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Approaches to distinguishing religion from non-religion (10134 bytes)
1: '''Approaches to distinguishing religion from non-religion''' can be divided into two broadly defined school... 3: ...o we recognize what are religious beliefs?", "Are religions individual or group activities?", and "What meth... 13: ...are to be considered religious and the effects of religions. 17: ...mes referred to as "[[Hebrew thought]]", defines "religion" as any set of beliefs that fulfills certain func... 19: ...ct between “religion” and “anti-religion” is in fact competition between different [... Religion (69478 bytes) 1: ...ls, but is dominated by a number of [[Major world religions]]. 3: ...ften taking the form of a [[legal entity]]. See [[religion-supporting organization]]. 7: ==The nature and content of religion== 8: ===Defining "religion"=== 10: ... are a variety of uses and meanings for the word "religion." Some of the approaches are as follows: Religion of Peace (260 bytes) 1: '''''Religion of Peace''''' (sometimes abbreviated as '''''RoP'... Religion in China (8484 bytes) 3: ...of China|history]]. [[Temple]]s of many different religions dot the landscape of China. 5: ...s, some regard [[Confucianism]] and [[Taoism]] as religions, while others regard them as solely philosophie... 7: Secondly, unlike [[Abrahamic religion]], Chinese belief systems allow for [[syncretism]... 9: ...hina include [[ancestor worship]], [[Chinese folk religion]], [[Confucianism]], [[shamanism]], and [[Taoism]... 13: Influential religions introduced from abroad include [[Buddhism]], [[I... Religion in the Philippines (7465 bytes) 1: [[Religion]] plays a vital role in the lives of many Filipin... 9: ...c practices to give a unique perspective on these religions. 20: Catholicism is the mainstream religion composed of about 80 % of Filipino population. Fi... 26: ...blend of Christian and indigenous elements to the religion (sometimes referred to as '''Folk Christianity'''... 41: ...ps that profess Islam in the Philippines as their religion, have been fighting the most protracted war of in... Religion in Singapore (594 bytes) 12: [[Category:Religion in Singapore]] Ethics in religion (23467 bytes) 1: ...es. From the point of view of [[theism|theistic]] religions, to the extent that ethics stems from [[revealed... 7: ... section will deal with classical Greek and Roman religion, and its relationship with classical Greek and Ro... 69: Of all religions, Hinduism is among the most compatible with the ... 142: <!--''We need someone familiar with animist religions to describe their ethical philosophies here''. -... 151: [[category:religion]][[category:ethics]] State religion (16688 bytes) 2: :''See also [[civil religion]].'' 4: ...logy|sociologists]] call [[ecclesia (sociology of religion)|ecclesiae]], though the two are slightly differe... 7: The degree of state endorsement of a state religion varies, from mere endorsement and financial suppo... 12: ...s of official disapproval. In these cases, state religions are widely seen as efforts by the state to preve... 15: ...s [[religious denomination|denominations]]. State religions tend to admit a larger variety of opinion within... Lawsonian religion (434 bytes) 1: '''Lawsonianism''' is a religion founded by [[Alfred William Lawson]] (1869-1954).... Greek religion (12705 bytes) 1: ...n cult and belief]] to inform much of the [[Roman religion]]. 4: ...ual]]; perhaps the most conspicuous aspect of the religions practised in the Greek city states is their vari... 6: ...also caused by the long history of Greece. Greek religion spans a period from [[Minoan]] and [[Mycenean]] p... 8: ...p was out of the question, almost by definition. Religion was the collection of local practices to honour t... 12: ...crifice of animals. The [[temple]]s of the Greek religion generally were not public gathering places where ... Parody religion (2272 bytes) 1: ...e. Often, the [[Internet]] activity of the parody religion is more important than any activities in real lif... 3: In some parody religions the emphasis is on making fun and being a conven... 5: Other parody religions target a specific [[religion]], [[sect]], [[cult]] or [[new religious movement... 7: A rare example of a parody religion movie is [[Monty Python's Life of Brian]]. 9: ...dom|UK]] population were persuaded to state their religion as [[Jedi]] in the official [[census]] (see [[Jed... Hawaiian religion (586 bytes) 1: The [[Hawaiian religion]] is a form of the [[Polynesian mythology]] follo... 9: [[Category:Religion in Hawaii]] Fall (religion) (880 bytes) Religion in Argentina (1963 bytes) Religion in Canada (11778 bytes) 1: ...s a wide mix of [[religion]]s, it has no official religion and support for religious pluralism is an importa... 7: ...%; and [[Sikhism|Sikh]] 0.9%. Those who listed no religion account for 16% of total respondents. 11: ...r centres. Much of the increase in non-Christian religions is attributed to changing immigration trends in ... 19: ==Government and religion== 31: ...s]] followed a wide array of mostly [[animistic]] religions. See also [[Native American mythology]]. The f... Cult (religion) (2449 bytes) 5: In traditional usage, the '''cult''' of a [[religion]], quite apart from its sacred writings ("[[scrip... 11: ...ology of religion]], two aspects of [[comparative religion]]. 17: [[Category:Religion]] Religion and heterosexuality (1569 bytes) 3: ...d as the ideal by some members of the [[Abrahamic religion]]s, which many argue have a long history of perse... 7: ...nd sexuality]], [[Homosexuality and morality]], [[Religion and homosexuality]] Circumpolar religion (1397 bytes) 3: ...tially a social structure based on three factors: religion is managed and heritaged from antiquity before [[... Glory (religion) (395 bytes) Religion of Belgium (1892 bytes) 1: ...of the population regularly goes to church. Other religions widely practiced in Belgium are [[Islam]], [[Pro... 3: Religion was one of the differences between the Roman Cath... 14: [[Category:Religion by country]]
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