User blog comment:Eustass el kid/Kuma's Bible/@comment-1940096-20140824011137/@comment-24.190.14.70-20140828162710

Religion in the One Piece world is diverse and vague, but there's obviously some sort of theological belief, as evidenced by a number of characters. Christianity can't exist unless there was an alternate Christ that just happened to be also identified as "Christ," but I don't want to delve into such things. Crosses, however, must be symbolic in some respect, seeing as Usopp employs one in his exorcist guise, and the graves are shaped like them (as is Moriah's cravat brooch thingy). Then there are fanatically-religious zealots like Caribou (but he's psychotic) and Abdullah & Jeet, and Enel with his autotheism complex. Sanctification must also exist in some shape or form, although perhaps it's not purely religious, since the World Nobles are identified as saints (and the towns could be named after nobles rather than true saints, but that's entirely speculative). But, as ST has reiterated, Christianity can't exist unless the One Piece world evolved in EXACTLY the same manner as ours has, which it obviously hasn't done. Aaaaand I'm realizing that this conversation was already kind of resolved and now I'm questioning why I'm posting this....but I took the time to type it, so I'll do it anyway.