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adherents.com is a growing collection of over 41,000 adherent statistics and religious geography citations -- references to published membership/adherent statistics and congregation statistics for over 4,200 religions, churches, denominations, religious bodies, faith groups, tribes, cultures, movements, ultimate concerns, etc. The page at http://www.adherents.com/Religions_By_Adherents.html is informative.

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beliefnet has information on the major religions. There are a variety of articles.

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The Bible Quiz contains more than 3,000 multiple choice questions about the 5 books of Moses. Choose a chapter and timer setting, then the fun begins. The quiz, randomly, selects questions from its database, thus no two quizes are alike. There is, also, a database browser for reviewing and printing the Questions with the correct Answers. Also contains a Hebrew Dictionary.

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Food and Culture lists foods and many religious groups, including Baptists, Muslims, Seventh Day Adventists, Mormons, Christian Scientists, and Jehovah's Witnesses

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Religion at the heart of lawsuit is an article which discusses this lawsuit on religion and modified genetic foods.

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Religion Statistics of Regent University has many of the major links to various sites with statistics.

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Religion & Ethics has articles and information on a variety of ethics and religions. Includes a large number of holidays.

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Biermiller, Lawrence. 2002May 17. Eat First. Then You'll Learn. The Chronicle of Higher Education :A56.

Carlson, E., M. Kipps, J. Thomson. 1984April. Influences on the food habits of some ethnic minorities in the United Kingdom. Human nutrition : Applied nutrition. 38A (2): 85-98.

A variety of studies are examined to assess the significance of traditional ethnic-based food habits in a different cultural setting (specifically focusing on different ethnic minorities residing in the United Kingdom), and to identify factors that contribute to the strength of these habits. The influence of these habits on the acceptance or non-acceptance of particular foods offered to ethnic groups in institutionalized settings is discussed. Food habits of Asians, Hindus, Moslems, Other Indians, and Jews are discussed.

Anonymous. 1957. The World's Great Religions. New York: Time.

Bar-David, M.L. and Y.-T. Lewinski. 1972. Food. IN Encyclopedia Judaica. Jerusalem: Keter.

Chaudry, M.M. 1992. Islamic food laws: Philosophical basis and practical implications. Food Technology 46: 92-93, 104.

Cole, W.O. and SP. Singh. 1978. The Sikhs. Boston: Routledge & Kegan Paul.

Dresser, N. 1996. Multicultural Manners. New York: Wiley.

Greenberg, B. 1989. How to Run a Traditional Jewish Household. Northvale, NJ: Aronson.

Grossman, Cathy Lynn. 2006Sept. 12. View of God can reveal your values and politics. USA TODAY, A1

Higgins, C. and H.S. warshaw. 1989 Jewish Food Pracices, Customs, and Holidays. Chicago: American Dietetic Association/American Diabetes Association.

Hussaini, M.M. 1993. Islamic Dietary Concepts and Practices. Bedford Park, IL: Islamic food and Nutrition council of America.

Jackson, Mary Anne. 2000July. Getting religion - for your products, that is. Food Technology 54(7): 60

Kilara, A., K.K. Iya. 1992. Food and dietary practices of the Hindu. Food Technology 46: 94-102, 104.

Lowenberg, M.E., E.N. Todhunter, E.D. Wilson, J.R. Savage, J.L. Lubawski. 1979. Food and People (3rd ed.). New York: Wiley.

Marsh, C.E. 1984. From Black Muslims to Muslims: The Transition from Sepratism to Islam, 1930-1980. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press.

Natow, A.B., J. Heslin, B.C. Raven. 1975. Integrating the Jewish dietary laws into a dietetic program. Journal of the American Dietetic Association 67: 13-16.

Nelson, M.S. and L. Javanovic. 1987. Pregnancy, diabetes, and Jewish dietary law: The challenge for the pregnant diabetic women who keep kosher. Journal of the American Dietetic Association 87: 1054-1058.

Rau, S. 1969. The Cooking of Inda. New York: Time-Life Books.

Regenstein, J.M. and C.E. Regenstein. 1992. The kosher food market in the 1990s-A legal view. Food Technology 46: 122-124, 126.

Robinson, R.H. and W.L. Johnson. 1982. The Buddhist Religion. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.

Roth, C. 1972. Dietary habits. IN Encyclopedia Judaica. Jerusalem: Keter.

Sakr, A. H. 1971. Dietary regulations and food habits of Muslims. Journal of the American Dietetic Association 67: 17-21

Sarma, D.S. 1953. The nature and history of Hinduism. IN K.W. Morgan (Ed.), The Religion of the Hindus. New York: Ronald Press.

Smith-Christopher, Daniel L. 1993. Hebrew satyagraha: The politics of Biblical fasting in the post-exilic period (Sixth to Second century B.C.E. Food and Foodways 5(3): 269.

Spence, H. 1960. The Story of America's Religions. New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston.

van Straalen, A. 1986. The Book of Holidays Around the World. New York: Dutton.

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