The Ancient Monotheistic Religion

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Monotheism is the belief of just one supreme and all powerful god. Throughout the world there are many religions that have a belief of worshipping only one god such as Baha'i Faith, Caodaiism, Cheondoism, Christianity, Deism, Eckankar, Islam, Judaism, Mandaeism, Rastafari, Shaivism,
Seicho no Ie, Shaktism, Sikhism, Tengrism, Tenrissm, Vaishnavism, and Zoroastrianism as well as other ancient religions that are no longer in practiced such as Atenism. Those who only worship one god normally believe that their god is their creator and accomplished all of their work without the help from any other entity. This belief can be found in Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Many monotheistic religions also deny the existence of any other gods and condemn the other religious faiths. The origin of monotheism is unclear. Some historians claim that monotheism first arose in the Persian religion of Zoroastrianism while others claim the Egyptian religion of Atenism was the birthplace of monotheism and the Hebrews often consider their religion to be the original form of monotheism.
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Monotheism, is the most discussed religious classification and is often identified as what all other religions should be. This recognition makes many religions work harder in order to live up to their reputation. Universities and colleges have placed this type of religion above others viewing it as the only way to think of just who is God compared to the ancient traditions of worshipping several gods or

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