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The '''Unfinished Book Movement''' is a spiritual organization, formed in [[2956]] and located in the [[Federated Suns]], that seeks to combine the wisdom of multiple faiths in one overarching work (referred to as the ''[[Unfinished Book]]''), based on the original goal of its founder to promote total peace through collaboration of interfaith religious study.<ref name=HD:UBM>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 117 (PDF p. 119): "Unfinished Book Movement"</ref>

[[File:Unfinished Book Movement.jpg|right|thumb|Leaders of the Unfinished Book Movement examine in a circle round]]

==History==
Father [[Jasper Ovidon]] of [[Delphos]] sought permission from Prince [[Peter Davion (30th c.)|Peter Davion]] in [[2955]] to form a council of religious leaders (emulating the example of the [[Lyran]] [[Commonwealth Religious Council]]), with the intention of developing peaceful communication between the realm's various faiths. The initial request was backed by the [[New Avalon Catholic Church]] and members of the Davion nobility. The group was named the [[Federated Inter-Faith Congress]] and Father Ovidon was designated the first [[Chairman Elder]] the following year.<ref name=HD:UBM/><ref name=HBHD:UBM>''Handbook: House Davion'', pp. 146–147: "Unfinished Book Movement"</ref>

[[File:Handbook House Davion Panel 3 of 4@640x480.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Various faiths' religious leaders examine a volume of the ''Unfinished Book'']]

The first project of the congress to be published was the ''Unfinished Book'', a ten-volume collection of scripture from numerous religions, released in [[2959]].<ref name=HD:UBM/><ref name=HBHD:UBM/> It received its name from the concept that spiritual wisdom was extremely vast and therefore the project would take an undetermined amount of time to accumulate it in totality. Father Ovidon held the belief that if the project could be completed, then all of humanity would enjoy peaceful coexistence, either from divine intervention or possibly from the intellectual elevation of mankind.<ref name=HD:UBM/>  

The first edition of the ''Unfinished Book'' became a bestseller within the Federated Suns and resulted in numerous people from all faiths and philosophies volunteering their services to the congress, challenged by the idea of completing the project. Following the death of Ovidon in [[2966]], the project continued under the leadership of Lama [[Potec]]. As of [[3028]], the movement had become quite large, with a determined following that seemed like a quasi-religious order in structure. Younger members proudly wore a symbol of the movement that depicted an open book set against the [[:File:Federated_Suns_Logo.png | Federated Sunburst]]. The accumulation of the various groups of people involved defied categorization or description, with even religious faith not exhibited as a prerequisite; political views and social classes are as widely represented as the bases of faith.<ref name=HD:UBM/> Unfinished Book Movement members were free to take what tenets they desired. Different faith communities had their own organizational structures within the movement, with some overlap.<ref name=S7TWH>''Shrapnel Issue #7'', "The Winter Holiday"</ref>

[[ComStar]] exhibited some concern over development of the Unfinished Book Movement, due to the perceived competition in the pool for spiritual-based candidates, indicating that some potential recruits were swayed away from their [[Terra]]-based organization. Further apprehension was leveled at the political sway the movement had started demonstrating, with such examples as the appointing of qualified Congressional priests as the official chaplains of the Davion military and published articles written by the Movement questioning the purposes of ComStar, with less than complimentary descriptions. The unease felt by ComStar manifested in protests to the Davion government, though they were reportedly not addressed to their satisfaction.<ref name=HD:UBM/> 

The Jewish faith was debating joining the Federated Inter-Faith Congress in 3028 (and continued the debate into [[3067]]), due to the reluctance some conservative faithful had over the perceived synthesis of the major religions by the Movement, though the liberal Jews were welcoming of the notion that greater discourse bred understanding.<ref>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 115 (PDF p. 117): "Judaism"</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 146: "Judaism"</ref> Similarly, by [[3067]], some Christian denominations that had felt God's influence would be destroyed by the efforts of the Movement had combined to form the [[Christian Faith Council]].<ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 145: "Christianity"</ref>

== [[Resurgence|Resurgence Era Update]] ==
The Word of Blake Jihad gave way to new understandings of faith and how different religions would respond to such widespread destruction. Only the event of [[Gray Monday]] would dwarf the revelations of the Jihad at the local levels of worlds with significant religious influence. Only after the HPG reactivation by the Word of Blake's counter-protocol [[Discordant Mantle]] did the Federated Suns learn about events that transpired on multiple worlds during the Blackout.

In a similar fashion to how it became the dominant religion on Terra for a time<ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 145: "Islam"</ref>, the Islamic communities rose up on the worlds they were dominant on. These worlds included [[Ankaa]], [[Raman]], [[Greeley]], [[Inman]], [[Islamabad]], and [[Necedah]]. For years prior to the blackout these communities had been focused on spreading into areas of the planet that were primarily other religions, such as Christian, Buddist, Hindu, or Catholic. Just as experienced on Terra there were performative mass prayers in streets, loudspeaker calls to prayer that disrupted cities, and false cries of xenophobia when confronted about their conduct. On every one of these worlds the violence came mere days after the HPG grid went down against all who believed in anything other than Islam. 

Many who did not concern themselves with the teachings of the Quran were caught by surprise at the brutal violence that ranged from suicide bombings to beheadings. It came as a shock then when those who were unaware learned of the Quran teachings such as 4:101, ''"And when you (Muslims) travel in the land, there is no sin on you if you shorten your Salat (prayer) if you fear that the disbelievers may attack you, '''verily, the disbelievers are ever unto you open enemies.'''"'' 

8:12: ''"(Remember) when your Lord inspired the angels... "I will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve. Therefore strike off their heads and strike off every fingertip of them."''

9:29: ''"Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, nor hold that forbidden which hath been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of Truth, (even if they are) of the People of the Book, until they pay the Jizya with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued."''

9:123: ''"O you who believe! fight those of the unbelievers who are near to you and let them find in you hardness."'' 

When the HPG feeds finally caught up to the backlog from Gray Monday and the Word of Blake propaganda, the recorded video of the Islamic violence went viral across the Federated Suns, Draconis Combine, and Capellan Confederation. Islam controlled worlds were met with House military units deployed to crush the illegitimate local governments that had created a chokehold on the national government's rule. All three nations reinstated the prohibition of Islamic immigration to other worlds that took place when humanity spread to the stars, this time in perpetuity. Compilations of the brutal violence were compiled and stored in publicly accessible databanks. Included were the ancient records of the history that was forgotten, when the Islamic conquests on ancient Terra were halted by the Crusades. Firmly noted was the violence, immigration based conquering, and sacking when there were still sovereign nations on Terra that took place to make the religion dominate Terra. 

Taking a play from Devlin Stone's book, on most of these worlds, Muslims were remigrated back to the cities and areas that were Islamic. They were given the opportunity to govern themselves and be exempt from the planetary and national government as long as they kept within pre-determined boundaries. Within weeks and months nearly all of these Islam controlled regions descended into violence and squalor with calls for dissolving the migration prohibitions, almost as if it was a planned outcome to seek pity from the rest of the world's inhabitants and begin their immigration conquering again. 

Now that the Word of Blake has taken control of significant portions of the Federated Suns, Draconis Combine, and Capellan Confederation in 3154 those worlds are once again prominently Islamic and have become Blakist strongholds. The Word of Blake has made no effort to stem the propaganda flow from these Islamic worlds calling for violence against those who do not believe in the teachings of Blake or Mohammed.

The [[Federated Inter-Faith Congress]] and [[Christian Faith Council]] have both openly condemned the Islamic terror and support for the Word of Blake. The former has also purged all references, less the verses calling for violence against non-believers, of the Quran from the ''Unfinished Book''. These organizations have also made backups of the video compilations in hopes to ensure that the deception of the Islamic plays to gain power will not work again in the future. 

With the invasion of the Word of Blake the Inter-Faith Congress continues to meet less and less, making little headway in completing the ''Unfinished Book''. With so many worlds being taken by the Word of Blake and the millions upon millions of converts, willing or not, the crisis of faith is at the forefront of nearly every person's mind. 

With a return to form, [[Siobhan Sortek]] swore to uphold her duties using the Holy Bible as Marshal of the Armies while First Prince Julian Davion remains in medical care after the attack on the [[Davion Palace]].<ref>[[Resurgence - Cataclysm Chapter 27]]</ref>

==Holidays and Celebrations==
The Unfinished Book Movement built its own secular events and holidays. An early example was the [[Winter Holiday]], started in [[2957]] in honor of the first anniversary of the Inter-Faith Congress. The festival, eventually covering December 17th through 27th, drew from a wide range of wintertime holidays and celebrations, and was revised over time to incorporate additional religions inclusively.<ref name=S7TWH/>

==Other examples of influence==
* [[Hanse Davion]]'s coronation in [[3013]] utilized a new fifth edition of the ''Unfinished Book'' for the swearing of his oath, rather than the traditional Christian ''Bible''. This demonstration led to a large increase in numbers, many from upper levels of society and government.<ref name=HD:UBM/><ref name=HBHD:UBM/>
* By no later than [[3028]], the [[Knights of the Federated Suns]] carried volumes of the ''Unfinished Book'' during formal ceremonies in the [[Cathedral of Notre Dame]] in [[Avalon City]].<ref>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 156 (PDF p. 158): "Knights of the Federated Suns"</ref>
* By [[3067]], hybrid offshoots of Hinduism had brought their beliefs into the Movement.<ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 145: "Hinduism"</ref>
* The Unfinished Book Movement opened learning centers throughout the worlds of the Federated Suns.<ref name=HBHD:UBM/>
* The Unfinished Book is briefly referenced by [[Erik Sandoval-Groell]] on [[Achernar]] in [[3133]].<ref>''A Call To Arms'', p. 113</ref>
* In 3154 the Quran teachings were stricken from the ''Unfinished Book'' less the verses alluding to violence against non-believers as a warning of that violent ideology.<ref>[[Resurgence]]</ref>

==Known Adherents==
* [[Eric Hughes]] is presumed to have once belonged to the movement, before his engagement with the [[Word of Blake]] against [[Clan Nova Cat]] forces on [[Luthien]], in August [[3072]].<ref name=JTPL>''Jihad Turning Points: Luthien'', p. 1: "Manifest Destiny"</ref>

==Publications==
A subsidiary of the Unfinished Book Movement was its publishing arm, the [[Unfinished Book Press]], located on [[New Avalon]], which published a number of books, including:
* ''[[Atrocities Away from the Battlefield]]'', by Father [[Ryan Ramon]] ([[3001]])<ref>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 61 (PDF p. 63): "The Purge"</ref>
* ''[[True Tales and Popular Stories]]'', by Father Ryan Ramon ([[3010]])<ref>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 67 (PDF p. 69): "The Talon Sergeant and the Prostitute"</ref>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Handbook: House Davion]]''
* ''[[House Davion (The Federated Suns)]]''
* ''[[Jihad Turning Points: Luthien]]''
* ''[[Shrapnel Issue 7]]''

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