Christianity and Its Popularity

What is it about religion that draws people? Robert Hume states that "Religion is the

chief differentiating characteristic of man" (1). If as Mr. Hume says religion is what

differentiates us lets go a step further and ask why is it that Christianity is the most popular

religion practiced today?

As we begin to answer this question lets put the worlds major religions into perspective. Below

is a time line of the worlds major religions and information about each according to research

done for Mr. Hume.

Name Founder Deity Location Date started Number in millions*

Hinduism None Brahma India 1500 B.C. 322

Judaism Moses Jehovah Scattered 1200 B.C. 12

Shinto None Nature-gods Japan 660 B.C. 79

Taoism Lao-tze The Tao China 604 B.C. 50

Buddhism Buddha None, then The East 560 B.C. 150-275
Founder

Confucianism Confucius Heaven, or China 551 B.C. 300
Founder

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