The trick when fabricating doctrine is to keep it simple. You don’t want complex theological issues such as transubstantiation or the dual procession of the holy spirit. That can come later, when you’ve got ten thousand full-time monks looking for something to do. I’d looted the Permian stuff first because they wouldn’t know about it, second because Permian religion is so vague and open-ended, practically anybody can bend it to fit their existing beliefs, even atheists. A simple creation myth, then straight into the dos and don’ts. Love God with all your heart and soul and your neighbour as
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