Fascinating Chart of Religions (not offensive!)

[Zeradul]

http://www.religionfacts.com/big_religion_chart.htm

Also neat is that it isn't just modern religions, but also a few of the famous unsuccessful religions that have died out.

I guess I was amazed how small some of these modern religions are:

Buddhists: 360 Million <- I thought was much bigger
Jews: 14 Million
Mormons: 12 Million
Taoism: 20 Million
Jehovah's Witnesses: 6.5 Million <- Really???  I also didn't know this religion was invented in Pittsburgh

I was really shocked at the number of Jews, really puts the 6 Million Hitler killed into perspective    Although I wonder how most Jews fill out census forms, because I have 6 Jewish friends and they are all Atheists, (one agnostic) but they still label themselves as Jewish for their cultural and ethnic identity.

The biggest religions in order are:

Christianity - 2 Billion
Islam - 1.3 Billion
Atheism - 1.1 Billion (on the list even though it's not a religion)
Hinduism - 0.9 Billion

The big 4 account for 5.3 Billion of the world's roughly 7 Billion people....  I honestly thought the smaller religions would make up a bigger chunk than that.

The only thing missing from the graph is the geographic region each of these religions is primarily located.  Especially interesting for some of these religions I've never heard of.  Also missing are the religions that mass suicided, Jim Jones' religion, and the Heavens Gate.  Also not on there are the Raelians who think Aliens put life on earth.... they have an active 2300 members: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra%C3%ABlism#Structure_and_membership

[joel]

I was really shocked at the number of Jews, really puts the 6 Million Hitler killed into perspective    Although I wonder how most Jews fill out census forms, because I have 6 Jewish friends and they are all Atheists, (one agnostic) but they still label themselves as Jewish for their cultural and ethnic identity.

Well, Hitler didn't just kill jews, he called other people called 'unpure' as well.  Also, you have to remember, Israel is a tiny country. The largest communities (such as in New York, where nearly 2 million jews live) kind of can fool you into thinking that the religion is bigger.  The thing is is that the religion is mostly centered in metropolitan areas.

[Zeradul]

Yea, Hitler killed roughly 5 Million of the following minorities:
Gypsies
the mentally and physically handicapped
political opponents and dissidents
Jehovah Witnesses
Blacks
homosexuals
Soviet POW's

All of those in addition to the nearly 6 million Jews. (which I just read included 1.5 million Jewish children --------- WTF)  How do you brainwash people to kill millions of children.  WHAT THE FUCK

Fuckin A.  And all with Hitler's grandpa being Jewish.........  So fucking insane

[Ruckus]

[m J o]

holy!

[stas]

Ruck where do you get this content from?!