'Imperial Culture' (non-canonista)

[combatmedic]

Originally Posted by CombineGeneral

LKW is on record as saying the Imperium has no official religion but there is cannon about the popularity of the Church of the Stars which is a polytheistic solar cult that worships all the stars as gods.


Makes sense - just like the real U.S. Army, the Imperial army probably recruits chaplains for a wide range of religions to serve the spiritual needs of their troopers.


no, I would expect the Imperials have formal, commissioned chaplains for many, many faiths.


I agree with you here - the canon as it exists seems to assume this.



Again, LKW is on record as saying all the great religions of Earth are alive and well in the 3I. There are Jewish, Christian, Moslem, Buddhist, Hindu, Shinto, Taoist, Animist, Wiccan, etc. ad adstra Imperial citizens and all these faiths are left in peace by Imperial authorities.



Can't disagree - much like most human cultures today.



Again, I agree - right out of the canon

Blast from the not -too-far-back past!

I'm glad you took time to read and respond.

But you did see the 'non-canonista' right there in the thread title, yes? :)

Your Imperium is welcome in this thread, whether it tends to stick close to published sources or has developed in notably different ways.





These days, I don't even use the 3I, Vilani, or most of that other stuff.
I do use some of the ideas discussed in this thread in my Imperium (not a 'Third' Imperium) when I run Traveller, though.