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The 3 main religious groups are: -Christianity -Judaism (Jewish) -Islamic The previous answer is not correct. The religions listed above are the Abrahamic Religions and not the main religious groups of the world. There are literally hundreds of thousands of religious groups, and possibly thousands of "main" religious groups.
Christian, Catholic, Muslim, Jewish,
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No. Mormonism is a Restorationist Christian religious movement. Followers of Mormonism come from many different ethnic groups around the world. It is true that some religious groups can double as ethnic groups (such as Judaism - although you can be an ethnic Jew but not a religious Jew, or religiously Jewish but not ethnically Jewish) but Mormonism has not had the thousands of years of intermarrying required to become an ethnic group.
Hanukkah is a Jewish celebration:http://judaism.answers.com/jewish-holidays/hanukkah
Israel is a primarily secular state, with a Jewish national identity. It has no religious government position (although some ministries are managed by religious groups).
There were many Jewish groups or organizations in Palestine while it was under the control of the British. Some of the groups were religious, some were political, and other groups were created to meet the needs of various elements of the society. The dominant political group was the Jewish Agency which actually developed an unofficial government for the Jewish population that was able to form a functioning government when Israel declared its independence in May of 1948.
The Saducees denied the afterlife and only regarded the five books of Moses as authoritative.
The Jewish religious teachers are Rabbis.
The term used for Jewish Religious Law is Halakha,
Tracey Lynn Stulberg has written: 'Perceptions of Jewish college students concerning cults and religious groups'
Muslim 98% (Shia 89%, Sunni 9%), other (includes Zoroastrian, Jewish, Christian, and Baha'i) 2%