Which religion is powerful in the world?

Of the world's major religions
major religions
World religions is a category used in the study of religion to demarcate the five—and in some cases more—largest and most internationally widespread religious movements. Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are always included in the list, being known as the "Big Five".
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, Christianity is the largest, with more than two billion followers. Christianity is based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ and is approximately 2,000 years old.
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Which religion is the strongest in the world?

Major religious groups
  • Christianity (31.2%)
  • Islam (24.1%)
  • Irreligion (16%)
  • Hinduism (15.1%)
  • Buddhism (6.9%)
  • Folk religions (5.7%)
  • Sikhism (0.3%)
  • Judaism (0.2%)
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Which God is powerful in the world?

Trimurti is considered to be the most powerful god as he is a combination of Brahma [The Creator], Vishnu [The Preserver] & Shiva [The Destroyer].
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Who was the 1st god?

Who is Brahma? Brahma is the first god in the Hindu triumvirate, or trimurti. The triumvirate consists of three gods who are responsible for the creation, upkeep and destruction of the world. The other two gods are Vishnu and Shiva.
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Who are the 3 strongest gods?

The Big Three are the three most powerful gods among the Olympians - Zeus, Poseidon and Hades, the three sons of Kronos and Rhea.
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Top 10 Most Powerful Religions In The World



Which religion is peaceful?

Buddhism is a religion of peace.
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Which is the oldest religion?

The word Hindu is an exonym, and while Hinduism has been called the oldest religion in the world, many practitioners refer to their religion as Sanātana Dharma (Sanskrit: सनातन धर्म, lit.
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Who is world first man?

ADAM1 was the first man. There are two stories of his creation. The first tells that God created man in his image, male and female together (Genesis 1: 27), and Adam is not named in this version.
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Who is the father of all religions?

God is the father of humanity and the father of each religion.
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What religion spread the fastest?

Studies in the 21st century suggest that, in terms of percentage and worldwide spread, Islam is the fastest-growing major religion in the world.
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  • 1.1 Buddhism.
  • 1.2 Chinese traditional religion.
  • 1.3 Christianity.
  • 1.4 Deism.
  • 1.5 Druze.
  • 1.6 Hinduism.
  • 1.7 Islam. 1.7.1 Modern growth. ...
  • 1.8 Judaism.
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Which religion has more freedom?

Hinduism. Hinduism is one of the more broad-minded religions when it comes to religious freedom. It respects the right of everyone to reach God in their own way.
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What religions are non violent?

Nonviolence is a tenet of most religions, including Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism.
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What is the most non violent religion?

Non-violence (ahimsa)

In Jain theology, it does not matter how correct or defensible the violence may be, one must not kill or harm any being, and non-violence is the highest religious duty.
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What countries are against religion?

The highest overall levels of restrictions are found in countries such as Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Iran, where both the government and society at large impose numerous limits on religious beliefs and practices. But government policies and social hostilities do not always move in tandem.
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Which country has religious violence?

Religious violence by mobs is more in Pakistan than any other country: Reports. Mob violence and state-enforced criminal blasphemy cases are more frequent in Pakistan than anywhere else, according to a report by United States Commission on International Religious Freedom.
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Which religion teaches non violence?

Jainism teaches that the path to enlightenment is through nonviolence and reducing harm to living things (including plants and animals) as much as possible. Like Hindus and Buddhists, Jains believe in reincarnation.
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Do Muslims believe in nonviolence?

Proponents of nonviolence are found within the Sunni, Shʿia, and various mystical and heterodox branches of Islam. Muslim nonviolence also exists in both religious and pragmatic nationalist forms. Religious forms of Muslim nonviolence approach the sacred texts of Islam through a range of interpretive methods.
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Are Muslims nonviolent?

In support of the fact that Islam places an emphasis on nonviolence, scholars point to the conduct of the Prophet Muhammad in Mecca.
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What country is least religious?

Top 10 Least Religious Countries (by percentage) - Pew Research 2020
  • Estonia - 60.2%
  • Japan - 60%
  • Hong Kong (China) - 54.7%
  • China - 51.8%
  • South Korea - 46.6%
  • Latvia - 45.3%
  • Netherlands - 44.3%
  • Uruguay - 41.5%
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What is the favorite religion?

Of the world's major religions, Christianity is the largest, with more than two billion followers.
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What is the religion of China?

The government recognizes five official religions – Buddhism, Taoism, Islam, Protestantism, and Catholicism.
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Is Islam growing faster than Christianity?

Over the next four decades, Christians will remain the largest religious group, but Islam will grow faster than any other major religion. If current trends continue, by 2050 … The number of Muslims will nearly equal the number of Christians around the world.
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Who is the only God in the world?

God is above all comprehension, yet is acquainted with all things" [Quran 6:103] Allāh is the only God and the same God worshiped in Christianity and Judaism.(29:46).
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What will be the largest religion in 2050?

But, even with this increase, Hindus will make up more than three-in-four Indians (76.7%) in 2050. Indeed, the number of Hindus in India will still be larger than the five largest Muslim populations in the world's biggest Muslim countries (India, Pakistan, Indonesia, Nigeria and Bangladesh) combined.
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