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{{b|WoW, a new religion?}} is an article about a [[wikipedia:University of Colorado|University of Colorado]] student, [[Theo Zijderveld]], who was doing post-graduate work on whether or not the [[wikipedia:MMO|MMO]] [[wikipedia:World of Warcraft|World of Warcraft]] could be considered a religion. It was written by [[Dylan Otto Krider]] for [[wikipedia:Examiner.com|Examiner.com]]. In the article, Krider interviews Zijderveld and asks him his opinion on [[otherkin]] and [[otakukin]]. Zijderveld's response was "[M]aybe they are comparable to the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster? I doubt whether they can be called a religion... Is there a real 'community'? Do they have things that can be called rituals? Well, it of course all depends on the definition of religion you take…” |
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| Media type | New media article |
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| Release date | February 24, 2009 |
| Creator | Dylan Otto Krider |
| Publisher | Examiner.com |
| URL | http://www.examiner.com/article/wow-a-new-religion |
WoW, a new religion? is an article about a University of Colorado student, Theo Zijderveld, who was doing post-graduate work on whether or not the MMO World of Warcraft could be considered a religion. It was written by Dylan Otto Krider for Examiner.com. In the article, Krider interviews Zijderveld and asks him his opinion on otherkin and otakukin. Zijderveld's response was "[M]aybe they are comparable to the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster? I doubt whether they can be called a religion... Is there a real 'community'? Do they have things that can be called rituals? Well, it of course all depends on the definition of religion you take…”