Jefferson wrote: > Ibrahim wrote: > >>Jefferson wrote: >> >> >>>(Suppression:) Exquaestio is not formally suppressed anywhere, and the >>>established religions have been ineffective in working against >>>Exquaestio's spread. >> >>I suspect that if the Exquaestio ever became active in Kaeir, formal >>suppression would follow, given the political elements of Exquaestio. >>The temptation for the Senate would be too strong (and the benefits of >>opposing such a move too small for the non-Millati senators), and the >>suspicion the Information Secretariat would have towards the Exquaestio >>would make suppression unavoidable. > > > We'll see. A lot could happen before 1467, when Exquaestio is scheduled to > expand into Kaeir, and suppression might be difficult considering Kaeir's > Religious Tolerance (+2). Frankly, though, the possibility is one reason why > Exquaestio hasn't expanded into Kaeir yet. They're neither strong enough nor > welcome enough to make it worthwhile. > > Sedonia is another matter however. With their Religious Tolerance (+0) > suppression wouldn't be difficult if they decided to do so. (Exquaestio was > active in Vizinia when it reunited with Sedonia, and thus became active in > Sedonia sort of by accident.) Of course, by the end of 1453 they'll still > have less than 25 members throughout Sedonia. Andrew, anything you'ld like > for me to do concerning reporting the number of members Exqaestio has in Sedonia? Well, any Exquaestio members are likely to be in Vizinia. From the Sedonian perspective, 25 people out of 21,000,000 is nothing to get worked up about. At that size, any suppression is likely to be haphazard and local, if it occurs at all, because there are too few Quaestae to attract much attention. Once there are about a thousand or so, then the hammer will start to fall. Penetrating Sedonia is going to be very difficult, for any religion. Sedonians tolerate the practice of some other religions, because they recognize the general futility of forcing conversions on those who *really* don't want to convert. However, adherents of faiths other than the Sedonian Church often find themselves persecuted, sometimes subtly, sometimes blatantly. There are restrictions on their ability to hold public office or government employment; on the times and locations they can hold services; and in the current Sedonian state, non-Church members are denied the right to vote. The most important restriction is the ban on prosletizing, street preaching, and missionizing. As a result of the ban, non-Church faiths are generally restricted to minority ethnic communities. First-offense punishment for violating the ban is a ten-imperial fine or ten days in jail. After that, the punishments become progressively more severe--the first offense is 'free', after that, things get very nasty, very fast. Generally, Sedonians prefer to deport foreign missionaries rather than execute or imprison them; however, persistent reoffenders(4 or 5 prior convictions) have been executed. Native Sedonians who promote foreign religions are usually executed on the third offense. Certain religions are subject to a zero-tolerance policy: this category includes all of the dark pantheon. Sedonians found worshipping those gods are subject to summary execution within 24 hours of arrest. Andrew > Jefferson (Exquaestio) > http://www.picotech.net/~jeff_wilson63/rpg/Exq_Main.html > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, send mail to celandra-off@phoenyx.net. > ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send mail to celandra-off@phoenyx.net.
