Let’s look at some of the major religions around today.
· Atheism - Atheists are people who believe that god
or gods are man-made constructs.
· Baha'i - One of the youngest of the world's major
religions.
· Buddhism - A way of living
based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama.
· Candomblé - A religion based on African beliefs,
originating in Brazil.
· Christianity - The world's
biggest faith, based on the teaching of Jesus Christ.
· Hinduism - A group of
faiths rooted in the religious ideas of India.
· Islam - Revealed in its final form by the
Prophet Muhammad.
· Jainism - An ancient philosophy and ethical
teaching that originated in India.
· Judaism - Based around the Jewish people's
covenant relationship with God.
· Mormonism - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints.
· Paganism - Contemporary
religions usually based on reverence for nature.
· Rastafari - A young religion
founded in Jamaica
in the 1930s.
· Santeria - Afro-Caribbean
syncretic religion originating in Cuba.
· Shinto - Japanese folk tradition and ritual with
no founder or single sacred scripture.
· Sikhism - The religion founded by Guru Nanak in India in the
15th Century CE.
· Spiritualism - Spiritualists
believe in communication with the spirits of people who have died.
· Taoism - An ancient tradition of philosophy and
belief rooted in Chinese worldview.
· Unitarianism - An open-minded
and individualistic approach to religion.
· Zoroastrianism - One of the
oldest monotheistic faiths, founded by the Prophet Zoroaster.
With
so many religions (Just the major ones were listed here) it is conceivable, yet
incomprehensible why one religion would claim to be the one true religion, with
the one true God. All of those listed above have plausibility and are often an
extension of the culture in which they were born. Buddism as a way of life,
Spiritualism as a belief in life hereafter, and Shintoism as a continuation of
tradition, all are valid in their own right and context.
