How many religion in your country?

andre2410 · Jan 15, 2009

Hello all, just curious about how many religion accepted in your country. And please leave an information about where do you live here.

I live in Indonesia, and there are 5 accepted religion.
They are Christian, Catholic, Moslem, Buddha, Hindu.
More than 50% people in my country are Moslem.

sarthak_88 · Jan 15, 2009

Well I am from India
and my country is a secular state so there is absolute freedom for the citizens to follow any religion as per they please...
Although there are numerous number of conflicts among people but still there is enough love in the country too..

Creativeelement · Jan 15, 2009

I live in America and there is absolute freedom to practice any religion that you chose to. This make it so that we have many, many different religions all mixed together.

Rick · Jan 16, 2009

I am from the UK.

A little like America we are free to practice any religion we choose.

However above didn't mention (as far as I am aware this applies to America as well) that only a few religions are actually allowed to be given a religious status making them tax exempt so they don't have to pay tax I'm not sure of all the religions that have this status in the UK but most of the above you mentioned plus seeks and Jehovah Witnesses and Judaism all have this status.

The Church of Scientology is one I know of that has applied for this status and recognised religion status in the UK and has been refused by anger from the general public regarding the History of the Church.

Hope that helps and gives you some idea of how things work here in the UK

Rick

vidit_int1 · Jan 17, 2009

As sarthak said ours is secular country, there's complete freedom in practicing any religion. And I think our country India has got the highest number of religions

And I would like to say that its never a religion which causes disputes neither the common man does that. Its some selfish people, at reputable positions, who causes them and creates misunderstandings between people of different religions.

Solidone · Jan 17, 2009

Well, I'm from Slovenia and I think you can find all kinds of religions here. Christian, catholic, muslim... I could go on... The only religion that seems to be lacking here is Hinduism. There really aren't any Indian people here. But more and more people seem to be moving to Slovenia, which means I can expect a lot more diversity and cultures I guess.

GunnedDown · Jan 17, 2009

As I live in Canada, I really can't say how many religions there are in my country.. being the mluticultural country that we are, we have pretty much every religion out there.. being the majority Muslims and Christians.

However, when I used to live in Korea, almost everyone was a Christian.

Anchor · Jan 17, 2009

Almost all types of religions are available in my country . But , this overcomes many fights between peoples in my country . Also , there is high politics in my country .

Firz · Jan 18, 2009

With a population of a billion and more people, it is kind of difficult for a layman to keep track of the number of religions followed

However at last count, there were more than 80% Hindus, 16% Muslims, Christians, Jews, Zoroastrians, Buddhists, Jains, and the rest complete the 100.

Handsome · Jan 18, 2009

Well i am from Pakistan. i think around 75% people here are Muslims and others are Hindu, Sikh, Christan, Jews and those who Dont believe on God

I read in the book that their are around 15 types off religion in Pakistan

sorry to say but i dont remember their names :-s

aqua · Jan 18, 2009

I’m from India too it’s a land of multi ethnicity and cultures. They are different religions some are originated and some are migrated. Here everybody has freedom to follow their own religion. All religious festivals are celebrated and our government declares holidays for festivals of all major religions.

Jan · Jan 19, 2009

Well, since I'm from Sweden but living in USA I will write some of the religions in Sweden.

That are two major religions, Christianity and Islam. And we have some more that follows Christianity then Islam.

But the thing with Sweden, the majority of the population doesn't believe in anything so we have kinda few people that believes in something in Sweden, and thats is kinda sad.

jessika · Jan 20, 2009

I am from Indian and we have hiduism,islam,christianity,sikhism,parsi,jewish,buddhist and a very low percentage of atheists as well.the one thing i truly love about Indian is that every religion is accepted and respected by everyone(except some political extreamists).i've seen hindu people going to churches and sikh people going to hindu temples and it follows for every religion vice versa.

aam_aam · Feb 23, 2009

Handsome said:
Well i am from Pakistan. i think around 75% people here are Muslims and others are Hindu, Sikh, Christan, Jews and those who Dont believe on God

I read in the book that their are around 15 types off religion in Pakistan

sorry to say but i dont remember their names :-s

Sir, I would humbly like to correct you, as there are about 95% Muslims in Pakistan, and the rest include the religions you pointed out.

dude91 · Mar 14, 2009

I am from united arab emirates the major religions here are Islam , Hinduism and Chritianity ! They all mingle well out here !

Glee · Mar 15, 2009

In America we have this belief that we are tolerant of all religions. In reality Christianity is the only one that's really accepted.

myp · Mar 15, 2009

Glee said:
In America we have this belief that we are tolerant of all religions. In reality Christianity is the only one that's really accepted.

I wouldn't say that Christianity is the only one that is really accepted. It all really depends on who you talk to. I am not Christian, but I do feel accepted by most of society- the people that really judge me based on religion are just living in the past and I think as time passes tolerance of other religions continues to grow (especially as people are starting to become less religious altogether.)

Peopleofthebox · Mar 15, 2009

In the UK, I must say its very hard to know who belongs to what faith. Its very multicultural. My community is full of muslims, yet we regularly I see many who are probably not. And that's one of the things I enjoy about England, the diversity, the chance to learn about others.

Delta · Mar 15, 2009

andre2410 said:
Hello all, just curious about how many religion accepted in your country. And please leave an information about where do you live here.

I live in Indonesia, and there are 5 accepted religion.
They are Christian, Catholic, Moslem, Buddha, Hindu.
More than 50% people in my country are Moslem.

I live in Canada and all religions are accepted as far as I have seen. I don't live in a huge city though so it might not be so peaceful in someplace like Toronto. Even atheism seems to be accepted. I mean if I tell anyone they'll ask me "omg, how can you not believe in ANYTHING." That's just out of ignorance though - although I suppose a lot of hate is.

Damocles · Mar 16, 2009

The US has every religion, including a few people just made up.

Christian
Mormon
Zoroastrianism
Islam
Buddhism
Confucianism
Wicca
and on and on....

How many religion in your country?

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