Minor Religion Review 2019

Monotheistic religion from the Punjab region of India, many followers martyred by Islam

New religion from Iran, believes in the unity of the human race.

Founded in America in 1961 by the merger of two formerly Christian groups.

Passed on by oral tradition and associated with the Celtic people. (a lot to do with nature)

Charles Taze Russell, spread message with The Watchtower (144,000 will rule in heaven with God)

Type of Hinduism means to conquer, inner feelings of hate and greed. Indus Valley, non-violence

Founded by Joseph Smith in New York, eventually settled in Utah

based on ancient European pagan beliefs, this religion seeks to live in harmony with nature

Chinese prophet’s teachings, focused on nature, large collection of wise sayings

founded by Sun Myung Moon to “continue the work of Jesus”

This Japanese faith is action-centered with many public shrines. (has a Nationalist aspect)

faith that is a mixture of Christianity and native american beliefs

19thcentury New England, illness is illusion, corrected by prayer (reject Jesus’ virgin birth).

Nature, no founder, began in England and German as movement against modernization

Concentrated in Jamaica, longing for Ethiopia, and use marijuana in worship.

religion of West Africa, from the Yoruba people, sacred area Ileife

This Indo-Iranian religion worships Ahura Mazda as the Supreme Being.

Affiliated with the nineteenth century Millerites, Saturday is their day of worship

L. Ron Hubbard, focused on self-acknowledgement, souls live forever and there is no "afterlife"

Nature is unkind, and to live in harmony with “the way”, Chinese philosophical tradition.