Welcome to the stars, intrepid traveller.

HINDUISM (It doesn't have a single founder, or 1 set of moral rules to follow. The site below has information on the caste system in Hinduism)
http://www.religioustolerance.org/hinduism.htm


15 NON THEISTIC PATHS, BELIEFS: http://www.religioustolerance.org/var_other.htm


SATANISM (includes myths on Satanism, and how Satanism is a lot less dangerous than people think. I'm against most of the values of Satanism (although I support their beliefs that people should be honest and behave responsibly), as they sound like something a really right wing person would endorse. However, most Satanists aren't as dangerous as the media makes them out to be) http://www.religioustolerance.org/satanism.htm


UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISM (there are differences between universalism and unitarianism. I like how people with diffrent beliefs - even atheists and agnostics- can take part in this religion/path): http://www.religioustolerance.org/u-u.htm


ZOROASTRIANISM (one of the oldest religions in the world. Older than Christianity, too): http://www.religioustolerance.org/zoroastr.htm

LIST OF OTHER RELIGIONS:
http://www.religioustolerance.org/var_rel.htm

Hi there everyone,

Leaarn more about different religions here:

http://www.religioustolerance.org/aboutus.htm

One of the best ways to fight ignorance, hate and fear is to learn more. So learn more about different religions, if you can. Religion is a major part of many people's lives and who they are. And I've often found that it's a person's political/cultural views that can affect how they treat people and understand their religion. The great news is that there *are* progressive allies in religion, as well as feminist, anti racist and GLBTIQ religious people out there. I'm not religious, but knowing about different religions has helped me understand other people more (and has helped reduce my ignorance and fear of people from other religions too).

Below are some parts from the above website that I found interesting:

ISLAM

List of sites for GLBTIQ Muslims: http://www.religioustolerance.org/hom_isla3.htm

Status of women in Muslim countries (webpage is unfinished) : http://www.religioustolerance.org/islfem.htm

A msut read excerpt on Female Genital Mutilation:
 
Many people link FGM with the religion of Islam. Actually, it is a social custom that is practiced by Animists, Christians, and Muslims in those countries where FGM is common. There are many Muslim countries in which the mutilation is essentially unknown, including Algeria, Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. 

JUDAISM

On abortion: Conservative, Reconstructionist and Reform Judaism are formally opposed to government regulation of abortion. They feel that the decision should rest with the woman, her husband, doctor and clergyperson. Some Orthodox authorities agree with this stance. 

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