On Sun, 11 Aug 1996, yinyang wrote:

I'm wondering here, there is the Chruch of Ryouga, the Church of Azusa,
ShaS, and a bunch of other anime character spporting ummm.. "clubs." What
the heck are they anyway?  ML's or what?  Or is it an actual buildingthat
ppl go in to admire their favorite anime characters?

   The various churches, groups, cults, etc. are groups of people who
admire and/or drool over certain characters. While it varies from church
to church, membership mostly consists of a nifty title to put on your .sig
file.
   To my knowledge, none of the churches has it's own ML. However, some
members tend to exchange email frequently. The Church of Ryoga has a very
nice web page for the faithful to make pilgrimage to.
   Anti-groups also exist, such as the infamous CASKET, also with it's own
web page. Dedicated to ridding the world of a certain Amazon, CASKET is
the largest of the Anti-groups, and has many sympathizers in addition to
actual members.
   Due to the worldspanning nature of the net, not to mention the rather
limited pocketbooks of most of the churchers, there are no actual
buildings. Rumors of hidden shrines and chapels located in the darkest
bowels of the FFMLmux are false. Rumors are treason. Report all rumors.
Nothing to them. Honest.
   Joining a church is normally accomplished by asking repeatedly until
they let you in. Please do it Private Mail, so as not to spam any more
than necessary.

 Anyway, is there church of Kasumi?

I don't believe so. Since most of the ML loves her anyway, establishing a
church would be coals to newcastle.
   Rumors of dark cults workshiping the various Evil Kasumis that pop up
from time to time in fics are completely false. Rumors are treason. Report
all rumors.

- Mike of No Particular Title or Handle, not a Churcher.
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