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Would anyone be interested in joining a sub project of WP:Anthropology on oral tradition? WP's coverage of this is quite poor atm imo Kowal2701 (talk) 17:07, 26 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Anything to do last-minute first? Hyperbolick (talk) 03:12, 16 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Philippine Senate hearing on the Kingdom of Jesus Christ#Requested move 25 August 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. HueMan1 (talk) 14:20, 26 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 20:45, 9 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

There has been ongoing disputes at the Cargo cult article over the last few months about how the article is written. There is a big gap between popular conceptions of "cargo cults" and the anthropological reality that this is a broad label used to cover wildly different new religious movements that are largely united by their millenarian character. Outside input would be appreciated. Thanks. Hemiauchenia (talk) 18:11, 10 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hemiauchenia, as I brought up at WP:FTN#Cargo_cult, you're continuing to give a non-neutral summary. One of the main questions at hand is whether "cargo cult" is a "broad label" that generally means any Melanesian millennarian religious movement (whether or not they had anything to do with cargo of any kind), or whether it refers to a rather specific phoenomenon about ritual action in pursuit of cargo. And this message presupposes your position. Leijurv (talk) 18:19, 10 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I've started a discussion about this relationship between FTN and religious topics, and it may be of interest to this Wikiproject. Warrenᚋᚐᚊᚔ 10:10, 11 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

If you have an opinion, please join. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 15:41, 11 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

For the interested. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 06:31, 17 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Athena, which is within the scope of this WikiProject, has an RfC for possible consensus. A discussion is taking place. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments on the discussion page. Thank you. The title of the RfC is RfC Athena's Lake Tritonis origin. NebY (talk) 16:00, 18 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Eyes needed. Skyerise (talk) 00:58, 4 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Common Era, which is within the scope of this WikiProject, has an RfC for value. A discussion is taking place. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments on the discussion page. Thank you. Jeaucques Quœure (talk) 07:47, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I have a comment about a "religion/ideology/movement" vs. an "institution/organization/church":

From what I know, the "Scientology religion" refers to the religion itself, and the movement as a whole. The "Church of Scientology" is the name of the organization and/or organizations involved. There is a subtle distinction between the two. Thus, I think it's better to say that David Miscavige is "the leader of the Scientology religion" (in both the words of Scientologists and their critics), rather than simply a "leader of the Church of Scientology".

First of all, Scientology is a hierarchal religion comprised of distinct corporations that operate within the framework of the religion. These include the Church of Scientology Los Angeles, Church of Scientology International, Church of Scientology Western United States, and many others on five continents. Each entity is a 501(c)(3) corporation with its own board of directors responsible for overseeing its operations. Also, Miscavige serves as the Chairman of the Board for the Religious Technology Center (RTC).

There are many sources that cite him as the worldwide leader of the Scientology religion, which is a movement consisting of thousands of Churches, Missions, and affiliated groups across more than 100 countries.

There are also websites such as ScientologyReligion.org. I've listed some snippets below to give you an idea.

"As the founder of the Scientology religion and the sole author of its scripture, L. Ron Hubbard ..." [1]

In the official Scientology biography about Miscavige, he is described as:

"David Miscavige is the ecclesiastical leader of the Scientology religion." [2]

A Google search for "Scientology religion" Miscavige (including the quotation marks) turns up a lot of results where "Scientology religion" is mentioned.

DjembeDrums (talk) 18:15, 21 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]