Comparing different
religions & faith groups

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Overview:

Elsewhere in this web site, we describe the beliefs, practices, history, etc. of dozens of different religions separately.

This section compares and contrasts the beliefs and practices of:

	Pairs or groups of religions, (e.g. Christianity and Islam) and
	Different wings within a single religion (e.g. Roman Catholicism and conservative Protestantism).

There are many conflicting definitions of the term "Christian" in use today. Throughout this web site, we define a "Christian" to be an individual or group who sincerely, prayerfully, and thoughtfully considers themselves to be Christian. Others define "Christian" much more narrowly.

Comparing different religions:

	Terms: What the term "religion" means to different people How cults, sects and denominations differ
	Information: Religious affiliations -- comparing the U.S. and the world as a whole Selecting holy texts from the world's religions for public meditation rooms, personal library, etc.
	Shared beliefs: The Ethic of Reciprocity -- the "Golden Rules" Exceptions to these ethics Can a person be both a Christian and a Muslim?
	Contrasting beliefs: About creation, evolution and other theories of origins About deity, religious practices, religious beliefs, etc.
	Comparing pairs of religions: Christianity and Islam Christian and Muslim growth rates Comparing the Ten Commandments with verses from the Qur'an Christianity and Buddhism
	Similar rituals: Coming of age rituals

Comparing different faith groups within a religion:

Differences within Christianity: Contrasting beliefs: Between Roman Catholicism and Conservative Protestantism Between the conservative, and liberal wings in Protestantism Conflicts within mainline Protestant denominations   Terms: Differences in the meanings of words between Evangelicals and others   Causes: Different ways to interpret the Bible Examples: interpreting the same passage in different ways

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Copyright ? 2003 by Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance
Originally written: 2003-DEC-30
Latest update: 2005-DEC-20
Author: B.A. Robinson

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