The cult of scientology.

[All Else Failed]

Any spiritual belief other than those five are cults. I mean it in the most strict sense of the word, one free of the negative connotations.

Tell me, what about those five religions separates them from cults?

 

[Tim]

Only 5 religions???

 

[Tim]

Here are the top 22 world religions

1. Christianity 2.1 billion (see below)
2. Islam 1.3 billion (see below)
3. Non-Adherent (Secular/Atheist/Irreligious/Agnostic/Nontheist) 1.1 billion
4. Hinduism 900 million (see below)
5. Chinese folk religion 394 million (see below)
6. Buddhism 376 million
7. Primal indigenous ("Pagan") 300 million
8. African traditional and diasporic 100 million
9. Sikhism 23 million
10. Juche 19 million
11. Spiritism 15 million
12. Judaism 14 million
13. Bahá'í Faith 7 million
14. Jehovah's Witnesses 6.5 million
15. Jainism 4.2 million
16. Shinto 4 million (see below)
17. Cao Dai 4 million
18. Zoroastrianism 2.6 million
19. Tenrikyo 2 million
20. Neo-Paganism 1 million
21. Unitarian Universalism 800,000
22. Rastafari movement 600,000

 

[All Else Failed]

um, why the hell is atheism listed as a religion?????

 

[GraceAbounds]

um, why the hell is atheism listed as a religion?????

Because they mix philosophy up with religion IMO.

 

[All Else Failed]

Are you tlaking about the graph or specifically about atheism? Because atheism itself is incredibly far from ever being considered a religion.

 

[GraceAbounds]

Are you tlaking about the graph or specifically about atheism? Because atheism itself is incredibly far from ever being considered a religion.

Both and agree'd.

 

[All Else Failed]

If I ever were religious, I would be a zoroastrian. Look up their fire rituals, they're pretty cool. First monotheistic religion too.