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listed below. Citation styles constantly change, and these examples may not contain the most recent updates. Todays New Religions and Religious Pluralism Research Compiled for The
Paper Store, Inc. by K. Von Huben 7/2010 Please Introduction Religion today seems more fragmented than ever. New faiths arise while
old ones splinter, and although some hold out hope that interfaith work will lead to peace, others seem determined to use religion as a club to beat those who dont
share their faith. This paper considers new religious movements and contrasts them with established religions, then estimates the impact such religious pluralism might have on the future of organized religion.
Discussion New religious movements; There are many reputable web sites devoted to the study of new religious movements, from Jeffrey Haddens site at the University of Virginia to the Center
for Studies of New Religions, maintained in Italy. What soon becomes apparent is that there are hundreds of religions in the world, and dozens that can be considered "new," such
as Adidam, founded in 1970. Its necessary to select only one or two for in-depth examination. First, though, why do new religions arise? The answer is simple: people are
not finding what they crave in those faiths that already exist. The church in American (all major denominations) has been bemoaning the fact that it is losing adherents at a
rapid rate. Clearly, a church that is still following the teachings first devised thousands of years ago is considered irrelevant by many people. So much so, in fact, that church
attendance "is down by about 60% in every denomination in the Christian world" (Kersting, 2006). But people are still searching for meaning, hence the rise of alternative forms of worship.
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