| There are many different religions in this world, and | | | | Constantine I, the Roman emperor. At that time, |
| since the beginning of time, there has been | | | | great turmoil was going on in that area over religions. |
| thousands of them, all professing to worship the one | | | | There were a lot of these religions, with different |
| and only TRUE GOD, Creator. | | | | gods, trying to be the only religion people would |
| Out of all of these religions, only two of them teach | | | | adhere to. So, in order to solve this problem, |
| that if people on earth do not worship "their" God, | | | | Constantine called a council of wise men from all |
| they will burn in hell forever. All other religions never | | | | around the area to a meeting in Nicaea in 325 AD. |
| taught such a doctrine. The only two religions that | | | | After a long discussion and many arguments, these |
| teach eternal damnation is the Christian and Muslim | | | | religious leaders VOTED on who was going to be |
| religions. | | | | their god. They chose Christ as the one who would |
| Even though there are many religions on earth today, | | | | be their god. They then voted on what religious |
| the major religions are listed below: | | | | writings would be included in their Bible also. |
| BAHA'I: Baha'i has 5 million followers. Their god is | | | | After these meetings were over, Constantine made |
| named Gaha'u'llah. | | | | it the "law of the land" that Christianity was to be |
| BUDDHISM: Buddhism has 307 million followers. | | | | the official state religion. |
| Buddhism doesn't teach about God but to reincarnate | | | | Later on the Christian religion split in two with the |
| over and over till they reach Nirvana, which is like | | | | Roman Catholic Church being one branch and the |
| heaven. | | | | Eastern Orthodox the other. |
| CONFUCIANISM: Confucianism has 5.6 million followers. | | | | All the way through the teachings of Christ, He |
| Confucianism was started by Confucius. | | | | makes it very plain, either worship Him or burn in hell |
| ETHICAL CULTURE: Ethical Culture has 7,000 | | | | forever. |
| followers. This religion was founded by Felix Adler. | | | | FAITHIST : The Faithist religion has a following of |
| HINDUISM: Hinduism has 648 million followers. Hindus | | | | untold numbers. It is not an organized religion. The |
| worship several gods but primarily they worship | | | | Faithist bible Oahspe, was first published in 1882 and |
| Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. | | | | then in 1891. This bible has gone through more |
| ISLAM: Islam has 840 million followers who call | | | | printings than anyone can even count. Untold millions |
| themselves Muslims. Their god is Allah who told | | | | of people all over the world are Faithists but the |
| Mohammad to write the Koran. Allah says repeatedly, | | | | number is unknown. In fact, there are many more |
| over and over in the Koran, that if people on earth | | | | people in the world, who believe in a God, but do |
| are not Muslims when they die, He will throw them in | | | | "not" belong to an organized religion, than those that |
| hell forever. | | | | "do" belong to an organized religion. Millions of people |
| JUDAISM: Judaism has 18 million followers. Judaism | | | | all over the world, who either "do" belong to an |
| teaches that there is only one god and that "they" | | | | organized religion or to no religion at all, are actually |
| are His chosen people. The old testament of the bible | | | | Faithist and do not even know it and won't, until they |
| is the history of the Israelites. The old testament is | | | | read Oahspe. |
| also called the Hebrew bible. | | | | HELL: There are about 7 billion people on earth right |
| ROSICRUCIAN-ISM: The number of followers is | | | | now and there are 1.3 billion Christians. If the Christian |
| uncertain. This religion was founded by R.W. Little. | | | | bible is right about hell, then when you subtract the |
| They claim to empower members with cosmic | | | | 1.3 billion Christians (who are supposed to go to |
| forces. | | | | heaven), from the 7 billion people on earth, then |
| SHINTO: Shinto has 3.5 million followers, a native | | | | there are 5.7 billion non-Christians who will "go to hell |
| religion of Japan. The Shinto religion has many Gods. | | | | forever" when they die. And what about all those |
| TAOISM: The number of followers is uncertain. | | | | untold billions of people, who lived before this time |
| Founded in China in 604 B.C., it's followers are | | | | and have died, not believing in Christ, for the last |
| encouraged to live a simple life close to nature. | | | | many thousands of years, long before Christ ever |
| CHRISTIANITY: The number of followers is over 1.3 | | | | walked on earth? According to the Christian faith, all |
| billion. The actual beginning of the Christian religion, as | | | | of those people are in hell also; men, women, children |
| an organized religion, was started in Rome under | | | | and little babies. |