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Friday, January 9, 2009

Symbols of the various religions, i.e. the cross for Christianity

  • Each religion has a 'most used" symbol. I am looking for a comprehensive list with symbols addded. Is this possible?


  • Hello - and thanks for an interesting question. I've found you an illustrated list of what one authoritative website calls the "twelve classical major world religions". They say, "These are the religions described most often in surveys of the subject, and studied in World Religion classes: Babi and Baha'i faiths Buddhism Confucianism Christianity Hinduism Islam Jainism Judaism Shinto Sikhism Taoism Zoroastrianism " from: "Major Branches of Religions Ranked by Number of Adherents" http://www.adherents.com/adh_branches.html All the religions above have a well-known "most used" symbol associated with them, nicely illustrated in this list: http://www.omsakthi.org/religions.html Zoroastrianism also has a "second" symbol - the sacred flame: http://altreligion.about.com/library/faqs/bl_zoroastrianism.htm * * * * There are other, less "classical" belief systems which don't have a particular "most used" symbol clearly associated with them. But there is one clear symbol for these two: Rastafarianism http://www.anglicannifcon.org/SymbolsFaith2.htm Wicca (Paganism) http://www.uri.org/kids/other_wicc.htm * * * * Further information from these pages: Table of Six Religions http://www.woodford.redbridge.sch.uk/rs/year7/religionstable.html Religions, Faith Groups, Ethical Systems etc. http://www.religioustolerance.org/var_rel.htm World Religions http://www.adherents.com/Religions_By_Adherents.html Google directory: Religion and Spirituality http://directory.google.com/Top/Society/Religion_and_Spirituality/ I hope this answer meets your needs. Please don't hesitate to ask if you have a query, or if any links fail to work. Just ask for 'clarification'. Regards - Leli Searches: major religions ://www.google.co.uk/search?q=major+religions&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&btnG=Google+Search&meta= cross crescent khanda ://www.google.co.uk/search?q=cross+crescent+khanda&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&start=0&sa=N world religions ://www.google.co.uk/search?q=world+religions&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&btnG=Google+Search&meta=


  • Having just checked out the websites supplied by the researcher answering your question, May I point out that the number of Jehovah`s witnesses worldwide [ that is baptised and qualified to preach door to door, as is well known] is around 6 million, not 14.8. This figure is probably the recorded number of baptised Witnesses and interested other persons who attend the kingdom Halls on the one night each year that corresponds to the jewish date NISAN 14 to celebrate the death of Jesus as he requested in the Bible at First Corinthians 11;24. Also, more pertinent to your question, Jehovah`s Witnesses do not use the cross as a symbol but believe Jesus was put to death on a torture stake, a single vertical pole with no cross bar. The mainline faiths have adopted the cross, which is a carryover symbol from Babylonish teachings. The hebrew word translated as "cross" is more accurately translated "stake". [Acts5;30. 10;39 Galations 3;13] Worldwide common usage of the symbol of the cross does not necessarily make it accurate or true. Careful translation of the original hebrew is very important. Hope this clarifies the matter for you.







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