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What part of the pie is your foot in
Major Religions of the World
Basic information on various religions: Religion Date Founded Sacred Texts Membership 5 % of World 6 Christianity 30 CE The Bible 2,039 million 32% (dropping) Islam 622 CE Qur'an & Hadith 1,226 million 19% (growing) Hinduism 1,500 BCE with truly ancient roots Bhagavad-Gita, Upanishads, & Rig Veda 828 million 13% (stable) No religion (Note 1) - None 775 million 12% (dropping) Chinese folk rel. 270 BCE None 390 million 6% Buddhism 523 BCE The Tripitaka & Sutras 364 million 6% (stable) Tribal Religions, Shamanism, Animism Prehistory Oral tradition 232 million 4% Atheists No date None 150 million 2% New religions. Various Various 103 million 2% Sikhism 1500 CE Guru Granth Sahib 23.8 million <1% Judaism Note 3 Torah, Tanach, & Talmud 14.5 million <1% Spiritism 12.6 million <1% Baha'i Faith 1863 CE Alkitab Alaqdas 7.4 million <1% Confucianism 520 BCE Lun Yu 6.3 million <1% Jainism 570 BCE Siddhanta, Pakrit 4.3 million <1% Zoroastrianism 600 to 6000 BCE Avesta 2.7 million <1% Shinto 500 CE Kojiki, Nohon Shoki 2.7 million <1% Taoism 550 BCE Tao-te-Ching 2.7 million <1% Other Various Various 1.1 million <1% Wicca 800 BCE, 1940 CE None 0.5 million? <1%
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