What religion do you think the church in Midgar is?

[blackmage_nuke]

Well?

(doesnt seem to be any christianity in ffvii world)

[Swift Strike]

I think its some sort of outer space potato man religon :p

[Mirage]

I... don't know what to say.

[NeoCracker]

Totally a Buddhist Church.

[ReloadPsi]

I always used to wonder about that!

Anyway, I think it's a church predating the events in the game; it used to be a Christian church until everyone learned about the lifestream and whatnot. Then Midgar was built around that church.

That's ridiculous.

[Yliette]

When I first played the game I immediately assumed it was Christian.

I'm not entirely sure now.

[Maxico]

It's a stereotypical archetype of a church, used to build atmosphere and introduce you to a main character.

[Chakan the forever man]

Jewish.

[Dr. Acula]

Cetranity.

[Slade]

FF Sevenism.

[Meat Puppet]

The Church of Scientology.

[Cookie]

Church of the Cetra? :}

[crazybayman]

Its not a church.

Its Aeris' "Coffee Shop". (The type you'd see in Amsterdam).

She is a Flower Girl, after all. ;)

[Tallulah]

Hmm, good question, though I never really thought about it. I did wonder what a Christian-looking church (architecturally, it looks like the church I used to go past on the bus when I lived in South East London) was doing in a Japanese video game (where Christianity is a minority religion), so like Yliette I assumed it was a Christian church, but since it was disused and in disrepair, nobody used it. However Aeris believed it was a 'holy' place, so maybe it is a building left over from the Cetra days, which is no longer used by the general population.

BTW, Buddhism and Judaism refer to their places as 'temples'. Only factions of Christanity, and relatively new religions (e.g. Scientology) refer to their places of worship as a church. :p At least I think so... :confused:

[MJN SEIFER]

It is clearly a church for "Jenova Witnesses".

[Tallulah]

It is clearly a church for "Jenova Witnesses".

LOLZ, why didn't I think of that?! :D

[Discord]

As far as I remember, 2 years ago it look Christian enough to me.

[d£v!l'$ ph0£n!x]

i say christian, tho more likely to be cetraism

[Darth Anarcus]

I think it's something connected to either the Lifestream/Planet, or the Cetra. The fact that flowers grow there may support it. I also believe that the Shin-Ra may have banned religion and burned most worship sites, which is why this is the only church we ever encounter, and why it no longer functions.

I don't see how it could be even remotely connected to any real-world religions as Final Fantasy in in no way connected to Earth. The same goes for the church in FF9.

[Ryushikaze]

Reno-Tology. Definitely.

[crazybayman]

Cannabis. Not flowers.

Yup, it was definitely a coffee shop.

[Omni-Odin]

Definitely a Christian style Church.

[Captain Maxx Power]

It's hard to read any meaning into the locations of FF7 when the clearly fictional world apparently has Greece located somewhere in it.

[Breine]

The Church of Scientology.

I was gonna say that..

[Nominus Experse]

One day the great Xenu will not sit back and let you all taunt his precious Scientology...

I imagine the belief system is hinged around the Lifestream (NO :skull::skull::skull::skull::skull:ING WAI MAN!) with a slant towards old Gaian principals and the like.

[chocobo hunter]

I used to think that it was a mix of buddhism and lifestreamology but ever since I heard that Final Fantasy X was related to VII. Im guessing it is possible that the ancient religon is Yevonisum and was abandoned after the first fall of metor.

[Psychotic]

Rastafarianism.

[Big D]

I used to think that it was a mix of buddhism and lifestreamology but ever since I heard that Final Fantasy X was related to VII. Im guessing it is possible that the ancient religon is Yevonisum and was abandoned after the first fall of metor.Those worlds are related, but not the same world. According to quasi-apochryphal speculation from one of the writers, some folks from the distant future of the FFX world travelled to the FFVII world at some point, and that's how knowledge of spirit energy got shared.

Anyway, I'd say the church is some sort of planet-worship deal. Something similar to the Cosmo Canyon elders' beliefs.

[Kefka_Almighty]

I'd say it was probably a church devoted to some form of planet worship/FF VII specific religion, but honestly it seems irrelevant. It's just a nice looking place where Aeris can tend to her flowers in peace. That's all it matters for: a place where someone can have peace of mind in their own way.

[silentenigma]

The game wasn't made to preach to anyone, just convey a story. The chuch can be of any religion the player wants.

[Hazzard]

Rastafarianism.

All da way, my brutha! :cool:

[Mirage]

The game wasn't made to preach to anyone, just convey a story. The chuch can be of any religion the player wants.

Wins for insight.

[Cloud_611]

http://http://www.zonalibre.org/blog/clone/archives/cloud.gif
It has to be a lifestreamity church

[Pure Aerisbeauty7]

I think the religion maybe a mixture of Lifestream/Planetism with Christianity. Also, even a little Flowerity.

[theundeadhero]

Cannabilism