Originally Posted by The_Heretic

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True, but over intervening centuries they'd drift further into the fringes until they were seen as obscure cults in their isolated compounds out in the middle of nowhere.



I honestly think there's potential for a great transformational period in all religions starting with Christianity. In one of my science fiction novels I depict the 24th century theology of Zen Catholicism wherein a merger with Zen Buddhism leads to a global change and reformation in both religions.