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Religion
A specific fundamental set of beliefs and practices generally agreed upon by a number of persons or sects. Belief in and reverence for a supernatural power or powers regarded as creator and governor of the universe. A personal or institutionalized system grounded in such belief and worship. A set of beliefs, values, and practices based on the teachings of a spiritual leader. Farlex Dictionary
There are roughly 4,200 religions in the world.
What percentage of the world’s population belong to each of our major religions and what religions are largely practiced in every country?
What Do We Believe?
The following link provides information on world religions including their origins, number of adherents, what each believe, the particular practices they embrace and the texts used.
There are roughly 4,200 religions in the world.
What percentage of the world’s population belong to each of our major religions and what religions are largely practiced in every country?
What Do We Believe?
The following link provides information on world religions including their origins, number of adherents, what each believe, the particular practices they embrace and the texts used.
Creating Unity Between Religions.
Creating Unity Between Religions.
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Emphasizing our religious differences has created separation and conflict throughout history. At times, this has led to war. Currently, there are at least 19 hotspots of religious-based conflict in the world – some new, some very old. Examples of long standing religious conflicts would include the European wars following the Protestant Reformation in Europe (1524 to 1648), the Arab Israeli conflict (Islam/Jewish) and the conflict in Northern Ireland between the Protestants and Roman Catholics.
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The constitutions of some countries contain provisions expressly forbidding the state from engaging in certain acts of religious intolerance or preference within its own borders ie. the USA, Germany, Ireland, Estonia, Turkey, China and the Phillipines.
How do you think we are doing in that regard?
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“The unity of religions is based on direct perception of ultimate reality. The paths are different but the goal remains the same. Even if the whole world becomes convened to one religion or another, it will not enhance the cause of unity. Unity in diversity is the plan of the universe.”
Swami Adiswaranda
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Emphasizing our religious differences has created separation and conflict throughout history. At times, this has led to war. Currently, there are at least 19 hotspots of religious-based conflict in the world – some new, some very old. Examples of long standing religious conflicts would include the European wars following the Protestant Reformation in Europe (1524 to 1648), the Arab Israeli conflict (Islam/Jewish) and the conflict in Northern Ireland between the Protestants and Roman Catholics.
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The constitutions of some countries contain provisions expressly forbidding the state from engaging in certain acts of religious intolerance or preference within its own borders ie. the USA, Germany, Ireland, Estonia, Turkey, China and the Phillipines.
How do you think we are doing in that regard?
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“The unity of religions is based on direct perception of ultimate reality. The paths are different but the goal remains the same. Even if the whole world becomes convened to one religion or another, it will not enhance the cause of unity. Unity in diversity is the plan of the universe.”
Swami Adiswaranda
Center for Reduction of Religious-Based Conflict
Their mission is to reduce and substantially eliminate religious-based conflict in the world by sensitize people to the problem of religious-based conflict in the world, its causes and costs, to educate us about the problem and offer new, unique and realistic long-term approaches, offering a long term solution that goes beyond tolerance.
Turkey an Example of Religious Tolerance for 500 years
Religious tolerance is also a part of modern Turkey’s founder, Mustafa Kemal’s government’s policy. In Kuzguncuk, an ancient part of Istanbul, Turkey, Muslims, Jews, and Christians co exist and in some cases share worship. Here you will find a church, a mosque, and a synagogue, right beside each other. “There is no difference between us. There is only one God and different paths to that God.”, says priest Mehmet Biraz. His key opens the door to all three worlds.
Religions Working Together
“The purpose of Religions Working Together is to bring people of different faiths together in order to tackle common social problems and to demonstrate broadly that people of different faiths can live and work together in harmony, and be a united force for the good.
The Mystical Core of Great Traditions
“Six great religions have shaped the major civilizations that exist today: the three Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) and the three Eastern religions (Hinduism, Buddhism, and Taoism/Confucianism). If we compare the testimonies of these mystics about the Nature of this Reality, we find that, despite vast separations in time, place, language, and culture, they are strikingly similar—so much so that many scholars have come to view their teachings as constituting a single perennial philosophy which, like some irrepressible flower, keeps blooming again and again in the human psyche.”
Bahais Seek Broward Unity
The Pembroke Pines congregation of the Bahai Faith is working to distribute a seven-page call for religious unity to congregations of all faiths in Broward County. “Our international body has sent us the letter and asked us to present it to all religious leaders. We want to present it to every priest, pastor, rabbi, Buddhist and Sikh leader.” The document calls on religious groups to move beyond appealing for religious tolerance and accept the reality that they are equal in validity. The organization’s statement goes on to challenge religions to renounce the notion of exclusive access to truth, which, it says, has caused much violence and hatred.
Center for Reduction of Religious-Based Conflict
Their mission is to reduce and substantially eliminate religious-based conflict in the world by sensitize people to the problem of religious-based conflict in the world, its causes and costs, to educate us about the problem and offer new, unique and realistic long-term approaches, offering a long term solution that goes beyond tolerance.
Turkey an Example of Religious Tolerance for 500 years
Religious tolerance is also a part of modern Turkey’s founder, Mustafa Kemal’s government’s policy. In Kuzguncuk, an ancient part of Istanbul, Turkey, Muslims, Jews, and Christians co exist and in some cases share worship. Here you will find a church, a mosque, and a synagogue, right beside each other. “There is no difference between us. There is only one God and different paths to that God.”, says priest Mehmet Biraz. His key opens the door to all three worlds.
Religions Working Together
“The purpose of Religions Working Together is to bring people of different faiths together in order to tackle common social problems and to demonstrate broadly that people of different faiths can live and work together in harmony, and be a united force for the good.
The Mystical Core of Great Traditions
“Six great religions have shaped the major civilizations that exist today: the three Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) and the three Eastern religions (Hinduism, Buddhism, and Taoism/Confucianism). If we compare the testimonies of these mystics about the Nature of this Reality, we find that, despite vast separations in time, place, language, and culture, they are strikingly similar—so much so that many scholars have come to view their teachings as constituting a single perennial philosophy which, like some irrepressible flower, keeps blooming again and again in the human psyche.”
Bahais Seek Broward Unity
The Pembroke Pines congregation of the Bahai Faith is working to distribute a seven-page call for religious unity to congregations of all faiths in Broward County. “Our international body has sent us the letter and asked us to present it to all religious leaders. We want to present it to every priest, pastor, rabbi, Buddhist and Sikh leader.” The document calls on religious groups to move beyond appealing for religious tolerance and accept the reality that they are equal in validity. The organization’s statement goes on to challenge religions to renounce the notion of exclusive access to truth, which, it says, has caused much violence and hatred.
“If you take the best of the enduring world religions, you have the distilled wisdom of the human race.”
Huston Smith
“If you take the best of the enduring world religions, you have the distilled wisdom of the human race.”
Huston Smith