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Alongside the previous declaration on the door of the Church of Three, a new article would hang below it for people to read at their leisure.

Section 1: Unificationism

What is the Church of Three?

The Church of Star, Scorch, and Spirit is the representation of several religions within one religious space. This is initially done because of the Coalition’s victory, but it is also so that one can study the philosophy behind each religion. There are points that one can study in each to gain a better outlook, both on how others view the world, and how one might choose to live their life. Debate between priests of the various branches is encouraged, in hopes of unveiling truths and gaining multiple views of events.

The basis of Unificationism is four simple tenets; Truth, Choice, Balance, and Rebirth.

Truth: The first Tenet of the Codex of Three is Truth. One should seek out the truth of things, instead of just blindly following the words of others. Others may seek to lie to you, and until you have investigated yourself, try not to be influenced by it. In my life, I have found that I was lied to in regard to human sacrifices of a certain Religion, as well as the presence of Witches within a settlement that did not hold them. People will try to lie to you to get you to act, to get you to act to their whims. It is up to you to find the truth.

Choice: You are not forced to do anything by religion. You are not forced to call others worship false gods, or to follow people you do not believe in, or to kill for the glory of someone. What you do is a choice, one you can choose to act on or ignore. I choose not to forgive Alexander for his abandonment, and I choose to pursue truth. Choose to do what you believe in.

Balance: A Celestialist is taught that long term enrichment of living a virtuous life must be balanced with temporary gain. The Teraphim are taught that the world must exist in a perpetual balance of the scales. The only religion of the three which does not seem to believe in balance are the Fireblooded, who are encouraged instead to ‘Discover a want that you would crush nations for’ (-Garljing, the Sagas of Thorgil). Even so, they believe in a balance in combat ‘never outnumber your foe’. 

Rebirth: Rebirth represents change. Celestialists believe in rebirth when our souls are cleansed by the stars. Teraphim are often born by the rite of the Chrysalis, reborn into their new lives. The sage Thorgil was reborn in the flame of Garljing as a drakanite. Every religion has some point in which we believe one winter ends, and a new spring blooms, a rebirth, or large scale change takes place. Eastern Celestialism is the result of one such rebirth, the rebirth of a zealous church into one that seeks truth.

The following three chapters will be ventures into understanding each religion as an individual.

The Church has been repaired and the Church of Three moves back into the building in the Center of Osrona.