Religions and Cults

A religion is a system of human thought which usually includes a set of narratives, symbols, beliefs and practices. These give meaning to the practitioner's experiences of life through reference to a higher power, deity or deities, or ultimate truth.

Enduring pre-war religions
All the basic pre-War religions and belief systems are still active after the Great War. The entire spectrum of Christianity still exists, and has scattered into even more splinter groups, such as the Catholicism-derived Saint Monica's Church on board Rivet City or the Abbey of the Road a Christian monastery somewhere west of the Commonwealth. Mormonism still exists, since it was hard to nuke all of Utah, and Mormons are pretty hardy folk. The Hubologists are active even more than before the war. Followers of Dharma also exist; such as Hindus, Buddists and Sikhs - Aradesh is a prime example.

New post-war religions
Of course, many new religions also came into being. Just before the War, and soon after it, many doomsday cults were created, one of which eventually became the Children of the Cathedral who were situated near Los Angeles. The Children of the Atom in Megaton have a warped view of nuclear weapons, viewing them as a sort of deliverance, but are a peaceful group. Some of the post-War factions can also be considered quasi-religious even if they do not worship any deity - the Followers of the Apocalypse worship knowledge, while the Brotherhood of Steel worships technology.

Tribal religions
There are also as many tribal religions - some worship fragments of forgotten knowledge about the world before the War; some, like Arroyo or Sulik's tribe, worship their ancestors, and many others deify the Nature, or particular plants or animals (like the Vipers). Some natives of the Pitt worship Ishmael Ashur, Lord of The Pitt. The residents of Oasis in the Capital Wasteland seem to have developed a religious system around the love of nature.

List of religions by game
These lists are generated automatically based on the articles in the respective categories.

Fallout
Fallout religions

Fallout 2
Fallout 2 religions

Fallout 3
Fallout 3 religions

Fallout Tactics
Fallout Tactics religions

Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel
Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel religions

Van Buren
Van Buren religions