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“The religion that is afraid of science dishonors God and commits suicide.”
Emerson

Religion Class
The English word "religion" is derived from the Middle English "religioun" which came from the Old French "religion." It may have been originally derived from the Latin word "religo" which means "good faith," "ritual," and other similar meanings. Or it may have come from the Latin "religăre" which means "to tie fast." Defining the word "religion" is fraught with difficulty. Many attempts have been made. Most seem to focus on too narrowly only a few aspects of religion; they tend to exclude those religions that do not fit well. As Kile Jones wrote in his essay on defining religion... Source: Religious Tolerance

WebResources
What is Religion-Religious Tolerance
Background on what is religion.
Babylon-Introduction to Christianity
A glossary of the Christian world terminology
Babylon-Society, Culture and Religion Dictionaries
A large collection of online dictionaries
BBC - Religion & Ethics - Religions
An introduction to many of the religions of the world.
The Big Religion Comparison Chart: Compare World Religions ...
 The Big Religion Comparison Chart is a comparison chart of religions
Islam and Islamic Studies Resources
Islam: Academic resources for the study of Islam, religion, Qur'an, hadith, Sunnah, Shi'ite Islam, Sufism, Islam in the modern world, Muslim women,
Levels of Classification of Faith Groups
This document describes the terms and levels of classification useful in classifying faith groups taxonomically.
Librarians' Internet Index
Information on many religions.
Metareligion  
 A large collection of links to world religion sites.
Multifaith and Religion Sites List
Extensive links to resources on religious and multifaith sites
Religion
 Virtual Religion Index
Religion Wikipedia
Informational Site
Religion and the Founding of the US
This site explains the role of religion in the early days of our nation.
Religion and Spirituality in the Yahoo! Directory
Yahoo! reviewed these sites and found them related to Religion and Spirituality.
Religion Portal
Informational Site
Reference Religion Yahoo Ask and Expert
Allexperts.com: Religion
Religion Religions Religious Studies
Information and links for study and interpretation of religions. 
Religion refdesk.com
.. annotated index of links to resources of value to ... ..
Religion Resources on the Web
Links to Internet sites related to religion;
Rome: Religious Resources
Ancient History Sourcebook
Speaking of Faith
 NPR news stories on religion
John Templeton Foundation
Science And Religion at John Templeton Foundation.
Virtual Religion Index
Rutgers  University Religion  Department's Resources on Religion
World Religion Resources - The Best of the Net
Information and links to resources on religion
Religious Symbol Glossary
An illustrated glossary of symbols relating to religion
World Religion Index
Comprehensive list of links to sites dealing with religion.
 

Major Religions Map
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Purple Christianity, Green Islam, Blue Judaism, Red Hinduism,

Gold Buddhism, Brown Chinese Religion (Confucianism, Tao etc)

Black Tribalism, Gray Non-Religion  Source: Wikipedia
Statistics of Religion

World Population: 6.671 billion
Religion

Membership*

% of World Pop

Wikipedia Pages
Christianity

1.923 billion

24.54% - 28.82%

Countries
Islam

1.559 billion

22.752% - 23.312%

Countries
Buddhism

1.512 billion

7.33% - 22.67%

Countries
Hinduism

971 million

14.47% - 14.55%

Countries
* Numbers are estimates in the upper range Source: Wikipedia
Religion Adherents
Christianity 2.1 billion
Islam 1.5 billion
Secularism/irreligious/agnostic/atheism 1.1 billion
Hinduism 900 million
Chinese traditional religion 394 million
Buddhism 376 million
Primal-indigenous 300 million
African traditional/diasporic 100 million
Sikhism 23 million
Juche 19 million
Spiritism 15 million
Judaism 14 million
Bahá'í Faith 7 million
Jainism 4.2 million
Cao Dai 4 million
Zoroastrianism 2.6 million
Tenrikyo 2 million
Neo-Paganism 1 million
Unitarian-Universalism 800,000
Rastafari Movement 600,000
Scientology 500,000
Source: Wikipedia All links are connected to Wikipedia pages

 

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