I know that Christianity is but when you break it up between catholics, protestans,etc. Is it still one of those. Or is it something else?
2006-08-29 13:34:59 · 22 answers · asked by sportycutie 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
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2006-08-29 13:36:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Christianity: 2.1 billion
Islam: 1.3 billion
Secular/Nonreligious/Agnostic/Atheist: 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
Baha'i: 7 million
Jainism: 4.2 million
Shinto: 4 million
Cao Dai: 4 million
Zoroastrianism: 2.6 million
Tenrikyo: 2 million
Neo-Paganism: 1 million
Unitarian-Universalism: 800 thousand
Rastafarianism: 600 thousand
Scientology: 500 thousand
http://www.adherents.com/Religions_By_Adherents.html
2006-08-29 20:46:20 · answer #2 · answered by parepidemos_00 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Islam about 1/4 of the worlds population.
Actually Islam includes the history of Jesus Christ, but it does not accept that he was the son of God rather a prophet like Mohammed who was the prophet who brought the teachings of Islam about 1400 yrs ago. Buddhism has a greater following than Christianity however it is not based on belief in God so is not properly a religion. I myself am spiritual rather than religious. I believe God is much more than my puny little mind can even begin to comprehend. I have studied Islam, Hinduism, Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism and Taoism. For the most part religion has been a tool for uniting peoples.
2006-08-29 20:37:35 · answer #3 · answered by Sleeping Troll 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Roman Catholic Church leads the way with 19,484 houses of worship and 67,259,768 members according to The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2006, pp. 714-5
2006-08-29 20:39:50 · answer #4 · answered by maegical 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Officially -The Holy Catholic Church.
Unofficially-The Almighty Dollar Church.
2006-08-29 20:38:58 · answer #5 · answered by Villain 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, Christianity ISN'T, whether you break it up or not. There are a much larger number of Muslims than Christians, and if you combine Buddhists, Taoists, Shintoists and the like, they outnumber Christians, too. Hinduists give Christians a run for the money.
2006-08-29 20:38:38 · answer #6 · answered by Stuart 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Hinduism
2006-08-29 20:37:52 · answer #7 · answered by ndtaya 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Wicca
2006-08-29 20:44:49 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you might find that various forms of Buddhism comprise the greatest number of adherents...
...but Buddhism isn't a "religion".
2006-08-29 20:40:30 · answer #9 · answered by St. Hell 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
most people follow christianity, but I think buddhism has a large number too because of china. Oh, and hindu as well because of india.
2006-08-29 20:38:11 · answer #10 · answered by Matt Beezy 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Religion Members Percentage
Christianity 2.1 billion 33.0%
Islam 1.3 billion 20.1
Hinduism 851 million 13.3
Buddhism 375 million 5.9
Sikhism 25 million 0.4
Judaism 15 million 0.2%
Baha'ism 7.5 million 0.1
Confucianism 6.4 million 0.1
Jainism 4.5 million 0.1
Shintoism 2.8 million 0.0
2006-08-29 20:37:55 · answer #11 · answered by Justsyd 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋