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The document outlines significant religious events and conflicts from the Protestant Reformation to modern times, highlighting key historical moments such as the Holocaust and ongoing tensions like the Israel-Palestine conflict. It also discusses the influence of religion on laws, calendars, and festivals, as well as the rise of secularism and anti-religious movements. Finally, it presents current religious demographics, showing the distribution of major world religions as of 2024.

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History

The document outlines significant religious events and conflicts from the Protestant Reformation to modern times, highlighting key historical moments such as the Holocaust and ongoing tensions like the Israel-Palestine conflict. It also discusses the influence of religion on laws, calendars, and festivals, as well as the rise of secularism and anti-religious movements. Finally, it presents current religious demographics, showing the distribution of major world religions as of 2024.

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🔥 Protestant Reformation (1517–1600s)

Martin Luther challenged Catholic doctrine.

Led to centuries of conflict (e.g., Thirty Years' War, 1618–1648 in Europe).

⚔️ Islamic Conquests (7th–11th Century)


Spread of Islam through Arabian Peninsula, North Africa, Spain, and Asia.

Often involved military expansion and conversion campaigns.

🇮🇳 Hindu-Muslim Conflicts (1000s–Present)


Delhi Sultanate & Mughal Empire saw religious tensions.

Continued post-partition in India–Pakistan conflicts (1947–present).

🕍 Holocaust (1933–1945)
Systematic extermination of 6 million Jews by Nazi Germany.

One of the darkest religious persecutions in modern history.

🔥 Modern Religious Conflicts


Israel–Palestine Conflict – Jews vs. Muslims (1948–present)

Sunni vs. Shia Islam – e.g., Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Saudi-Iran tensions.

India – Periodic Hindu-Muslim, Hindu-Christian violence.

Myanmar – Persecution of Rohingya Muslims by Buddhist majority.

Nigeria – Boko Haram (Islamist extremists) vs. Christians.

📚 IV. Other Key Developments


🌍 Religious Influence on Civilizations
Laws (e.g., Sharia, Canon law)

Calendars (Gregorian, Hijri, Hindu)

Festivals (Christmas, Eid, Diwali, Hanukkah, Vesak)

🌐 Religious Freedom & Secularism


Enlightenment (~1700s) → rise of science, reason, secular thought.

U.S. Constitution (1791): Freedom of religion enshrined.

Many modern nations separate religion from state (e.g., France, India, USA).

🚫 Anti-Religious Movements
Atheism rose with Enlightenment, science, Marxism.

State atheism in USSR, China (Mao era), Albania.

Religion suppressed, temples/churches closed, clergy persecuted.

🌎 V. Religious Demographics Today (2024)


Religion Approx. Followers Percentage of World Pop.
Christianity 2.4 billion ~31%
Islam 1.9 billion ~25%
Secular/Atheist 1.2 billion ~15%
Hinduism 1.2 billion ~15%
Buddhism 500 million ~6%
Folk Religions 400 million ~5%
Judaism 15 million ~0.2%
Sikhism 30 million ~0.4%

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