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# Religion

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Religion could be defined as a system of beliefs based on man's attempt to explain the universe and natural phenomena, often ascribing agency to one or more deities or other supernatural forces. The stories and legends around these beliefs comprise the mythology of a religion, although archaic relgions are oft referred to as mythologies. The religions generally attract adherents and come together to celebrate holy days and to pray. Most religions also have a code of laws which must be followed, such as the Ten Commandments, or many of the books listed below.

Religions are systems of belief which deal with the supernatural - what happens to us when we die, the nature of Deity (or Deities) and our relationship therewith. Most religions begin when Deity intervenes in the lives of a person or group, enlightening them and establishing a superior way of life leading to internal peace in this life and qualification for some kind of Heaven after this life.

Religions deal with the (more or less) divergent lifestyles espoused by other religions in several ways. Religions with more closed sets of beliefs may consider all the others wrong, corruptions or counterfeits of the true faith, while more open religions praise all belief systems as beneficial.

Religion in general: God -- names given to the divine -- Philosophy of religion -- Sociology of Religion

Religions: Christianity -- Islam -- Judaism -- Shinto? -- Buddhism -- Shamanism -- Jainism? -- Hinduism -- Scientology -- Taoism -- Zoarastrianism? -- Paganism -- Satanism -- Caodaism? -- Druzism? -- Mandaeanism? -- Manichaeism? -- Process Church of the Final Judgement -- Yezidis -- Demonolatry

Various Mythologies: [Christian Mythology]? -- Greek Mythology -- Norse Mythology -- [Roman Mythology]? -- Sumerian Mythology -- [Sun Mythology]? -- [Wiccan Mythology]?

Specific Christian sects: Catholicism -- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Anglicanism -- Lutheranism? -- Presbyterianism? - Calvinism -- Baptist -- Evangelical? -- [Church of Christ]? and many more.

Religious books: Bible -- The Koran -- Tao Teh Ching -- Torah -- Tanach -- Bhagavad Gita -- Upanishads? -- Vedas? -- [Pali Canon]? -- The Book of Mormon

See also: Afterlife, Demon

One man's approach to Religious scholarship: Henks Comparative Sacred Reading

Other notable online sources for religious information include:

- Google directory: [Religion and Spirituality]
- The [adherents.com] collection of statistics on over 4000 religions.

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