Why has the ancient Sumerian religion Zuism become the fastest growing religion in Iceland? | Icelandmag

An older article that caught my eye for ,,,novelty sake?

Zuism, an ancient Sumerian religion has added thousands of members in a few days become the fastest growing religious group in Iceland. The group now has significantly more members than the Muslim Association and the pagan Ásatrúarfélag. The growth of the religious group has caught the attention of foreign media, including the BBC. However, questions have been raised whether Zuism should be recognized as a proper religion or an organized protest movement.

The primary reason for people registering People have been registering their religious affiliation as Zuism is to protest current law and state funding of religious groups. The website of the group promises is to re-fund people the parish fees people are charged as part of their income taxes. This state funding of officially recognized religious groups through parish fees has been criticized in recent years by those who demand a full separation of state and church.
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The rapid growth of the Zuist congregation has come despite significant negative media coverage. On tuesday the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service reported that the religious organization has been registered with the authoritie by brothers Ágúst Arnar Ágústsson and Einar Ágústsson. The two are suspected of having defrauded investors through the crowdfunding site Kickstarter where the solicited funding for the manufacturing of multi-use data caples and portable windmills.

Why has the ancient Sumerian religion Zuism become the fastest growing religion in Iceland? | Icelandmag