- [Voiceover] Most people only know a handful of religions,
those with the most followers
and bearing the most impact on history,
however there are thousands of religions in the world.
Here are 10 religions you might not know exist.
In case you that Nazism wasn't weird enough,
someone added religion to it.
There are many approaches to Esoteric Nazism,
but all of them are steeped in the racial hierarchies
that were so important to Adolf Hitler,
whom some view as a deity.
Some believe a line once existed between Iceland
and Greenland that was populated with racially pure people
with blue eyes and blonde hair.
Their purity stems from the fact
that they were actually extraterrestrials.
Hitler was in contact with these God-like aliens,
and one day he will return with a fleet of spaceships
to wipe the planet clean of lesser races
dedicated to powers of darkness.
400 tribes people within the island nation of Vanuatu
have concluded Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh,
and consort to Britain's Queen Elizabeth the second
is a God.
According to prophecy,
an ancestral spirit would take the form of a man,
travel overseas and marry a powerful woman.
Elizabeth was easily the most powerful monarch
at the time, and Vanuatu was controlled by the British.
It's not known exactly when people concluded
this being was Prince Philip,
although the religion was well established
before Elizabeth and Philip visited Vanuatu in 1974.
Philip neither encourages nor discourages the religion.
He has presented the tribe with multiple autographed photos
over the years,
but he has not returned the island.
Many people have heard of the Branch Davidians,
in the context of a massive standoff with federal agents
which ended in a fire that killed most of the members,
yet Branch Davidians still exist.
This Christian offshoot believes the end times
are upon us and living profits will guide their membership.
Upon the death of a previous profit,
David Koresh took over,
started calling himself a god,
and taught that his divine status
allowed him to sleep with whoever he wanted,
including minors, but not all Branch Davidians
accepted Koresh as a prophet.
Today, that branch is under the guidance of Charles Pace,
but there are still Branch Davidians
who do recognize Koresh as a deific figure
who will shortly return to lead the forces of goodness.
They have prophesied numerous dates for this event,
all of which have ended in disappointment.
Everyone's seen the depiction of Satanists
in modern media.
Some churches have reinforced those images
of diabolical people committing horrific crimes
in the name of the dark lord.
Satanists do exist, but they bear no resemblance
to popular images.
Satan rebelled against God,
so Satanists rebel against conformity,
holding freedom and individuality in high esteem,
they strive to be the best they can be
and reject mediocrity.
They also follow the law.
Conviction of serious crimes can get you ejected
from the church of Satan,
one of several satanic groups.
Some see Satan as a metaphor,
others as an actual being,
but no Satanist sees himself as the embodiment of evil,
as Christians do.
Zoroastrianism is possibly the oldest monotheistic religion
in the world.
We can't speak conclusively,
because it's old enough that we don't really know
when it started,
but it was certainly more than 2,500 years ago.
For centuries, Zoroastrianism was the official religion
of the Persian Empire,
but with the coming of Islam, Zoroastrianism declined.
Today, there may be as few as 200,000 Zoroastrians
left in the world.
In 1974, a former race car driver believed he had been
abducted by aliens who explained their plans for humanity.
The driver was renamed Rael,
and he returned to Earth as their messenger.
The aliens later explained more things to Rael,
such as how he was half alien and was a half brother
of Jesus, Muhammad, and other spiritual figures.
Raelianism is particularly known
for its open views of sexuality.
It does not encourage any specific practice,
and some members don't have sex at all,
however, their openness has created an impression
that they specifically promote sex.
It's pretty well known George Lucas looked to religions
such as Buddhism and Taoism when he created
the philosophy of the Jedi.
It was so appealing that thousands of people
have turned their beliefs of Jedi
into a real world religion.
It embraces things like courage,
protection of innocence, and tranquility of thought,
and light sabers might be involved.
Voodoo, Candomble, and Santeria are three examples
of African Diaspora religions.
Africans brought their original religions to America
as they were transported as slaves.
Their Christian masters forbade the practice
of these religions,
so slaves fused their faiths with Christianity
to disguise their intentions.
Overtime, the two fused, creating new religions.
These religions are most known in America
for the use of animal sacrifice,
they follow a variety of laws
to keep the practice legitimate.
Often, the animal is eaten afterwards.
The Gods of the Ancient Norse, Greeks, Romans,
Celts and more are not dead.
Reconstructionists seek to revive ancient religious
practices as much as modern morals and legal codes allow.
The most well known group of Reconstructionists
are the Asatrua who follow Norse beliefs,
unfortunately a small segment of their membership
is devoted to white supremacy.
Mainstream Asatrua disavow that school of thought.
Pastafarianism grew out of the anti-evolution movement.
As conservative Christians push to have faith-based
ideals recognized in science textbooks,
Pastafarians pose the idea that if one faith
must be acknowledged as fact,
surely every religious belief must be
equally accepted as fact,
no matter how absurd.
Pastafarianism teaches the universe was created
by the flying spaghetti monster.
Prayers are ended with Ramen,
and there is frequent mention of his noodley appendages.
Pirates are credited with being the first Pastafarians.
Pastafarians push the boundaries of absurdity
to make their point.
Some practitioners have even been photographed
for a drivers license with pasta strainers on their heads,
citing religious dress codes.
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