Talk:Neo-Manichaeism

I am opposed to the idea since this article refers to a particular sect of the movement and is in no way representitive of the entire Neo-Manichaest religion. Just my two cents. Piercetp 06:58, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

Neo-Manichaeism and Gautama Buddha
The article reads 'Like the ancient faith, Neo-Manichaean believers revere Jesus of Nazareth (Jesus Christ), Siddhartha Gautama, known as the Buddha, and Zoroaster (also known as Zarathustra or Zardoz)'. This is false. The ONE has denigrated Gautama Buddha, describing him in condescending terms that border on the insulting. See here http://essenes.net/subindexbuddhas.htm. Their attitude is totally different from that of real, historical Manichaeism. Skoojal (talk) 08:30, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

Misleading claims
The article currently reads, 'Neo-Manichaeism is usually a Christian theological reference to various Christian sects and movements inspired by or resembling the ancient dualistic religion of Mani, which promoted the idea that Good and Evil were equally powerful, and locked in an eternal struggle.' This is inaccurate. The Manichees expected good to eventually triumph over evil, so for them the battle was not eternal. I am therefore going to remove the last part of that sentence. Skoojal (talk) 06:25, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

Why does this page exist?
Why is the talk page for neo-manichaeism still here if the article itself has been deleted? Skoojal (talk) 22:18, 9 June 2008 (UTC)


 * The article hasn't been deleted, it has been redirected (to the article on the only Neo-Manichaen sect known to exist). The talkpage may get around to being deleted as that of a redirect if/when an admin gets around to it. HrafnTalkStalk 05:20, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
 * I definitely remember that there was an article about neo-manichaeism that doesn't seem to be accessible now. I shortened that article considerably; it was something of a mess. As for Sons Aumen Israel being the only neo-manichaean sect, I'm not sure that this is true; I think there is at least one other. Skoojal (talk) 10:09, 10 June 2008 (UTC)