Question about the MNKs

[lololink]

Eorzeans kind of worship all the twelve anyway, no ?

They have one god that they prefer amongst the others but it's not as if worshipping was exclusive to one god.

[treuhavik]

you are both right and wrong (king Theodoric said that he was the "chosen" of Nymia which is the reason he tried to destroy the fists of Rhalgr) and wrong when you state that the monks weren't religious as the reason he wanted them gone is because he feared that with them being the religious "center" of Ala Mhigo that they would gain more power and support from the people than him.

And here I was thinking I finally conveyed a complete and straightforward sentiment in the lore forum, lol.

I made no mention of Theodoric or the fall of Ala Migho, and it's not as if I'm saying The Fists of Rahlgr weren't religious, they very much were, as are the vast majority of Eorzean citizens.

Basically, my aim was to expand on what lololink posted;

They have one god that they prefer amongst the others but it's not as if worshipping was exclusive to one god.

Yes, The Fists of Rahlgr worshiped The Destroyer in hopes of furthering their martial skill, but I don't think it's out of the question to say individuals among their order had their own divine preferences, Rahlgr included. I certainly don't like the idea that The Fists were religious zealots like the members of the Heaven's Ward or Ishgardian Inquisition. Think of them more like the Thaumatuge's guild of Ul'dah, walking the path of Thal, if you will, to further their understanding and power. Again, we simply can't rule out the possibility that members of such organizations are capable of favoring a god other than the one of which their profession is associated, if they even have a preference.