Geography of Religions: Which major world religion(s) did not have its start in an Asian country?

Question

Traditionally there are twelve religions that are recognized as "major world religions" (listed in order of historical origin)

Hinduism
Judaism
Zoroastrianism
Buddhism
Shintoism
Confucianism
Taoism
Jainism
Christianity
Islam
Sikhism
Bahá'í

For 10 points: Which of these religions did not have its start in an Asian country?

References:
"Major Religious Groups," Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_world_religions

Another reference to the twelve "classical" world religions. "This is the list of religions described most often in surveys of the subject, and studied in World Religion classes (some of them more for historical rather than contemporary reasons)."

http://www.adherents.com/Religions_By_Adherents.html

Folks, I didn't pick and choose the list, alright?

Let's go to the map (courtesy of Yahoo! Travel)

India: Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism

Israel: Judaism, Christianity (interestingly, according to Acts 11:26, “the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch,”; this city's ruins are located in Antakya, Turkey.)

Persia/Afghanistan: Zoroastrianism

Japan: Shintoism

Chinca: Confucianism, Taoism

(Saudi) Arabia: Islam

Pakistan: Sikhism

Persia (Iran): Bahá'í

Answer 1

Is there a universally accepted definition of "Asia"? By some standards, every one of these religions originated in Asia.

Answer 2

World's 3 oldest religions: Judaism, Christianity, Islam. These three came from Palestine (sharing present day Israel), which is not an Asian country. Buddhism is from India, as well as with Sikhism, Hinduism, and Bahai. Shintoism is Japan. Confucianism and Taoism are both from China.

Answer 3

Judaism, the religion of the ancient Hebrews, may have started in Africa. We do know that the ancient Hebrews were enslaved there, and that is the earliest account which can be corroborated by other historical evidence. Therefore... Hebrews: Africa.

Christianity was started by the disciples of Jesus... Paul's evangelism took place primarily in the Mediterranian area. Also not Asia...

Answer 4

Christianity.

Answer 5

Jedi.

No joke. Now recognised in the UK after an Internet campaign encouraged persons completing the census to name this as their religion. Once they had X amount it is supposed to be recognised officially. However, I wouldn't try to get charitable status on it.

Answer 6

You forgot Mormons. Don't count them out.

They rake in converts by the boat load every day. They are in nearly every country.

I even met some romanians that went to school at a branch of BYU in Bucharest.

Figure that one out.

Answer 7

I'm so glad that people don't understand religion based on what they write in Wikipedia. Did you catch the ridiculous categorization of certain groups?

Answer 8

Did Judism begin in Asia or Africa (Egyptian area?)

Answer 9

Christianity
Islam
Judaism
Zoroastrianism
Bahá'í

Answer 10

zorastrianism. predominatly based in the macedonia area.