In the book 'Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?' what religion is mainly practiced?

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Mercerism. In usual Phillip K. Dick style, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep is riddled with wonderings of what is reality. But it is craftily done so that you want to keep reading - even if it means pulling yourself through the occasional page or two of psychedelic meanderings that are, unfortunately, also part of Dick's style. On Earth in the year 2021, some years after WWT (World War Teminus), radiation fallout pervades the atmosphere. Most humans have emigrated to other planets where they use androids as manual labor. The humans that chose to remain on Earth must wear lead codpieces to protect themselves and their offspring from degenerating into physical and mental "specials". Animals have become either extinct or very rare. In fact, it is considered morally wrong to not own an animal since the prevailing religion, Mercerism, holds all life in high regard. Those that cannot afford a real animal purchase electric, lifelike stand-ins. http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2003/07/review-do-androids-dream-of-electric-sheep-by-phillip-k-dick/ Dec 02 10, 4:50 PM