What exactly is organized religion? And Possible Examples
2007-08-12 08:08:52 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
An organized religion is one that has followers, a set doctine of beliefs, and some sort of 'organized' leadership.
Examples
Western religions
-Christianity
-Islam
-Judaism
Eastern Religions
-Hindu
-Buddhism
-Taoism
Other Religions
-Wicca (to a point)
etc
to the below person,
Taoism is in fact an Eastern philosophically based religion, I was not in anyway stating that it was a hindu subgroup. It's just a list.
2007-08-12 08:20:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Strictly speaking, an organization is more than one.
So, when applied to religion, an organized religion is a religion whose system of god-beliefs is shared by more than one person.
2007-08-12 15:15:37 · answer #2 · answered by CC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An organized religion is one that has followers, a set doctine of beliefs, and some sort of 'organized' leadership.
Examples
Eastern Religions(additions/corrections)
-Hindu
-Buddhist
-Jain
-Sikh
-Taoism (does not come under "Hindu" sub-group)
2007-08-12 15:29:33 · answer #3 · answered by ssrvj 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
When a bunch of people get together and decide they know more about God than anyone else.
2007-08-12 15:14:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋