Most popular religions in the world.

[Technosoul]

CIA factbook says

Most Popular World Religions

Does this mean anything.

Note: the Wiccan religion is perhaps the 3rd largest one but no stats are obtainable for that because they do not have a organization to belong too, per-say.

[gallo]

Quote by: Technosoul CIA factbook says Most Popular World Religions Does this mean anything. Note: the Wiccan religion is perhaps the 3rd largest one but no stats are obtainable for that because they do not have a organization to belong too, per-say.

That's "per se". It's Latin for "by or of itself".

So what your link says is that Islam is the most numerous faith, followed by Roman Catholics, Hindus, Buddhists, Protestants, Orthodox, Anglicans, Sikhs, and Jews. There is, of course, more than one version of Islam (2 major and numerous minor sects) and there are hundreds of Protestant sects. Even the Jews have several sects.

[Anmon]

I don't see Wicca as a religion, it is a world wide cult popular with jaded western youth, that celebrates evil.
And a stepping stone to harder evil like Satanism

[Chris]

So the questions should go

To protestants: Are catholics going to hell along with the other 3883090448 people on earth who are not protestant christian?

[Anmon]

Hell is being without God, atheists often say humans will just rot in the ground after death, well for them thats probably quite true, its the end of the road for them, because thats what they believe will happen.

[HelioPrime]

Quote by: Chris So the questions should go To protestants: Are catholics going to hell along with the other 3883090448 people on earth who are not protestant christian?

How is that question any different than asking:

To atheist: Are you really saying everyone just dies and thats it, no wonderful afterlife? What kind of belief system is that lol.

[Chris]

Quote by: HelioPrime How is that question any different than asking: To atheist: Are you really saying everyone just dies and thats it, no wonderful afterlife? What kind of belief system is that lol.

Because I don't believe non atheists will be tortured and choke and burn in eternal torment for ever and ever and stuff.

Nice dodge

[tivodan1116]

Quote by: Chris Because I don't believe non atheists will be tortured and choke and burn in eternal torment for ever and ever and stuff.

Neither do I. But good try at pulling the typical atheist move of substituting your impressions of Christianity for actual Christianity.

[Technosoul]

Quote by: Anmon I don't see Wicca as a religion, it is a world wide cult popular with jaded western youth, that celebrates evil. And a stepping stone to harder evil like Satanism

Here is an example of what such worship is about....

Quest, Wiccan Poetry from the Soul

Hmm? Sounds neat to me, better then listening to the Pope or any of those other preachers we hear about over the media.

[tommy5x]

Quote by: Chris So the questions should go To protestants: Are catholics going to hell along with the other 3883090448 people on earth who are not protestant christian?

Surely those who're going to hell are those who live without repentence for their misdeeds.

[Voluntary]

I do not want to de-rail, but why isn't Judaism a subset of Christianity?

[JaneDoe321]

Quote by: Voluntary I do not want to de-rail, but why isn't Judaism a subset of Christianity?

Because Judaism existed a LONG time before Christianity.

I think of Christianity as sort of "Judaism v. 2.0"

[Anmon]

Quote by: Technosoul Here is an example of what such worship is about.... Quest, Wiccan Poetry from the Soul Hmm? Sounds neat to me, better then listening to the Pope or any of those other preachers we hear about over the media.

Sounds neat does it?
Its meant to, to suck you in to evil, and harder stuff like satanism.

[Derach]

Quote by: Anmon I don't see Wicca as a religion, it is a world wide cult popular with jaded western youth, that celebrates evil. And a stepping stone to harder evil like Satanism

Holy ignorant, biggoted, biased, hate-speach, Batman!

A perfect example of religion guising itself as loving, compassionate, forgiving, embracing ... yet when the opportunity to segregate and judge comes, theres a theist (usually, self-proclaimed 'Christian') ready to point and preach ... and eventually subjugate ... someone else because the fairy-tale superstition THEY espouse to is FAR BENEATH whatever supersticious malarkey the theist has bought into.

[Walrus]

From my personal experience of those who subscribe to the Wicca religion, they see Satanism as an offshoot of Christianity, in that satanic worship involves a travesty of Christian rituals and that Satan exists only within the theology of Judeo-Christian religions.

[Derach]

Quote by: Walrus From my personal experience of those who subscribe to the Wicca religion, they see Satanism as an offshoot of Christianity, in that satanic worship involves a travesty of Christian rituals and that Satan exists only within the theology of Judeo-Christian religions.

The ones I've met put no more stock on Satan than a Christian would on the Islamic 'Pillars' they subscribe to. They believe people 'do' evil and there is no such thing as a prevelant 'evil spirit' in or out of the human spirit. Evil to them is a verb, not a noun ... and a subjective one at that.

My issue here is with generalizing 'Wicca' as being 'the bad guy' ... the evil that many theists feel they must be at war with to justify their 'goodness'. For Christianity (for example) to be good, it must have a counterpart to villainize ... and Wicca is just that to SOME Christians ... but it's really like saying:

" those wacky Christians are nuts because they believe they need to blabber in tounges to communicate with God and must be 'touched' by the spirit to uncosciousness to truly unite with God"

It is a devicive generalization whose only purpose is to demean and attack a group of people based on partial, manipulated information.

[grandpa]

Quote by: Derach The ones I've met put no more stock on Satan than a Christian would on the Islamic 'Pillars' they subscribe to.

To me, Satan offers no purpose other than comic relief.

Quote by: Derach They believe people 'do' evil and there is no such thing as a prevelant 'evil spirit' in or out of the human spirit.

More comic relief:
"Only by dividing good from evil in ourselves can we become
living offerings pleasing to God. We should constantly separate good
from evil within ourselves, according to the standard of God's Will. If
we neglect to do this, a condition is set up for Satan to invade."

Divine Principle, Rev. Sun Myung Moon

"Spirit" will lift you up? No, it'll only limit your reasoning skills, making you mentally susceptible to the likes of Mr. Moon.

Grandpa h.

[Morality Games]

Quote by: Anmon Hell is being without God, atheists often say humans will just rot in the ground after death, well for them thats probably quite true, its the end of the road for them, because thats what they believe will happen.

Wondrous that such an informed and marvelous sage continues to grace us with his presence. So not only are beliefs the key to heaven, they are pretty much the driving force behind all metaphysics.

Sounds neat does it? Its meant to, to suck you in to evil, and harder stuff like satanism.

My interpretation has always been you have been "sucked into evil" -- or would be if I thought 'evil' should exist.

[Technosoul]

Quote by: Walrus From my personal experience of those who subscribe to the Wicca religion, they see Satanism as an offshoot of Christianity, in that satanic worship involves a travesty of Christian rituals and that Satan exists only within the theology of Judeo-Christian religions.

That is true, the satanic goat with horns was a stolen image and they used that mythological icon called Pan as an excape goat for sins, and to make other religions look evil. However during the 1970s there was a breif movement of teens who were into devil stuff and Ozzie Osborne was the rock star that they used as their hero.

PAN : Greek god of shepherds & flocks ; mythology ; pictures

[Anmon]

=Morality Games;497104]Wondrous that such an informed and marvelous sage continues to grace us with his presence. So not only are beliefs the key to heaven, they are pretty much the driving force behind all metaphysics.

Probably, mind over matter.