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Religions and related social and cultural structures have played an important part in human history. As mental structures, they influence the way we perceive the world around us and the values we accept or reject. As social structures, they provide a supporting network and a sense of belonging. In many cases, religions have become the basis of power structures and have become intertwined with it. History, remote and recent, is full of examples of "theocratic" states, be they Christian, Hindu, Muslim, Jewish or other. The separation between state and religion is still recent and only partly applied: there are official state religions in Europe and de facto state religions. In most cases this does not pose a particular problem as long as it is tempered by values of tolerance.
I regard irreligious people as pioneers.
Anandabai Joshee, the first Hindu woman and first Indian woman to receive a medical degree
Statistics on religion or belief adherents can never be very accurate, considering the dynamic nature of this pattern as well as the fact that many people among us live in contexts where freedom of religion and belief is not enjoyed. The statistics below are, therefore, intended to exemplify the diversity of the global picture. The figures indicate the estimated number of adherents of the largest religions.
Explanation:
1517: Luther takes the pope to task
1517: Luther takes the pope to task. ...
1519: Reformist zeal sweeps the south. ...
1520: Rome flexes its muscles. ...
1521: Luther stands firm at Worms. ...
1525: Rebels are butchered in their thousands. ...
1530: Protestants fight among themselves. ...
1536: Calvin strikes a chord with reformers.
