Adherents of non-religious belief 850-900 million Year founded Earliest date of origin is possibly pre-historic post-diluvian; at least pre-520 BC when the earliest Chinese non-religious traditions (Taoism, Confucianism) appeared; Thereafter Humanism, Atheism, Agnosticism in their most recent iteration would appear with the so-called “enlightenment” 1770-1800 A.D. Founder(s) of non-religious belief No distinct “founder” but the …
Answers the question about the attribute of omnipotence ascribed to God. This is meant to refute theism but is rooted in a misunderstanding of the definition and meaning of omnipotence.
Answers the Question of whether all religion is just silly superstition and whether we should believe in a god or not. If so, which god should we believe in?
Get answers for why God allows evil in the world today. A great resource for Atheists, Theists, and Christians alike.
Learn what the Bible says about becoming a Christian. How does one have eternal life? How is one made right with God? How is one forgiven by Almight God? What do people do to get saved.
What happens when a person dies? What do the major religions have to say about the afterlife? Judaism Among the Jewish line of thinking, there is a belief that this present life is all there is and that one’s present accomplishments and ‘legacy’ are what makes that person immortal. There is also a small contingency …
Photo by George M. Groutas – http://www.flickr.com/photos/jorge-11/3339454280/, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16115856 CHURCH OF GREECE (Greek Orthodox) – Emerged 1850 As Distinct from the Eastern Orthodox Denomination. Greece can truly be considered the “cradle” of Christianity as the Gospel was first brought to this region by the Apostle Paul, his close companion Titus, who preached in …
(1776) The Anglican church had many congregations in the American colonies by the 18th century, however, as tensions grew between the colonists and mother England, Church of England pressure was exerted on the American Anglican leaders to declare loyalty to England or be cut off. The American Anglican pastorates chose the latter and formed the …
Todd asks if Pentecostalism is the oldest “religion” (denomination) within Christianity. I explain in detail what the difference is between a religion, sect, and denomination, tell him what the oldest denomination actually is and then where Pentecostalism fits in the Christian family tree of denominations.
Practitioners of Native Animism100-200 millionAnimism FoundedAnimism is ancient and has no established organisational structure or history but according to the Biblical account, most likely began around 2250 B.C. consistent with the time of King Nimrod and the Tower of Babel whereby languages were confused and mankind dispersed globally by the God of the Bible.Animist Philosophy …
