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{{summary Infobox_Contents | text topic_name =The world is a mixing pot of religionsReligions[[Image:Budhist prayer-KayEss-1 300px.jpg|thumb|center|A woman prays to [[Buddha]]. Some of the larger ones include ]] | subtopics = [[IslamReligions Index]], [[Deities Index]]* Major religions - [[Buddhism]] and , [[Islam]], [[Hinduism]]. Other ones with origins linked to , [[Judaism]]* [[Off-shoots of Christianity]] include - [[MormonismChristadelphianism]] and , [[Jehovah's Witnesses]]. There are many common threads in different religions, with most teaching about self-sacrifice[[Mormonism]]* [[Cult]]* [[Pluralism]], discipline[[Inclusivism]], generosity and [[loveExclusivism]]. 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[[Syncretism]]* [[Atheism]], or [[polytheismIrreligion]]* [[Religion]], versus those that are [[monotheisticMonotheism]] and teach about a single , [[GodPolytheism]] only.| opinion_pieces = {{short_opinions}} |}}

{{topics}}* [[Religions Index]]* Major There are many religions - that have origins clearly linked to [[Buddhism]] | [[Islam]] | [[Hinduism]Christianity] | [[Judaism]]* [[Off-shoots of but are now distinct from mainstream Christianity]] - . These include [[ChristadelphianismMormonism]] | and [[Jehovah's Witnesses]] | [[Mormonism]]* [[Pluralism]] | [[Inclusivism]]| [[Exclusivism]]* [[Atheism]] | [[Irreligion]]* [[Religion]] | [[Monotheism]] | [[Polytheism]]. 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.

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 [[polytheism]], versus those that are [[monotheistic]] and teach about a single [[God]] only. ===Religious tension=== {{linkssectionstub}} {| class="videos" style="width: 20em; float:right; font-size:95%" cellspacing="4"!<big> Religions of the World</big>|-| <YouTube>movie_url=http://www.youtube.com/v/m6dCxo7t_aE&rel=1embed_source_url=http://www.youtube.com/v/m6dCxo7t_aE&rel=1wrap=yeswidth=425height=355</YouTube> [[Christianity]] | [[Islam]] | [[Buddhism]] | [[Hinduism]] | [[Judaism]]|-|} ==Links==