Before You Begin - You Name The Religion...

You name the religion, you'll find a site about it online!.

Christian, Jewish, Hindu, Islam, Pagan, Buddhism, Confucianism, Falun Dafa, Native American, Taoism, Gnosticism....Mormon, Cathars, Reform, Orthodox, Anglican, Episcopal, .... they're all there. Not only that, but online sites about them are subdivided into communities, blogs, job centers, personals, home schooling and the lik.

Religious sites are very prevalent on the Internet.

And here's how to find them.

Step 1 - Visit Main Religious Hubs/Directories

Want to zero in on religious sites? Visit:

• Google's Religion and Spirituality Directory

• Belief.net

• Adherents.com

• Virtual Religion Index

That should give you a great series of sites to begin your search.

Next, consider:

Step 2 - Searching Yahoo Groups

Yahoo Groups has a humongous section of relgious-based networking groups. Let's say that you want to find a Christian group in Florida. Searching for

christian florida>christian flordia

might reveal

• Florida Homeschool

• Christian Surfers

Or what about

jewish new york

You might see:

• Jewish Community

• NYC Shuls

You can even search for subgroups within religious networking - consider:

lds homeschooling

Some results could be:

• LDS homeschool

• Saints and Scholars

Resources are always out there if you know where to look.

Step 3 - For More Information

For more general-purpose resources, consider:

• Apologetics Index - resources that delve into just about every possible religion known to man.

• Rick Ross - resources regarding destructive cults often done under the guise of religion.

• Religious Tolerance - information about dozens of religions.

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