Is this a Non-Abrahamic Monotheistic Religion

[Scourge of the Gods]

The question that I am about to ask, I already posted on another forum, but since I didn't get much of a response, I decided to post it on this forum. I have always been interested in researching unique and obscure religions. For quite some time, there has been a particular type of religion that I have been searching for: a unique monotheistic religion that believes in a monotheitic God but has no connection to the Abrahamic religions. Unfortunately, I haven't had much success in finding a religion that fits this description. Almost all new religions that are founded are either an off-shhot of Christianity, Judaism or Islam, or are some type of Eastern or New Age religion, which, from what I gather, believe in a pantheistic intangible "force" or "energy", and therefore, do not believe in a traditional monotheistic God. However, I have recently discovered a religion that I think might come close to being the type of religion that I have been searching for. The name of the relligion is Servantism, and the organization that teaches it is called The Church of Servants. They already make it clear on their website that they have no connection to Christianity, Judaism or Islam, since they don't believe in Jesus Christ or follow the Bible, Koran or Kabbalah. The only thing left for me to be satisfied that Servantism is the type of religion that I have been searching for is to know that they also have no connection to New Age or similar religions. The ideal thing to do would be to ask The Church of Servants these questions directy, but the websites that I am about to give are from the Internet Archive, and there doesn't currently seem to be a way of contacting them. I am posting my questions here in the hopes that somebody on this forum knows more than I do about New Age religions and how their pantheistic beliefs are different from those of monotheism. With that being said, I will now give the websites for The Church of Servants, followed by my questions:http://web.archive.org/web/20071008...50309021404/www.churchofservants.org/faq.htm1) Do you agree that Servantism appears to be a unique monotheitic religion with no connection to New Age religions? If so, what beliefs or statements on their website indicate to you that they believe in a traditional monotheistic God as opposed to a New Age intangible "force" or "energy", since New Age religions also seem to use the word God?2) Are there any other aspects of the religion of Servantism that seem to indicate to you that it is not a New Age religion, since like I said earlier, almost all non-Christian new religions that are founded are some type of New Age religion?Well, those are my questions. By the way, I forget to mention that I am not searching for a religion to believe in or to join. I just have an obsession with finding out if this type of religion (a unique monotheistic religion) actually exists. Anyway, I want to thank everyone for taking the time to read my posting and I look forward to reading your responses.

 

[Scourge of the Gods]

For some reason, the website that I gave seemed not to be working, and there was another one that I forgot, so here they are again:http://web.archive.org/web/20050309...9/http://www.churchofservants.org/default.htm

 

[Bob Dixon]

Have you tried looking at Sikhism?

 

[Scourge of the Gods]

When I click on the links that I sent, they don't work. I don't have a very good computer, so I don't know if the problem is just my computer or if nobody is able to see the websites. One page should say Hello and Wlcome!, and the other page should say Frequently Asked Questions. Is anyobdy able to see those pages. If not, I wonder if the moderators would let me copy and paste a couple of pages from the the websites into a couple of other threads. If I can't do that, if anybody is interested in answering my questions, let me know and I will copy and paste them into a PM.I have read about Sikhism, but it doesn't really fit all of the requirements of the type of religion that I'm searching for. In any case, for the purpose of this thread, I'm only interested in discussing Servantism. That is why I tried to make my questions as specific as possible. I have been trying to find answers about this religion for such a long time, that would a real disappointment if no one is even able to look at the websites. I would be very grateful if someone could either tell me if the links work or give me their opinions about my questions. Thanks.

 

[The Sum of Awe]

When I click on the links that I sent, they don't work. I don't have a very good computer, so I don't know if the problem is just my computer or if nobody is able to see the websites. One page should say Hello and Wlcome!, and the other page should say Frequently Asked Questions. Is anyobdy able to see those pages. If not, I wonder if the moderators would let me copy and paste a couple of pages from the the websites into a couple of other threads. If I can't do that, if anybody is interested in answering my questions, let me know and I will copy and paste them into a PM.I have read about Sikhism, but it doesn't really fit all of the requirements of the type of religion that I'm searching for. In any case, for the purpose of this thread, I'm only interested in discussing Servantism. That is why I tried to make my questions as specific as possible. I have been trying to find answers about this religion for such a long time, that would a real disappointment if no one is even able to look at the websites. I would be very grateful if someone could either tell me if the links work or give me their opinions about my questions. Thanks.

Try putting a space between the : and the link.

 

[Me Myself]

There was an egiptian one to a solar deity that was monotheist I am sure

 

[Scourge of the Gods]

Church Of Servants | Welcome!

 

[Scourge of the Gods]

The Church Of Servants - Non Christian Denomination Religion

 

[Scourge of the Gods]

Are you able to read the links now, Sum of Awe? Please let me know. Also, Me Myself, I know the religion that you are talking about, and it is called Atenism. However, like I said before, I am not looking for any non-Abrahamic monotheistic religion. I am looking only for someone to confirm for me that Servantism is indeed a monotheistic religion and not a New Age pantheistic religion, as well as what specific evidence brings you to that conclusion. Maybe I should have given a different title to my thread. Anyway, my first post on this thread didn't come out as that neatly, so I will once again give the two questions that I would like answered, if anybody is able to read the links.1) Do you agree that Servantism appears to be a unique monotheitic religion with no connection to New Age religions? If so what beliefs or statements on their website indicate to you that they they believe in a traditional monotheitic God as opposed to a New Age intangible "force" or "energy", since New Age religions also seem to use the word God?2) Are there any other aspects of the religion of Servantism that seem to indicate to you that it is not a New Age religion, since like I said earlier, almost all non-Christian new religions that are founded are some type of New Age religion?

 

[Satyamavejayanti]

The question that I am about to ask, I already posted on another forum, but since I didn't get much of a response, I decided to post it on this forum. I have always been interested in researching unique and obscure religions. For quite some time, there has been a particular type of religion that I have been searching for: a unique monotheistic religion that believes in a monotheitic God but has no connection to the Abrahamic religions. Unfortunately, I haven't had much success in finding a religion that fits this description. Almost all new religions that are founded are either an off-shhot of Christianity, Judaism or Islam, or are some type of Eastern or New Age religion, which, from what I gather, believe in a pantheistic intangible "force" or "energy", and therefore, do not believe in a traditional monotheistic God. However, I have recently discovered a religion that I think might come close to being the type of religion that I have been searching for. The name of the relligion is Servantism, and the organization that teaches it is called The Church of Servants. They already make it clear on their website that they have no connection to Christianity, Judaism or Islam, since they don't believe in Jesus Christ or follow the Bible, Koran or Kabbalah. The only thing left for me to be satisfied that Servantism is the type of religion that I have been searching for is to know that they also have no connection to New Age or similar religions. The ideal thing to do would be to ask The Church of Servants these questions directy, but the websites that I am about to give are from the Internet Archive, and there doesn't currently seem to be a way of contacting them. I am posting my questions here in the hopes that somebody on this forum knows more than I do about New Age religions and how their pantheistic beliefs are different from those of monotheism. With that being said, I will now give the websites for The Church of Servants, followed by my questions:http://web.archive.org/web/20071008...50309021404/www.churchofservants.org/faq.htm1) Do you agree that Servantism appears to be a unique monotheitic religion with no connection to New Age religions? If so, what beliefs or statements on their website indicate to you that they believe in a traditional monotheistic God as opposed to a New Age intangible "force" or "energy", since New Age religions also seem to use the word God?2) Are there any other aspects of the religion of Servantism that seem to indicate to you that it is not a New Age religion, since like I said earlier, almost all non-Christian new religions that are founded are some type of New Age religion?Well, those are my questions. By the way, I forget to mention that I am not searching for a religion to believe in or to join. I just have an obsession with finding out if this type of religion (a unique monotheistic religion) actually exists. Anyway, I want to thank everyone for taking the time to read my posting and I look forward to reading your responses.

What about Vedic Hinduism, its Monotheistic.

 

[Breathe]

Non Abrahamic monotheistic religions?

I know of a few.

Sikhism
Arya Samaj (Hinduism)
Zoroastrianism (sometimes there is an issue with Angra Mainyu (Ahriman) though)
Tenrikyo
Several Traditional African religions
Several Traditional Native American religions
Atenism

Arguably:

Confucianism (believed in lesser gods who reported to Heaven -- but Heaven later became "the way of the world", and not a God)
Mohism
Platonism
Oomoto (many gods of one God aspect)
Konkokyo

 

[The Sum of Awe]

Are you able to read the links now, Sum of Awe? Please let me know. Also, Me Myself, I know the religion that you are talking about, and it is called Atenism. However, like I said before, I am not looking for any non-Abrahamic monotheistic religion. I am looking only for someone to confirm for me that Servantism is indeed a monotheistic religion and not a New Age pantheistic religion, as well as what specific evidence brings you to that conclusion. Maybe I should have given a different title to my thread. Anyway, my first post on this thread didn't come out as that neatly, so I will once again give the two questions that I would like answered, if anybody is able to read the links.1) Do you agree that Servantism appears to be a unique monotheitic religion with no connection to New Age religions? If so what beliefs or statements on their website indicate to you that they they believe in a traditional monotheitic God as opposed to a New Age intangible "force" or "energy", since New Age religions also seem to use the word God?2) Are there any other aspects of the religion of Servantism that seem to indicate to you that it is not a New Age religion, since like I said earlier, almost all non-Christian new religions that are founded are some type of New Age religion?

I would definitely say Servantism is an Abrahamic religion.

 

[The Sum of Awe]

Guys: He seems to be wondering if Church of the Servants is a non-Abrahamic Monotheistic religion, not looking for any.

 

[Jainarayan]

Have you tried looking at Sikhism?

And The Bahá'í Faith, Zoroastrianism (though I think they discourage conversion), Jainism, Hinduism is monotheistic. Hinduism does not necessitate viewing God with multiple manifestations or aspects. You could worship a rock, but if you follow the principles of the Vedas (the scriptures), you're Hindu.

 

[MD]

Zoroastrianism is probably one of the two original monotheistic faiths. There are so many many concepts in Islam and Christianity that are in common with Zoroastrianism that most academics believe that Zoroastrianism influenced them.

The whole angra-mainyu thing doesn't mean we worship the devil. Zoroastrians generally view Angra Mainyu as an evil entity, like the other monotheistic faiths have satan. Angra Mainyu literally means 'angry mind' in persian. Some interpretations show angra mainyu to be one of Ahura Mazda's emanations. In Zoroastrianism emanations can be roughly classified as angels and if Angra mainyu is an evil angel it is basically what Abrahamic religions believe. Most interpretations however state that Angra Mainyu as the absence of Ahura Mazda, ie chaos, lies, anger, etc. Whatever extra personifications or ideas attributed to Angra Mainyu are not what is stated in the Gathas, which are the revelations from Ahura Mazda that Zoroaster received.

True Zoroastrianism is as monotheistic as it gets.

 

[MD]

And The Bahá'í Faith, Zoroastrianism (though I think they discourage conversion), Jainism, Hinduism is monotheistic. Hinduism does not necessitate viewing God with multiple manifestations or aspects. You could worship a rock, but if you follow the principles of the Vedas (the scriptures), you're Hindu.

You can convert outside India, only in India is conversion disallowed. In Iran I think it's also not really done due to the oppressive government.

 

[Satyamavejayanti]

You can convert outside India, only in India is conversion disallowed. In Iran I think it's also not really done due to the oppressive government.

Im Hindu, and ive never been to India, if that's what you mean.

Can i ask, what does Arya Mehar mean in iranian?

 

[MD]

Im Hindu, and ive never been to India, if that's what you mean.

Can i ask, what does Arya Mehar mean in iranian?

I was speaking about conversion to Zoroastrianism. Arya means noble and Mehar I think means benevolence, it could also have a connection to Mithra I'm not sure.

 

[Satyamavejayanti]

I was speaking about conversion to Zoroastrianism. Arya means noble and Mehar I think means benevolence, it could also have a connection to Mithra I'm not sure.

Thanks for your help.

 

[Bob Dixon]

And The Bahá'í Faith, Zoroastrianism (though I think they discourage conversion), Jainism, Hinduism is monotheistic. Hinduism does not necessitate viewing God with multiple manifestations or aspects. You could worship a rock, but if you follow the principles of the Vedas (the scriptures), you're Hindu.

Really? Jainism? It's never struck me that way!