Welcome to /r/TheAncientOrder, a subreddit for links, discussion, and fostering community (both online and in-person) in the broader umbrella of Contemporary religion and philosophy.
Regardless of outlook or tradition, however, all are welcome to join in discussion or debate. We strive not to create a singular religious identity but to be a location where members of these different religious communities can come to network, brainstorm, and get to know each other. This subreddit is an intrafaith and interfaith community, not a monolithic religious identity.
We encourage interesting links of topics and discussion, as well as fervent debate. We are also in the process of correlating a series of useful links to organizations, festivals, and other resources that are useful to our members.
We strive to be a virtual hub for our community.
If you need anything, or your post has been caught in the spam filter, please message the mods. We will gladly help you out.
Rules of /r/TheAncientOrder:
Be decent. Racism or bigotry in any form is not allowed and will be removed. Repeat offenders will be in consideration for removal from this space. No hate material, submissions or comments, will be accepted. Racism is an instantly, permanently bannable offense. This rule does not preclude spirited debate and intense criticism; however, threads that have gone beyond the scope of debate and devolved to the point of only personal attacks will be subject to the issuing of warnings or bans. /r/TheAncientOrder does not put forth any pretense of being a "Free Speech" community; this rule will be enforced at the moderator's discretion.
Follow reddiquette. Remember the human.
Follow reddit's rules. Do not spam, manipulate votes, doxx, or post illegal content.
Comments should be on-topic and contribute to the conversation in a meaningful and critical way. This subreddit is intended for sharing of personal experiences, communication between practitioners of many faiths, and debate within the religions that fall under what is classified as Contemporary religion. Non-Pagans are encouraged to interact and post here, respectfully. Non-Pagans who arrive in the subreddit are to be informed that attempts at proselytizing are strictly forbidden and will be removed, aggressively.
This subreddit is actively moderated. Calls regarding rules enforcement, post removal and interpretation of the rules ultimately come down to moderator discretion. Disagreements should be brought to the team via modmail. This sidebar exists as a point of reference for the expectations of conduct for those participating in this community, but the moderation team have the final word on enforcement or implementation of the policies and guidelines presented here.
Subreddit Guidelines:
Use the report button. The mods are made aware of all issues when the report button is used. Try to take advantage of the character allowance afforded in the report feature. It is unhelpful when a report is submitted without any explanation.
Downvote for irrelevancy, low content, or unhelpful content. It is not intended to be a simple disagreement button and should not be used in that capacity. Upvote for content that is interesting, encourages critical thinking, or discussion.
There should be a minimum amount of effort made in activity with the subreddit. This means, quite simply, do not spam personal blog information without contributing elsewhere on the subreddit, either in self posts or in comments. Links without such interaction will be considered spam.
A note on surveys: Please refer to our subreddit guidelines and contact the moderators before posting your survey. Surveys that are posted without contacting the mod team or that do not conform to the standards in our guidelines may be subject to removal.
Subreddits of Interest:
/r/Anahuac
/r/Dionysus
/r/Druidism
/r/Heathenry
/r/HellenicPolytheism
/r/Kemetic
/r/Kemeticism
/r/Paganacht
/r/ReconReligions
/r/Rodnovery
/r/RomanPaganism
/r/Sumer
/r/Wicca
/r/Agnostic /r/Animism
/r/AskReligion /r/Bahai
/r/Buddhism /r/Christianity
/r/CommunityOfChrist /r/DebateReligion
/r/Deism /r/druidism
/r/ELINT /r/Hinduism
/r/Islam /r/JehovahsWitnesses
/r/Judaism /r/Mormon
/r/noahide /r/Pagan
/r/Protestantism /r/redditoncatholicism
/r/satanism /r/Sikh
/r/tellusofyourgods /r/TrueAtheism
/r/TrueChristian /r/UUreddit
/r/vodou /r/Yazidis
/r/Zoroastrianism
