes of the secular world, and under the direct supervision of Augustine herself. By their hands were the biolathe, the obelisks, and even the Church’s firearms designed.

			===The Cruciform & Litanies===
	<small>“I have seen it. Prosthesis not of body but of soul, the sickness of our age made well by technology. Imagine what people might become when we are finally made whole again! But I can never tell him. He would see only power.” -- The Word of Augustine</small>		<small>“I have seen it. Prosthesis not of body but of soul, the sickness of our age made well by technology. Imagine what people might become when we are finally made whole again! But I can never tell him. He would see only power.” -- The Word of Augustine</small>

	Even the Numericals do not know the inner workings of the cruciform implant, though they have designed modules, litanies, and variations of it. The means by which it powers itself, and by which it transforms that power into effects on the body, mind, and material world, was created by Augustine in a moment of revelation, with all records of its development purged, and even Augustine claims the machine works only through the will of the Absolute.		Even the Numericals do not know the inner workings of the cruciform implant, though they have designed modules, litanies, and variations of it. The means by which it powers itself, and by which it transforms that power into effects on the body, mind, and material world, was created by Augustine in a moment of revelation, with all records of its development purged, and even Augustine claims the machine works only through the will of the Absolute.

Elgeonmb: /* The Cruciform & Litanies */

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The Cruciform & Litanies

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	<small>“I have seen it. Prosthesis not of body but of soul, the sickness of our age made well by technology. Imagine what people might become when we are finally made whole again! But I can never tell him. He would see only power.” -- The Word of Augustine</small>		<small>“I have seen it. Prosthesis not of body but of soul, the sickness of our age made well by technology. Imagine what people might become when we are finally made whole again! But I can never tell him. He would see only power.” -- The Word of Augustine</small>
	~~===The Cruciform & Litanies===~~
	Even the Numericals do not know the inner workings of the cruciform implant, though they have designed modules, litanies, and variations of it. The means by which it powers itself, and by which it transforms that power into effects on the body, mind, and material world, was created by Augustine in a moment of revelation, with all records of its development purged, and even Augustine claims the machine works only through the will of the Absolute.		Even the Numericals do not know the inner workings of the cruciform implant, though they have designed modules, litanies, and variations of it. The means by which it powers itself, and by which it transforms that power into effects on the body, mind, and material world, was created by Augustine in a moment of revelation, with all records of its development purged, and even Augustine claims the machine works only through the will of the Absolute.

	The cruciform relies on ritual prayers called litanies to activate its functions; the prayers must be spoken precisely and exactly, but they also require a certain mindset in their speaker. Litanies can also fail because the cruciform’s internal power is too weak to activate them, or because the litany itself has timed safeguards preventing the faithful from overtaxing themselves, their cruciform, or the Church facilities that supply them.		The cruciform relies on ritual prayers called litanies to activate its functions; the prayers must be spoken precisely and exactly, but they also require a certain mindset in their speaker. Litanies can also fail because the cruciform’s internal power is too weak to activate them, or because the litany itself has timed safeguards preventing the faithful from overtaxing themselves, their cruciform, or the Church facilities that supply them.

	===Biomatter===		===Biomatter===
	<small>“The biomatter used in industrial machines common in SolFed hydroponics is, indeed, a precursor to the substance we rely on, but it is not the same thing. Our faith and artifice sanctifies biomatter into a safer and more generally useful form, like the transubstantiation of bread into sacred host.” -- Catechism</small>		<small>“The biomatter used in industrial machines common in SolFed hydroponics is, indeed, a precursor to the substance we rely on, but it is not the same thing. Our faith and artifice sanctifies biomatter into a safer and more generally useful form, like the transubstantiation of bread into sacred host.” -- Catechism</small>

Elgeonmb: /* History */

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History

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	The early life of Augustine Browne and the very earliest days of her Church remain mired in mystery. It is known that shortly before the church’s founding almost half a century ago, Augustine was the chief of the Soteria Institute’s robotics division and personal friends with Director Nakharan Mkne. Recent events have brought to light Soteria’s hivemind experiments, carried out during Augustine’s tenure as chief roboticist. Most assume these experiments are what lead her to produce the Cruciforms in secret and then take a small number of trusted colleagues, an unknown amount of unpublished research, and several key pieces of scientific equipment to leave the Institute in 2605.		The early life of Augustine Browne and the very earliest days of her Church remain mired in mystery. It is known that shortly before the church’s founding almost half a century ago, Augustine was the chief of the Soteria Institute’s robotics division and personal friends with Director Nakharan Mkne. Recent events have brought to light Soteria’s hivemind experiments, carried out during Augustine’s tenure as chief roboticist. Most assume these experiments are what lead her to produce the Cruciforms in secret and then take a small number of trusted colleagues, an unknown amount of unpublished research, and several key pieces of scientific equipment to leave the Institute in 2605.
			===First Exodus===
			<small>“Some claim the nature of Augustine’s revelation was eternal; that the Church as is appeared, in full, in her head at the moment of prophecy. This is nonsense. If it were true, we would not require her leadership; merely her instruction. The revelation of the Absolute is ongoing and temporally mediated. From the spacers, we learned never to abandon a fellow, never to discard what might be reused, and to keep the decks spotless.” -- To the Limit</small>

	<small>“Some claim the nature of Augustine’s revelation was eternal; that the Church as is appeared, in full, in her head at the moment of prophecy. This is nonsense. If it were true, we would not require her leadership; merely her instruction. The revelation of the Absolute is ongoing and temporally mediated. From the spacers, we learned never to abandon a fellow, never to discard what might be reused, and to keep the decks spotless.” -- To the Limit</small>
	~~===First Exodus===~~
	It was at this time that Augustine had her revelation, stumbling upon the Absolute while attempting to chart out a system of divine mathematics, and founded the earliest form of the Church of the Absolute. She and her disciples fled from the core worlds, where they were persecuted as thieves, and lived for a time among long-haul space traders. This flight, the First Exodus, is where the Church grew in earnest, syncretizing with the spacers’ existing beliefs and cultures and attracting numerous converts intrigued by Augustine’s call to a return to selfless, communal living. This is also where many of the Church’s technologies were invented and perfected; biomatter technology began as an effort to improve their ship’s recycling systems, and Church weapons were invented to protect the faithful from the pirates that plague trade in frontier sectors.		It was at this time that Augustine had her revelation, stumbling upon the Absolute while attempting to chart out a system of divine mathematics, and founded the earliest form of the Church of the Absolute. She and her disciples fled from the core worlds, where they were persecuted as thieves, and lived for a time among long-haul space traders. This flight, the First Exodus, is where the Church grew in earnest, syncretizing with the spacers’ existing beliefs and cultures and attracting numerous converts intrigued by Augustine’s call to a return to selfless, communal living. This is also where many of the Church’s technologies were invented and perfected; biomatter technology began as an effort to improve their ship’s recycling systems, and Church weapons were invented to protect the faithful from the pirates that plague trade in frontier sectors.
	===New Byzantine===		===New Byzantine===

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