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This document summarizes five faith communities represented on Beliefnet: 1) Asatru, a modern revival of ancient Germanic and Nordic beliefs that value courage, honor, and personal responsibility. 2) Sant Mat, a practice of spiritual self-development through meditation to find the Inner Light and Sound of God within. 3) Eckankar, similar to Sant Mat but also incorporating lucid dreaming and soul travel to hear God's voice. 4) Ahmadis, a messianic Muslim sect founded in 1876 that believes Jesus survived the cross and died in India. 5) Maltheism, the belief that God is evil and opposing God is important for human empower

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Five Religions You

This document summarizes five faith communities represented on Beliefnet: 1) Asatru, a modern revival of ancient Germanic and Nordic beliefs that value courage, honor, and personal responsibility. 2) Sant Mat, a practice of spiritual self-development through meditation to find the Inner Light and Sound of God within. 3) Eckankar, similar to Sant Mat but also incorporating lucid dreaming and soul travel to hear God's voice. 4) Ahmadis, a messianic Muslim sect founded in 1876 that believes Jesus survived the cross and died in India. 5) Maltheism, the belief that God is evil and opposing God is important for human empower

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Beliefnet Community members represent more than 120 faith traditions. In addition to a wide array of
Christian denominations, and major world religions like Judaism, Islam, Buddhism and Hinduism, we also
host faith communities for an astonishing variety of belief systems that are widely practiced and
historically grounded... even though you may never have heard of them.

Here are five of our most interesting Beliefnet faith communities, and some of their members to tell you
why they chose their faith. Visit them and ask them about their beliefs--they will be happy to answer your
questions.

Whatever your beliefs, Beliefnet welcomes you!


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Asatru is a modern revival of the beliefs in the ancient Gods of the Germanic and Nordic peoples: Freya,
Thor, Odin and others. For many Asatruar, embracing this faith feels like being called home to the way of
their ancestors. Although a small number of white supremacists have claimed to follow Asatru, generating
controversy in the news, they are not representative of Asatru at large. Following a moral code, Asatruar
believe that life is good and should be lived with boldness and enthusiasm, and value courage, honor,
industriousness, and personal responsibility. Gathering by "hearths" and "kindreds" they honor the Gods,
ancestors, and tribal connections to family and kin.

  
Sant Mat, which means "teachings of the saints," teaches that everything lies inside us and that God is
within. Revived in 1891 from a 13th century practice, spreading to North America and Europe in the
1950s-1960s, Sant Mat is a practical path of spiritual self-development based on Sikh traditions, with Sufi
influences. Through a simple version of Yoga known as Surat Shabd Yoga, practitioners learn to listen
within for the Inner Light and Sound of God. Sant Mat is a solitary practice done in one's own home for 2
1/2 hours each day, while remaining in one's present religion (Sant Mat teaches that all major world
religions are rooted in the same Divinity). Followers are strict vegetarians and do not consume alcohol or
recreational drugs. Sant Mat emphasizes an ethical lifestyle, selfless service, nonviolence, truthfulness,
and love for all.

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Eckankar is an offshoot of Sant Mat, founded by Paul Twitchell in 1965 following his studies with Sant
Mat masters from India and Tibet. Like Sant Mat, Eckankar emphasizes meditation to listen to the Inner
Light and Sound of God, but also teaches lucid dreaming, past life discovery, and soul travel as ways of
hearing God. Eckists describe the Inner Sound as "the voice of God calling us home" and the Inner Light
as "a beacon to light our way." Through chanting, contemplation, meditation, singing, trance work and
visualization, Eckists seek to reunite the soul with God.

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The Ahmadis are a messianic Muslim sect based in Pakistan, with perhaps eight million members in
seventy countries. The Ahmadi movement was founded in 1876 by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, a Punjabi
Muslim believed by his followers to have been the Mahdi or Messiah, sent to reform and purify Islam.
Members of the movement are considered heretics by most Muslims and are barred entry to Mecca. In
the Ahmadi version of religious history Jesus escaped from the cross and made his way to India, where
he died at the age of 120.


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Maltheism is the belief that God does exist, and that God is evil. Maltheists see God as the true spiritual
enemy of humanity, and oppose God because of this. The Maltheist movement was founded by Paul
Zimmerman, who was active on Beliefnet until his death in 2003. His motto was "God against Humanity:
choose a side!" Maltheists believe the most important thing is how we treat each other as human beings,
and support the self-empowerment of the human race.

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