I need a name for an old-fashioned religion that's from the future.
Originally, I was going with neo-Puritism, but several people suggested that I change that, since not all the aspects of this religious group match up with the tenets of Puritanism. Basically, I took elements of several different religious groups, like Puritans, Amish, Quakers, Jehovah's Witnesses, and Mormons, and mixed them together with a dash of imagination.
Basically, they are isolationists and very strict. They have laws that govern sex (even within marriage), they limit physical touching, they require people to dress with extreme modesty. They don't celebrate holidays, they abstain from blood, but they don't use God's name. They have just enough clout that they can get away with the occasional stoning or flogging if someone breaks the law in a seriously major way. They rose in popularity during the 27th century, but then fell from grace during the 28th, until they all but vanished by the 29th century.
They live in villages, they call each other brethren, their leaders are minor elders and elders. They have prayer meetings daily and evening worship three times a week, plus a special sermon on Sunday.
I considered "Brethren" because that works really well, but there actually is a group that calls themselves that, and I don't want to step on any toes. I could make up a "founder" and call them after him, but there's always the chance of there being some tiny religion that's actually called that. Or of someone by that name objecting. I like the idea of maybe using a scriptural name, something like Jacobites or Israelites (only those are taken). Maybe something more obscure, like a minor prophet?
Any ideas or suggestions?
Originally, I was going with neo-Puritism, but several people suggested that I change that, since not all the aspects of this religious group match up with the tenets of Puritanism. Basically, I took elements of several different religious groups, like Puritans, Amish, Quakers, Jehovah's Witnesses, and Mormons, and mixed them together with a dash of imagination.
Basically, they are isolationists and very strict. They have laws that govern sex (even within marriage), they limit physical touching, they require people to dress with extreme modesty. They don't celebrate holidays, they abstain from blood, but they don't use God's name. They have just enough clout that they can get away with the occasional stoning or flogging if someone breaks the law in a seriously major way. They rose in popularity during the 27th century, but then fell from grace during the 28th, until they all but vanished by the 29th century.
They live in villages, they call each other brethren, their leaders are minor elders and elders. They have prayer meetings daily and evening worship three times a week, plus a special sermon on Sunday.
I considered "Brethren" because that works really well, but there actually is a group that calls themselves that, and I don't want to step on any toes. I could make up a "founder" and call them after him, but there's always the chance of there being some tiny religion that's actually called that. Or of someone by that name objecting. I like the idea of maybe using a scriptural name, something like Jacobites or Israelites (only those are taken). Maybe something more obscure, like a minor prophet?
Any ideas or suggestions?
