Many religions but less religious people on Planet Earth

There are so  many religious in the world but still we barely see a religious person around us. Why it is so ?
There are two possible answer of this:

  1.  Either all religion are teaching lies and their teaching does not have enough potential to make us a    religious person.
  2.  we are not capable enough to understand the teaching of these religions.

Every human being either agreed with the first one or goes with the second one if he/she consider himself/herself to be a human being.

People who think all religion are lies and they does not have any practical approach to  our daily life i certainly agree with them because all the religious  teaching are thought by peoples  like us(tough they read it from the holy book). who also does not know the actual meaning of being a religious person which he/she is teaching to others and our problem is that we want to understand our religion from others.This situation is like " blind guiding path to another blind"

Now comes to second point if we supposed that we are not capable enough to understand those religious teachings i certainly agree with these people also because the second question is drive from the first one. we do not want to heart anybody sentiments by saying this "all religious teaching are lies" so we prefer to chose second point and underestimate our capabilities of understanding the things.

My Point of view is a  religion is false and  religious person is truth.Religion can be a part of crowd and community but a religious person cannot . A religious person will never say i am christian, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist etc if he/she is genuinely a religious person.

I am sharing the present religions that exists and covers 99% population of planet earth .




DescriptionGod(s)?Afterlife?Holy Texts?
agnosticismBelief that (1) God, if it exists, is by nature unknowable and will always be unknowable, or, (2) that the individual being asked cannot conclude if god exists or not for lack of evidence one way or the otherAtheist/monotheistNot definedNone
AmishPeaceful Christian fundamentalist group famous for its rejection of technology and strict adherence to OT and NT lawsMonotheistHeaven or hellThe Bible
ancestor worshipBelief that good relations need to be kept with tribal ancestor spirits. Often a form of ShamanismNot definedYesNone
animismThe belief that all objects contain spirits. More a traditional form of belief that a "religion" in the Western senseNot definedNot definedNone
AsatrúA modern uptake of Nordic religionPolytheistOtherNone
atheismEither (1) the active and extrinsic disbelief that God exists, or (2) an intrinsic lack of belief due to lack of knowledge about god(s) in local cultureAtheistNot definedNone
Aum ShinrikyoDangerous and violent religious community responsible for the 1995 Sarin gas attack on Tokyo's subway and other crimes. Eventually they apologized, stopped using the Bible, and formed the more prosaic group called AlephTheistYesThe Boble and other
Bahá'í Faith Belief that a series of prophets have come from God, and that Bahá'í is the latest religion founded by God. A liberal offshoot of Islam, but persecuted in IranMonotheistYesWritings of Baha'u'llah and Abdul Baha
Brahma KumariThis group are preparing to rule the world after a coming apocalypse, and embrace many practices which are now called New AgeMonotheist
Writings of founder and leaders
Branch DavidiansApocalyptic suicide cult famed for its dramatic armed fight against authorities in the town of Waco, USA, in 1993TheistHeaven or hellThe Bible
BuddhismThe belief that meditation and good living can break the cycle of reincarnation and result in enlightenmentAtheistReincarnation until escapeMultifaceted
Celtic PaganismModern reconstructions of Celtic paganism form part of the neo-pagan range of religionsNot known
None
Chen TaoA series of civilisations on Earth have arisen but destroyed themselves in nuclear war. Each time, some faithful believers were rescued by flying saucers and put back on EarthTheistYes
Chinese religionA varied cultural religion practiced traditionally on a town-by-town and region-by-region basisAtheistReincarnation until escapeNone
ChristadelphiansBible-based ChristianityMonotheistHeaven or hellThe Bible
Christian Apostolic Church in ZionFundamentalist Anti-science flat-earth Christian cult, who also predicted the End of the World would occur 4 different timesTheistHeaven or hellThe Bible
ChristianityBelief that a single creator god had a son, Jesus Christ, born to a human mother, and that Jesus' crucifixion by the Romans brings salvationMonotheistHeaven or hellThe Bible
Concerned ChristiansFundamentalist Christians active in USA, Israel and Greece who expected the end of the world in year 2000, starting with a nuclear attack on the USA, which they appeared to be trying to instigate themselvesTheistHeaven or hellThe Bible
ConfucianismA collection of ethical and moral teachingsAtheist
None
Dami XuanjiaoA millenarian cult based on the belief that Jesus would return to judge survivors in 1999. Suspected of being on the verge of mass suicide after predictions of the end of the world failed in year 2000TheistYes
deismBelief in a single creator god who is not "personal" and does not have human emotions, and which many believers say does not interact with the worldMonotheistNot definedNone
Divine LightmissionA self-help religious group involving meditation, with few fixed beliefsHard to tell
None
Druidism Celtic religion in prehistoric England. Modern reconstructed Druidism is part of the neo-pagan range of religionsNot known/polytheistReincarnationNone
DruzeA semi-secretive esoteric religion with features of a Mystery ReligionMonotheist
Qur'an, Rasa'il al-hikma (Epistles of Wisdom)
dualismBelief that either (1) There is a good and evil god of equal, or almost-equal power, or (2) there are two gods, such as a male and female oneDualistNot definedMultifaceted
Ebionites1st century Jewish Christians, possibly the earliest form of Christianity to existMonotheist
Early version of the Gospel of Matthew
EckankarNew Age religion, a mix of Sant Mat, Theosophy and ScientologyMonotheistReincarnation until escapeShariyat-Ki-Sugmad5
GnosticismThe belief that we must escape from this world, which was created and is ruled by an inferior and unworthy god, and reunite with the true godPolytheist
Multifaceted
Hare KrishnaThe embracing of Krishna through correct living, honesty, spiritual life and austerityPolytheistReincarnation until escapeVarious Indian scriptures
HeathenismModern uptake of Nordic religion. Part of the neo-pagan range of religionsPolytheist
None
Heaven's GateApocalyptic suicide cult who combined Biblical eschatology with New Age and ideas about UFOs. All 39 members committed suicide in San Diego, USA in 1997TheistYes
HinduismCultural religion of India which was historically decentralized and disparate and not a single belief system. Western influence made it into a single religion, an identity which Hindus now accept.PolytheistReincarnation until escapeMultifaceted
Hookers for Jesus / The Family of GodSexually promiscuous group who fell foul of police suspicion. As is often the case, increasing pressure from outside resulted in the group retreating even further into insanity, and they became The Family, predicting the end of the worldTheistHeaven or hellThe Bible
HumanismAn organized form of atheism where moral and ethical goodness is emphasizedAtheistNoneNone
IslamStrict monotheism taught by Muhammad, the world's 2nd largest religionMonotheistHeaven or hellQur'an and Hadiths
JainismBeliefs include non-violence and equality of all living thingsAtheistReincarnation until escapeMultifaceted
Jedi KnightsA campaign saw many put this down as their religion on the UK census in 2001. Midichlorians exist in all living beings, which create a 'living force' that can be interacted withAnimistSelect fewNone
Jehovah's WitnessesA 140-year-old Christian fundamentalist/literalist organisation famous for preaching that the world is about to end (nowadays - because of the existence of the United Nations)MonotheistOtherThe Bible
JudaismOrganized Judaism emerged from Babylonian writings. Belief that God has a special contract with a Hebrew tribe, involving many specific rules of behaviourMonotheistYesTanakh and Talmud
MennoniteA Protestant Christian denominationMonotheistHeaven or hellThe Bible
Mithraism Roman mystery religion that believed that the Son of the Sun was a saviour who was sacrificed for the good of allMonotheistYesNot known
monotheismBelief in a single creator godTheistNot definedMultifaceted
MysticismThe belief that God is unknowable but accessible, and that doctrinal religion hampers spiritual growthNot definedNot definedMultifaceted
Native American ChurchBeliefs vary from tribe to tribe and are sometimes noticeably ChristianMonotheist
None
New AgeA disparate and diverse collection of popular beliefs and practicesNot definedOtherNone
no religionThe rise secularisation has seen public and private religion decline throughout the developed worldNot definedNot definedNone
occultismNormally existing within other belief systems, occult systems concentrate on esoteric meanings in texts, often with magical undertonesNot definedNot definedMultifaceted
Order of the Solar TempleApocalyptic suicide cult, with mass suicides in Switzerland, France and Quebec, in preparation for Jesus' second comingTheistYesThe Bible and other
PaganismPart of the neo-pagan range of religionsPolytheistYesNone
pantheism God is everywhere, and everything, but is not transcendent and may have no distinct consciousnessMonotheist
None
Pastafarianism A parody religion based on worship of the Flying Spaghetti MonsterMonotheistHeaven or hellGospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster
People's TempleApocalyptic suicide cult that imploded, resulting in the deaths of over 600 adults and 276 childrenTheistHeaven or hellThe Bible
polytheismBelief in multiple gods, often in some form of hierarchyTheistNot definedMultifaceted
Raja YogaAn astika school of Hindu philosophy based around mastering and quieting the mind, involving meditationPolytheist
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
RastafarianGod (called Jah) fathered a black Jesus; marijuana use in ritualsMonotheist
The Bible (generally)
RavidassiaSouls are part of the divine and proper living allows us to realize GodMonotheist
Amritbani Guru Ravidass Ji
Salvation ArmyChristian organisation of evangelists organised along military lines, famous for charity workMonotheistHeaven or hellThe Bible
SanteríaA combination of West African, Caribbean beliefs with some elements of Roman CatholicismMonotheist
None
SatanismAn atheist religion that uses dark and evil symbology for self-development and anti-religious purposes - Satan itself is not a real being, just a symbol.AtheistNoneWritings of founder and leaders
ScientologyDerived from the writings of science fiction author L. Ron Hubbard, a series of practices called Dianetics is used to clear minds of alien influences and attain a state of mental perfectionAtheistReincarnationWritings of founder and leaders
ShamanismBelief that Shamans need to keep good relations with tribal ancestor spirits for the good fortune of the whole tribeNot definedYesNone
ShintoOfficial collection of practices in Japan, more cultural than religiousAtheist
Various
SikhismPrayer, meditation and self control to become a soldier of God.MonotheistReincarnation until escapeSri Guru Granth Sahib and others
SpiritualismThe belief that the souls of the dead communicate with the living, mostly through Mediums, but, suffered serious credibility problems with the original founders admitted to fraudulently inventing the 'rappings' that formed the communicationsNot definedYesNone
TaoismA relaxed and peaceful religion based on following and accepting the flow of lifeAtheistNoneTao Te Ching
theismThe belief in god(s)

Multifaceted
ThelemaA magical system of discerning True Will with inspiration from a host of Egyptian godsPolytheist
Book of the Law
TheosophyMired in fraud arrests and exposés, the Spiritualism scene had soured, so Madame Blavatsky reinvented her routine as a new religion, using an Indian theme.
Yes
Traditional African ChurchA range of Churches ranging from mostly Christian, to those mostly encapsulating native African spiritualityMonotheist
The Bible
Unification ChurchSun Myung Moon embodied the Second Coming of Christ, and his commercialist church runs a media empireMonotheistHeaven or hellThe Bible and The Exposition of the Divine Principle
UnitarianismA liberal and non-Trinitarian Christian churchMonotheistHeavenThe Bible
Unitarian-UniversalismA liberal and diverse pluralist religion accepting of believers without needing them to leave their current religionsNot definedHeavenMultifaceted
Unitas FratrumA Protestant Christian denominationMonotheistHeaven or hellThe Bible
UniversalismBelief that all people go to heavenTheistHeavenMultifaceted
VoodooA traditional religion from Haiti with an ethical focus on combating greed and promoting honourDeist
None
WiccaNeo-pagan organisation based around reconstructed elements of folkloreDualistNot definedNone
WitchcraftA description of various cultural practices, which are often part of a parent belief systemNot definedNot definedMultifaceted
YezidismAn ancient religion. Malek Taus looks after the world with 6 other angels. Heavily persecuted by Muslims and accused of Devil Worship.MonotheistReincarnationYezidi Book of Revelation & Black Book
Zhu Shen JiaoAs this group got more and more excited about establishing a Kingdom of God, in the approach to year 2000, its leaders were arrested amid fears that it would turn into a suicide cultTheistYes
ZoroastrianismAn ancient dualistic religion from Iran with one good god (Ahura Mazda) and one evil one (Ahriman)Dualist
Avesta

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