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Each poll uses different questions and methods:- The WIN/Gallup International poll asked "Irrespective of whether you attend a place of worship or not, would you say that you are a religious person, not a religious person or a convinced atheist?"
In Jainism, suicide is regarded as the worst form of himsā (violence) and is not permitted. [ citation needed ] Ahimsā (nonviolence) is the fundamental doctrine of Jainism. According to the Jain text Puruşārthasiddhyupāya , "when death is near" the vow of sallekhanā ( fasting to death) is observed by properly thinning the body and the ...
The Slavic Native Faith, commonly known as Rodnovery [α] and sometimes as Slavic Neopaganism, [β] is a modern Pagan religion. Classified as a new religious movement , its practitioners hearken back to the historical belief systems of the Slavic peoples of Central and Eastern Europe , though the movement is inclusive of external influences and ...
Al-Masudi, an Arab historian, geographer and traveler, equates the paganism of the Slavs and the Rus' with reason: . There was a decree of the capital of the Khazar khaganate, and there are seven judges in it, two of them from Muslims, two from the Khazars, who judge according to the law of Taura, two from the Christians there, who judge according to the law of Injil, one of them from the ...
Modern paganism by country (29 C, 5 P) F. Finnish paganism (2 C, 6 P) L. Paganism in Lithuania (3 C, 2 P) Pages in category "Paganism by country"
Contemporary knowledge of old pagan religions and beliefs comes from several sources, including anthropological field research records, the evidence of archaeological artifacts, and the historical accounts of ancient writers regarding cultures known to Classical antiquity. Most modern pagan religions existing today express a worldview that is ...
These purported exercises in suicide prevention are naked attempts to justify censorship by absurdly inflating a supposed danger and appealing to the authority of a renowned jurist.
Modern pagan organizations by country (11 C) Modern pagans by nationality (34 C) * Slavic Native Faith by country (3 P) Wicca by country (4 C) A.