Sidian M.S. Jones
Sidian Morning Star Jones (born January 18, 1983 in Boise, Idaho) is a graphic designer, author, internet personality and lecturer. He is the founder of Open Source Religion: a spiritual platform and social network. Sidian defines Open Source Religion as "A system for the mixing of religious and non-religious beliefs in an individual, even across multiple religions." He has given talks in the U.S. and abroad about Open Source Religion. He is also the grandson of noted Shaman/Medicine Man Rolling Thunder.In 2004 Jones and Stanley Krippner won the Woodfish Award for "one indigenous North American {Native American} and the other Euro-American {European North American}, for co-creating a trans-personal social action project that is mutually transforming."In 2007 he was blogged about by Rotten Tomatoes' columnist Victoria Alexander in her blog The Devil's Hammer. OpenSourceReligion.net was featured in its earlier form, Redefine God, on Ning.com's Ning Network Spotlight. In 2009, blogger Nick Street published an article following an interview with Jones regarding the state of religion and Jones' vision for its future, in which he stated he "intends to be the Steve Jobs of Religion."
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