Everywhere or Concentrated?
A religion that attempts to appeal to everyone and actively seeks converts
what is a universalizing religion?
The two sects of Islam
What are Sunj and Shia/Shiite)?
A religion that is tied to Abraham (old religious leader)
What is an Abraham religion?
Where Judaism started
what is Israel?
How many people identify with a religious group?
Over 80%
These religions are tied to a place and do not actively seek people to join their religion, often not spread around the world
what is an ethnic religion?
The most popular branch of Christianity
What is Catholicism?
A class system used to discriminate, mostly in the Hinduism faith
What is the caste system?
the religion that started in China
What is Taoism?
Around how many Christians are there?
2.2 Billion
Christianity, Islam, Ba'hai, Buddhism
what are examples of universal religions?
The denomination branches from the split of the Catholic church
What are Protestant and Orthodox?
A religion that believes in one god
What is a monotheistic religion?
the religion that started in Japan
What is Shintoism?
Hindus and Christians tend to live in countries where they are the
majority
Judaism, Sikhism, Hinduism, Taoism, Shintoism
What are examples of ethnic religions?
Lutheran, Catholic, Orthodox
what are branches of Christianity?
A religion that believes in multiple gods
What is a polytheistic religion?
The religion that started in Israel, has 2 sects
What is Islam?
America has a majority of
Christians
These religions do not have holidays tied to their founder, rather it is around natural events and places
What are ethnic religions?
the minority Islam sect
what is Shia/Shiite?
The belief of separation of church and state
What is secularism?
The religion that started in India, focuses on reaching Nirvana (not the band)
Buddhism
What is Israel?