Most probably most people believe that they have a reasonable knowledge about the so-called "main-stream religions of the world. What informs their beliefs, the mores, value-structures and so.
You might be surprised to learn that you are wrong. Most people have little idea of what other religions are all about.
It's a theme which Nicolas D Kristof takes up in a "different" sort of column of his in The New York Times - a quiz.
"The New York Times reported recently on a Pew Research Center poll in which religious people turned out to be remarkably uninformed about religion. Almost half of Catholics didn’t understand Communion. Most Protestants didn’t know that Martin Luther started the Reformation. Almost half of Jews didn’t realize Maimonides was Jewish. And atheists were among the best informed about religion."
Take the quiz here.
You might be surprised to learn that you are wrong. Most people have little idea of what other religions are all about.
It's a theme which Nicolas D Kristof takes up in a "different" sort of column of his in The New York Times - a quiz.
"The New York Times reported recently on a Pew Research Center poll in which religious people turned out to be remarkably uninformed about religion. Almost half of Catholics didn’t understand Communion. Most Protestants didn’t know that Martin Luther started the Reformation. Almost half of Jews didn’t realize Maimonides was Jewish. And atheists were among the best informed about religion."
Take the quiz here.
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