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The Hindu religion states that science only offers a limited view of reality, but all it offers is right and correct, meaning that the religion by it's nature cannot contradict science, leading to the the majority of even highly religious Hindus accepting evolution as fact.

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In 2001, hundreds of thousands of people across the world listed their religion on censuses as "Jedi", a movement so big that it overtook major established religions, becoming the second most popular religion in New Zealand and surpassing the 400,000 people mark in the UK.

What major religions are polytheistic?

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  1. Hatra, the capital of the "first Arab Empire" known as the Kingdom of Araba (in modern day Iraq) was one of the most diverse cities in the ancient world. It had temples (pantheons) to five major religions: Greek, Mesopotamian, Caananite, Aramean, & Arabian.

  2. Many major religions (Greek, Roman, Viking, Hindu, Jewish, Christian, Muslim) are all thought to stem from a single Proto-Indo-European religion

  3. The majority of the Sikh population lives in the Punjab region of northern India.

  4. Japan's two major religions are Buddhism and Shinto. Religion is not a major part of Japanese life but there are important religious ceremonies held for births, weddings and deaths.

  5. The island nation of Mauritius is the only African country in which the majority religion is Hinduism.

  6. Confucianism was mainstream in China until the 1900s when radicals determined that it was a major obstacle to China's modernization. It was repressed in the People's Republic of China's Cultural Revolution. However there are still followers of Confucianism today.

  7. Major religious groups in the Delaware Colony included Quakers, Catholics, Jews, and Lutherans. There was no dominating religion like in the New England Colonies and religious tolerance made the area attractive to those who were not purists.

  8. Sikhs can be found living in almost every major country in the world today.

  9. Dogs are regarded as sacred in the ancient Iranian religion of Zoroastrianism, and it is a major sin to give them food that is too hot or bones that are too hard.

  10. Religion and religious ceremonies are important in Irish culture. They play a major role in holidays and festivals.

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What major religions are practiced in brazil?

Why is hinduism one of the major religions of guyana?

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The Temple of All Religions in Russia is an architectural complex representing the religious architecture of 12 major religions of the world

Almost every major religion accepts and even encourages organ donation. - source

The Ten Commandments are biblical principles of Christianity. Although different denominations have different interpretations, they have major similarities. Most interpretations prohibit murder, theft, adultery, blasphemy, and worshipping idols other than God. Keeping the Sabbath is also commonly observed.

There is an argument that The Beatles were the major influence is the downfall of the Soviet Union, in that they alienated a whole generation from their Communist motherland, becoming another religion to tens of millions of Soviet youngsters.

The Taoist explanation of why all major religions prescribe some sort of sabbath: balance. Balance between *doing* and *being.* We work all week, doing. On the sabbath, we can be. - source

When major religions were founded?

The vice president of America believes the "theory" of evolution has as much scientific merit as any of the "theories" of major world religions.

How many major religions are there?

There is a region in Europe where Tibetan Buddhism is the majority religion: Kalmykia in the north-eastern Caucasus area

Major holidays in Sikhism include Vaisakhi Day, Guru Nanak's birthday, and Guru Gobind Singh's birthday.

The ancient Greeks were a major influence on the Buddhist religion

Buddhism was one of the major religions in Afghanistan during the pre-Islamic era, first arriving in 305 BC. It started fading-out from the 7th century on when Islam arrived.

The majority religion for South Korea is christianity.

When did the major religions start?

Amongst the world's major religions, only Christianity teaches that getting into Heaven is not an issue of merit, and no amount of good work or effort is possible, or necessary to get to Heaven.

Many of Lord Vishnu's (member of Holy Hindu Trinity) re-incarnations like Rama and Krishna have a major Mythological story coinciding with the Week of Diwali which is also the biggest festival in India (for many religions). Amazing!

There are whole communities on YouTube who put famously dark, minor key songs like 'Losing My Religion' into the major key, creating bouncy, happy tunes of joy.

Manichaesim, a major historical religion that attempts to solve the problem of evil by suggesting the world is a battleground between the non omnipotent gods of light and darkness.

The large majority of Americans -- 77% of the adult population -- identify with a Christian religion

How many major religions are there in the world?

An interesting game show idea was nixed because the creators couldn't get an imam to agree to participate: Representatives from 4 major religions attempt to convert atheists (Surprisingly this was not an American show)

One of the Most Famous Gods of Hinduism (A major world Religion) Shiva, is worshiped in the form of a statue of his Phallus (Penis) that nearly always rests on pedestal of a female sex organ.

There are six officially recognized religions in Indonesia and if you question any of them, you can get up to five years in prison for "insulting a major religion" and six more years if the Internet is used.

There Was a Flood Story Before the Bible In "The Epic of Gilgamesh" That Pretty Much Debunks Major Religions

The headstones issued by the VA for veteran grave markers can include a litany of different "religious" emblems, including all the major world religions, Native American emblems, atheist and American Humanist emblems, even the Hammer of Thor (religious, not Marvel), and more.

Unitarian Universalism is a liberal religion of Christian background that believes religion is a matter of individual experience. Followers derive insight from all major religions and support same-sex marriage and freedom of choice.

23 Muslim majority countries have a law against apostasy (leaving the religion) and of those 23, 8 have capital punishment.

Despite being from the majority religion in the country, there has only been ever been one Muslim head of state in Sierra Leone. The rest have been from the Christianity minority.

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