Overview of world religions

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The groups that are listed here are just some of the religions/beliefs that have adherents all over the world and that have had a major influence on the thinking and philosophy of humanity over the last few thousand years. There is no definitive list of religious groups but these are the most common in the UK. If you think that there should be other groups on this list then please contact me.

Baha'i	Buddhism	Christianity
Hinduism	Humanism	Islam
Jainism	Judaism	Rastafarian
Shinto	Sikhism	Zoroastrianism

Links to some other key sites

	The Ontario Consultants on religious tolerance is a site which tries to sit objectively and look at the wide variety of religious traditions - open
	The BBC site on religion and ethics is an excellent place for learning about religions and belief systems - open
	The goal of this website is to provide free, reliable information — "just the facts" — on the various answers that have been given to these near-universal questions, as well as the rituals and customs that go along with them - open