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__NOTOC__{{Infobox_Contents | topic_name ==Synopsis==Religions[[Image:Budhist prayer-KayEss-1 300px.jpg|thumb|center|A woman prays to [[Buddha]].]]| subtopics = [[Religions Index]], [[Deities Index]]* Major religions - [[Buddhism]], [[Islam]], [[Hinduism]], [[Judaism]]* [[Off-shoots of Christianity]] - [[Christadelphianism]], [[Jehovah's Witnesses]], [[Mormonism]]* [[Cult]]* [[Pluralism]], [[Inclusivism]], [[Exclusivism]], [[Syncretism]]* [[Atheism]], [[Irreligion]]* [[Religion]], [[Monotheism]], [[Polytheism]] | opinion_pieces = {{short_opinions}} |}}

The world is a mixing pot of religions. Some of the larger ones include [[Islam]]A religion can be defined as a belief system about an unprovable spiritual being, or beings, [[Buddhism]] and [[Hinduism]]or force. Other ones with origins linked to [[Christianity]] include [[Mormonism]] and [[Jehovah's Witnesses]]is the largest religion numerically. There are many common threads in different Some other numerically large religions, with most teaching about self-sacrifice, discipline, generosity and include [[love]]. However there are many very significant differences with clear opposing claims between religions, one of the most striking being between those that teach about the existence of many gods, or [[polytheismIslam]], versus those that are [[monotheisticBuddhism]] and teach about a single [[GodHinduism]] only.

==Contents== {{topics}}* [[Religions Index]] | [[Deities Index]]* Major religions - [[Buddhism]] | [[Islam]] | [[Hinduism]] | [[Judaism]]* [[Off-shoots of Christianity]] - [[Christadelphianism]] | [[Jehovah's Witnesses]] | [[Mormonism]]* [[Pluralism]] | [[Inclusivism]]| [[Exclusivism]]* [[Atheism]] | [[Irreligion]]* [[Religion]] | [[Monotheism]] | [[Polytheism]] {{opinions}} {{quotes}} ==Main article== The world is a mixing pot of There are many religions. A religion can be defined as a belief system about an unprovable spiritual being, or beings, or force. Some of the larger religions include [[Islam]], [[Buddhism]] and [[Hinduism]]. Other ones with that have origins clearly linked to [[Christianity]] but are now distinct from mainstream Christianity. These include [[Mormonism]] and [[Jehovah's Witnesses]].  ===Different viewpoints on These religions===related to Christianity are sometimes called Christian cults. The word cult can also be used to refer to religious groups that separate themselves from society and shun former members or children who do not adhere to their strict belief system.