statistics on the five major world religions

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amber_lux;8404477]What you are missing is that several states automatically ascribe all residents to the official religion of the state, regardless of the beliefs and practices of the individual. Furthermore, several religions retain as members, people who no longer subscribe to the beliefs of the religion. Amber
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Hi Amber! Can I take it that there are no States that hold a 5 yearly Census like Australia does?
These Census forms have been declared an invasion of privacy by groups that think that their opinion matters. They have on them questions about ethnicity, RELIGION, number of persons in your residence at midnight on the day of the census, marital status of all persons, etc.etc.

When I grumbled to my daughter about the intrusiveness of the questions she replied, “Oh come on Dad. They already know everything about you anyway, they just get kicks out of seeing you confirm the information.” I’ve seriously under-estimated that girl !!

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whitecrayon said:
according to one source i have read recently (chapter 13 of the book *cultural anthropology *12th edition by haviland, prins, walrath, and mcbride), the factual statistics on the five major world religions of christianity, islam, hinduism, buddhism, and judaism (which is included in the list not because of the number of jews around today, but because of the importance judaism has played in the history and development of several religious traditions, including christianity obviously) are as follows:

. christian (catholic or protestant) 33% of earth’s population, or 1 in 3
. muslim (sunni or shia) 21%, or about 1 in 5
. hindu 14%, or about 1 in 7
. buddhist 6%, or about 1 in 17
. jewish 0.2%, or 1 in 500

i just wanted to post this in order to show how powerful belief in christ has become on earth.
one human with divine grace is still believed in by 1 out of every 3 humans on earth today.
how amazing! his messages will always shine on earth, in my humble opinion.
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Pardon me? Surely you mis-spoke!

Our Lord Jesus Christ is fully human and fully divine.
It is not a matter of “divine grace.”

Also the three monotheisitic religions, holding belief in one GOD,
are Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Ther others do not hold to this Truth.
 
catharina said:
Also the three monotheisitic religions, holding belief in one GOD,
are Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Ther others do not hold to this Truth.
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Monotheism means the idea of one God.

God can mean either the Ultimate Source/Sustainer of all things, or the One Creator of all things. Under that definition, there are many monotheistic religions: Hinduism; many forms of Buddhism; Sikh; Zoroastrianism; Baha’i; and numerous Native/Indigenous Traditions.
 
rain_bow said:
Hey, do Christians believe that Isa and Jesus are not the same person? I never heard it before. Do you know that exactly?If they are not the same then who is Isa? can you explain please?
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It’s the first I’ve heard that & I’ve been a Christian my entire life. I think that was simply the poster’s opinion.

I believe that Isa & Jesus describe the same individual; however, what Christians & Muslims believe about Isa/Jesus Are different. Christians believe Isa/Jesus is “YHWH”, one of the 3 Persons of the One & only God the Holy Trinity while Muslims believe that Isa/Jesus was merely a Prophet who is highly respected & honored. Christians & Muslims also differ in what happened to Isa/Jesus. Christians believe He was crucified, trampling death by death, and rose again. Muslims believe that Isa/Jesus was not crucifed but made someone else look like him & take his place on the cross, not a very respectable or honorable thing to do, especially for a Prophet, in my opinion.
 
Ahimsa said:
Monotheism means the idea of one God.
God can mean either the Ultimate Source/Sustainer of all things, or the One Creator of all things. Under that definition, there are many monotheistic religions: Hinduism; many forms of Buddhism; Sikh; Zoroastrianism; Baha’i; and numerous Native/Indigenous Traditions.
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Almighty God, Creator of all, is recognized in
that extremely specific way by three monotheistic
religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam.

It is why they are defined as montheistic.
Your “definition” is entirely vague.

It is not the “idea of one God.”
It is the belief in and the worship of one God.
 
catharina said:
Almighty God, Creator of all, is recognized in
that extremely specific way by three monotheistic
religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam.

It is why they are defined as montheistic.
Your “definition” is entirely vague.

It is not the “idea of one God.”
It is the belief in and the worship of one God.
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There is no one good English word for “worship of one God”. The closest is “monolatry”, which means “worship of one deity without rejecting the existence of other deities”.
 
Ahimsa said:
There is no one good English word for “worship of one God”. The closest is “monolatry”, which means “worship of one deity without rejecting the existence of other deities”.
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The word “monotheism” is quite precise.
It means the worship of ONE GOD to the exclusion
of any other gods. It’s that simple: hence, Judaism,
Christianity and Islam qualify as “monotheistic.”
 
catharina said:
The word “monotheism” is quite precise.
It means the worship of ONE GOD to the exclusion
of any other gods. It’s that simple: hence, Judaism,
Christianity and Islam qualify as “monotheistic.”
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The word “monotheism” is from two Greek words: “monos”, “single”; and “theos”, “deity”.

The Greek for “worship” (“latreia”) is not part of “monotheism”.

“Monotheism” refers to the “idea”, or “belief”, of a single God.

“Monolatry” refers to the “worship” of a single deity (without rejecting the existence of other deities).

There is no good English word that means “worship of one God”.
 
Ahimsa said:
The word “monotheism” is from two Greek words: “monos”, “single”; and “theos”, “deity”.

The Greek for “worship” (“latreia”) is not part of “monotheism”.

“Monotheism” refers to the “idea”, or “belief”, of a single God.

“Monolatry” refers to the “worship” of a single deity (without rejecting the existence of other deities).

There is no good English word that means “worship of one God”.
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Isn’t the point of monotheism the belief and worship of one G-d AND the disbelief in the existence of other gods? I don’t think Hinduism or Buddhism would qualify according to this definition; but I could be wrong considering the different forms of each religion.
 
Ahimsa said:
The word “monotheism” is from two Greek words: “monos”, “single”; and “theos”, “deity”.

The Greek for “worship” (“latreia”) is not part of “monotheism”.

“Monotheism” refers to the “idea”, or “belief”, of a single God.

“Monolatry” refers to the “worship” of a single deity (without rejecting the existence of other deities).

There is no good English word that means “worship of one God”.
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I gave you that choice earlier.
Remember:
"It is not the “idea of one God.”
It is the **belief in **and the worship of one God.
(from Post #25.)

You ignored that.
Suit yourself.
 
meltzerboy said:
Isn’t the point of monotheism the belief and worship of one G-d AND the disbelief in the existence of other gods? I don’t think Hinduism or Buddhism would qualify according to this definition; but I could be wrong considering the different forms of each religion.
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Yes, meltzerboy. Thank you and I agree.
There is no such variant as ‘and maybe all those other gods.’

Clearly Judaism, Christianity and Islam agree:
there is ONLY ONE GOD. Qualifyers are not needed.
 
meltzerboy said:
Isn’t the point of monotheism the belief and worship of one G-d AND the disbelief in the existence of other gods? I don’t think Hinduism or Buddhism would qualify according to this definition; but I could be wrong considering the different forms of each religion.
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If “God” is defined as the Ultimate Reality, or the One Creator, then, by definition, there can be only “one” God – and the existence of any other “God” would be logically impossible.

Hindus may worship numerous devas, but the devas are not Brahman, not the Ultimate Reality, not the Ultimate Source/Creator of All. The devas may be born and they may die, but only Brahman remains forever as He/She/It Is. The devas, then, are not – in Western terms – “God”. Brahman, however, may be described – in Western terms – as “God” (as defined above).

But, in any event, the term “monotheism”, in and of itself, simply means the idea of, or belief in, one “God”, with “God” usually defined as above. “Monotheism” precludes the rejection of another “God”, because no other “God” can exist in the first place.

The Abrahamic rejection of other “gods” is more a rejection of mistaking created objects for “God”.
 
cerad2 said:
2,000 years and the best you could do is 1 in 3? Fail.
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Interesting judgement call. What is your judgement on only 0.2 after 5,000 years?

Personally I find it facinating that Christianity holds the majority after a relatively short span of time. Not everyone exposed to the Truth accepts it, but many apparently have 🙂
 
Ahimsa said:
There is no one good English word for “worship of one God”. The closest is “monolatry”, which means “worship of one deity without rejecting the existence of other deities”.
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I am going to disagree with you and offer “Eucharist” as the one word that delegates worship to one God.👍
 
cerad2 said:
2,000 years and the best you could do is 1 in 3? Fail.
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Well let’s look at this. From the beginning of time, then a bunch of Jews said one God, a Jewish carpenter claimed to be God, Islam jumped on board and said OK we believe in one God too

And when you consider that 1/2 the population is Catholic/Orthodox/Muslim and then when you consider of the 33% of Christianity or as you say 1/3 is a fail…that is only in the last 2000 years.

Let’s look at how Athiests have fared…about 2% of the world population and these guys can claim from the begninning of thought to now and have had more than 2000 years…so if you do the math…in all time the best Athiests have to offer is 2% or 1/50…when I look at my cupboard I have a 1/3 cup but no 1/50 cup.

Johnny wants to make a cake and needs to use 1/3 cup of sugar. If all he has is a 1/50 cup to do the job how many 1/50 cups does he need to use to make the cake.

That is a fail.👍
 
Ahimsa said:
If “God” is defined as the Ultimate Reality, or the One Creator, then, by definition, there can be only “one” God – and the existence of any other “God” would be logically impossible.

Hindus may worship numerous devas, but the devas are not Brahman, not the Ultimate Reality, not the Ultimate Source/Creator of All. The devas may be born and they may die, but only Brahman remains forever as He/She/It Is. The devas, then, are not – in Western terms – “God”. Brahman, however, may be described – in Western terms – as “God” (as defined above).

But, in any event, the term “monotheism”, in and of itself, simply means the idea of, or belief in, one “God”, with “God” usually defined as above. “Monotheism” precludes the rejection of another “God”, because no other “God” can exist in the first place.

The Abrahamic rejection of other “gods” is more a rejection of mistaking created objects for “God”.
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Yet worship is due to God Alone.
Every monothistic religion depends on
that fact and defends that fact as well.

Still, if you have started your own “religion” it
stands to reason that your beliefs are outside the norm.

You name your religion as this:
Religion: Jesus Buddhist.
Have you any membership numbers on that?
 
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