User blog comment:WeissSchneeFan/Politics, Religion and Grim Speculation/@comment-10390252-20130909103633

No, Man was 'born from dust'. That's a reference to the Judeo-Christian creation story. The prologue is actually quite clear in showing us that the naming of 'natures wrath' as 'Dust' was coincidental but an appropriate.

That Ruby and Yang both invoked a 'god' casually in episode 3 means that there is probably a monotheistic religion on Vytal although there is no telling how widespread it is. It would be interesting if one of the characters turns out to be carrying an emblem of the religion as decorative jewelry. Both Glynda and Pyrrha have emerald tear-drop jewelry so that may be significant.