A mysterious religious group called "The Fellowship", deeply involved in politics, yet whose workings are shrouded in secrecy. Yes, that's the plot of Origin's Ultima VII (one of the greatest RPG's of all time), and it looks like it's also actually happening (found via Metafilter). However, unlike the RPG, this Fellowship is a Christian fellowship. It's a typical modern day religious-political organization, who, like all political Christian, follow the tenents of "blessed are the rich and powerful". It's one of those weird Christian organizations where the answer to every question is Jesus. But the truly scary thing is how much power they have. Six congressmen live there, and world leaders regularly visit, and they run the "White House Prayer Breakfast". It's only a matter of time before they start hearing voices in their heads from someone who calls himself "The Guardian". OK, maybe that only happened in Ultima VII, but I wouldn't rule that sort of thing out.
Posted by ahyatt at April 22, 2003 07:54 AM