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The Church: Origins of Well-Known Non-Christian Religions

RELIGIONFOUNDERYEARPLACE
Ancestor WorshipEvolved over several centuriesChina
Baha'IMirza Ali Muhammad1850Iran
Bilalians (Black Muslims)Timothy Drew (aka Nobel Drew Ali)1910'sNewark, NJ
BuddhismSiddhartha Gautamac.500 B.C.India
Zen BuddhismBodhidharma520China
ConfucianismConfuciusc.500 B.C.China
HinduismVedas Writingsc.500 B.C.India
Hare Krishnas (Iskon) (Hinduism)Swami Prabhupada1965New York, NY
Islam (Muslims)MohammedA.D. 622Medina, Saudi Arabia
Jehovah WitnessCharles Taze Russell1879Pittsburgh, PA
JudaismGodc.1850 B.C.Ur, S. Babylonia
Mormon (Latter-day Saints)Joseph Smith1829New York, NY
Radio Church of God (Worldwide Church of God)Herbert W. Armstrong1934U.S.A.
RosicruciansH. Spencer Lewis1915New York, NY
ShintoismEvolved over several centuriesJapan
SpiritualismMargaret and Kate Fox1848New York, NY
TaoismLao-Tsec.580 B.C.China
TheosophyHelena Petrovna Blavatsky1875New York, NY
Transcendental Meditation (Hinduism)Maharishi Yogi1970India
Unification ChurchSun Myung Moon1945Korea
UnitarianismFrancis David1550'sTransylvania
UniversalismJames Relly1700'sEngland
Unitarian-UniversalistFrom Unit. & Univ. Religions1961U.S.A.
ZoroasterismZoraster compiled ancient teaching1000-600 B.C.Iran

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