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German Neo-Pagan sects, continued...

Group	Where	Number of Adherents	% of total pop.	Number of congreg./ churches/ units	Number of countries	Year	Source	Quote/ Notes
German Order	Germany	-	-	-	-	1913	Cavendish, Richard (ed.). Man, Myth & Magic: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Supernatural (vol. 14). New York: Marshall Cavendish Corp. (1970); pg. 1964-1965.	"...German neo-pagan sects... The first was the loosely-organized Germanische Glaubensgemeinschaft (Community for Germanic Beliefs)... founded... Fahrenkrog... In 1911 Fahrenkrog and his followers joined forces with O. S. Reuter... and his German Religious Fellowship... 1913... Meanwhile, Reuter and his followers broke away, and founded yet another sect. This group became the esoteric 'inner circle' of Reuter's Deutsche Orden, the German Order, which later organized a volkisch rural settlement called 'Donnerschag', after the Germanic god Donar. "
German Order	Germany	-	-	-	-	1922	Cavendish, Richard (ed.). Man, Myth & Magic: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Supernatural (vol. 8). New York: Marshall Cavendish Corp. (1970); pg. 1081-1082.	"The chief significance today of the Germanen Order, which flourished from 1912 to 1922, lies in the fact that some of its members had connections with the early National Socialist Movement, and that it cherished so many of the myths that prevailed in extremist German nationalist circles. "; "After 1922 the history of the Order is obscure. It is possible that it was obliged to dissolve or go underground. "
German Reformed	Maryland	-	7.60%	16 units	-	1776	Finke, Roger & Rodney Stark. The Churching of America, 1776-1990. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press (1992; 3rd printing 1997); pg. 277-281.	Table A.1: "Denominational Percentages by Colony, 1776, Based on Number of Congregations "; Total num. of congreg. = 211.
German Reformed	Maryland	-	0.91%	16 units	-	1776	Finke, Roger & Rodney Stark. The Churching of America, 1776-1990. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press (1992; 3rd printing 1997); pg. 277-281.	Table A.1: "Denominational Percentages by Colony, 1776, Based on Number of Congregations "; Total num. of congreg. = 211. Denominational % (7.6%) multiplied by state's adherence rate from table on pg. 27: 12%.
German Reformed	Maryland - whites	-	1.29%	16 units	-	1776	Finke, Roger & Rodney Stark. The Churching of America, 1776-1990. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press (1992; 3rd printing 1997); pg. 277-281.	Table A.1: "Denominational Percentages by Colony, 1776, Based on Number of Congregations "; Total num. of congreg. = 211. Denominational % (7.6%) multiplied by state's adherence rate from table on pg. 27: 17%. [Figure for whites calculated separately for southern states where large numbers of black slaves, few of whom were religiously affiliated at this time; otherwise southern denominational % figures are skewed lower.]
German Reformed	New Jersey	-	2.40%	6 units	-	1776	Finke, Roger & Rodney Stark. The Churching of America, 1776-1990. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press (1992; 3rd printing 1997); pg. 277-281.	Table A.1: "Denominational Percentages by Colony, 1776, Based on Number of Congregations "; Total num. of congreg. = 252.
German Reformed	New Jersey	-	0.62%	6 units	-	1776	Finke, Roger & Rodney Stark. The Churching of America, 1776-1990. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press (1992; 3rd printing 1997); pg. 277-281.	Table A.1: "Denominational Percentages by Colony, 1776, Based on Number of Congregations "; Total num. of congreg. = 252. Denominational % (2.4%) multiplied by state's adherence rate from table on pg. 27: 26%.
German Reformed	New York	-	4.50%	10 units	-	1776	Finke, Roger & Rodney Stark. The Churching of America, 1776-1990. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press (1992; 3rd printing 1997); pg. 277-281.	Table A.1: "Denominational Percentages by Colony, 1776, Based on Number of Congregations "; Total num. of congreg. = 220.
German Reformed	New York	-	0.68%	10 units	-	1776	Finke, Roger & Rodney Stark. The Churching of America, 1776-1990. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press (1992; 3rd printing 1997); pg. 277-281.	Table A.1: "Denominational Percentages by Colony, 1776, Based on Number of Congregations "; Total num. of congreg. = 220. Denominational % (4.5%) multiplied by state's adherence rate from table on pg. 27: 15%.
German Reformed	North Carolina	-	7.20%	12 units	-	1776	Finke, Roger & Rodney Stark. The Churching of America, 1776-1990. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press (1992; 3rd printing 1997); pg. 277-281.	Table A.1: "Denominational Percentages by Colony, 1776, Based on Number of Congregations "; Total num. of congreg. = 165.
German Reformed	North Carolina	-	0.65%	12 units	-	1776	Finke, Roger & Rodney Stark. The Churching of America, 1776-1990. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press (1992; 3rd printing 1997); pg. 277-281.	Table A.1: "Denominational Percentages by Colony, 1776, Based on Number of Congregations "; Total num. of congreg. = 165. Denominational % (7.2%) multiplied by state's adherence rate from table on pg. 27: 9%.
German Reformed	North Carolina - whites	-	1.01%	12 units	-	1776	Finke, Roger & Rodney Stark. The Churching of America, 1776-1990. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press (1992; 3rd printing 1997); pg. 277-281.	Table A.1: "Denominational Percentages by Colony, 1776, Based on Number of Congregations "; Total num. of congreg. = 165. Denominational % (7.2%) multiplied by state's adherence rate from table on pg. 27: 14%. [Figure for whites calculated separately for southern states where large numbers of black slaves, few of whom were religiously affiliated at this time; otherwise southern denominational % figures are skewed lower.]
German Reformed	Pennsylvania	-	17.60%	94 units	-	1776	Finke, Roger & Rodney Stark. The Churching of America, 1776-1990. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press (1992; 3rd printing 1997); pg. 277-281.	Table A.1: "Denominational Percentages by Colony, 1776, Based on Number of Congregations "; Total num. of congreg. = 535.
German Reformed	Pennsylvania	-	4.22%	94 units	-	1776	Finke, Roger & Rodney Stark. The Churching of America, 1776-1990. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press (1992; 3rd printing 1997); pg. 277-281.	Table A.1: "Denominational Percentages by Colony, 1776, Based on Number of Congregations "; Total num. of congreg. = 535. Denominational % (17.6%) multiplied by state's adherence rate from table on pg. 27: 24%.
German Reformed	South Carolina	-	2.40%	4 units	-	1776	Finke, Roger & Rodney Stark. The Churching of America, 1776-1990. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press (1992; 3rd printing 1997); pg. 277-281.	Table A.1: "Denominational Percentages by Colony, 1776, Based on Number of Congregations "; Total num. of congreg. = 166.
German Reformed	South Carolina	-	0.34%	4 units	-	1776	Finke, Roger & Rodney Stark. The Churching of America, 1776-1990. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press (1992; 3rd printing 1997); pg. 277-281.	Table A.1: "Denominational Percentages by Colony, 1776, Based on Number of Congregations "; Total num. of congreg. = 166. Denominational % (2.4%) multiplied by state's adherence rate from table on pg. 27: 14%.
German Reformed	South Carolina - whites	-	0.74%	4 units	-	1776	Finke, Roger & Rodney Stark. The Churching of America, 1776-1990. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press (1992; 3rd printing 1997); pg. 277-281.	Table A.1: "Denominational Percentages by Colony, 1776, Based on Number of Congregations "; Total num. of congreg. = 166. Denominational % (2.4%) multiplied by state's adherence rate from table on pg. 27: 31%. [Figure for whites calculated separately for southern states where large numbers of black slaves, few of whom were religiously affiliated at this time; otherwise southern denominational % figures are skewed lower.]
German Reformed	USA	-	-	159 units	-	1776	Finke, Roger & Rodney Stark. The Churching of America, 1776-1990. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press (1992; 3rd printing 1997); [Orig. source: Paullin (1932)]; pg. 25.	Table 2.1: "Numbers of Congregations per Denomination, 1776 "
German Reformed	USA	-	-	300 units	-	1820	Gaustad, Edwin S. Church and State in America (series: Religion in American Life). New York: Oxford University Press (1999); pg. 48.	Chart: "Number of Churches [in U.S.A.] in 1820 "
German Reformed	USA - Middle Colonies	-	9.80%	-	-	1776	Finke, Roger & Rodney Stark. The Churching of America, 1776-1990. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press (1992; 3rd printing 1997); pg. 29-30.	Table 2.1: "Denominational Percentages by Region, 1776, Based on Number of Congregations "; Total Num. of congreg: 1,285.
German Reformed	USA - South	-	2.80%	-	-	1776	Finke, Roger & Rodney Stark. The Churching of America, 1776-1990. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press (1992; 3rd printing 1997); pg. 29-30.	Table 2.1: "Denominational Percentages by Region, 1776, Based on Number of Congregations "; Total Num. of congreg: 845.
German Reformed	Virginia	-	1.60%	8 units	-	1776	Finke, Roger & Rodney Stark. The Churching of America, 1776-1990. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press (1992; 3rd printing 1997); pg. 277-281.	Table A.1: "Denominational Percentages by Colony, 1776, Based on Number of Congregations "; Total num. of congreg. = 491.
German Reformed	Virginia	-	0.19%	8 units	-	1776	Finke, Roger & Rodney Stark. The Churching of America, 1776-1990. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press (1992; 3rd printing 1997); pg. 277-281.	Table A.1: "Denominational Percentages by Colony, 1776, Based on Number of Congregations "; Total num. of congreg. = 491. Denominational % (1.6%) multiplied by state's adherence rate from table on pg. 27: 12%.
German Reformed	Virginia - whites	-	0.35%	8 units	-	1776	Finke, Roger & Rodney Stark. The Churching of America, 1776-1990. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press (1992; 3rd printing 1997); pg. 277-281.	Table A.1: "Denominational Percentages by Colony, 1776, Based on Number of Congregations "; Total num. of congreg. = 491. Denominational % (1.6%) multiplied by state's adherence rate from table on pg. 27: 22%. [Figure for whites calculated separately for southern states where large numbers of black slaves, few of whom were religiously affiliated at this time; otherwise southern denominational % figures are skewed lower.]
German Religious Fellowship	Germany	-	-	-	-	1911	Cavendish, Richard (ed.). Man, Myth & Magic: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Supernatural (vol. 14). New York: Marshall Cavendish Corp. (1970); pg. 1964-1965.	"...German neo-pagan sects... The first was the loosely-organized Germanische Glaubensgemeinschaft (Community for Germanic Beliefs)... founded... Fahrenkrog... In 1911 Fahrenkrog and his followers joined forces with O. S. Reuter (b. 1876), the author of The Mystery of the Edda, and his German Religious Fellowship... Fahrenkrog's sect [later] changed its title and became the German Belief Fellowship. "
Germanic Sun Religion	Germany	-	-	-	-	1946	Cavendish, Richard (ed.). Man, Myth & Magic: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Supernatural (vol. 14). New York: Marshall Cavendish Corp. (1970); pg. 1966.	"There are stray allusions to a Germanic Sun Religion sect that existed during the early 1900s, but once again it cannot be adequately documented. Fahrenkrog revived this sect, although on a very small scale, after 1945, but it must be remembered that the old pre-1914 volkisch movement was already in a state of decline by 1933... "
Ghana	Mali	-	-	-	-	1240 C.E.	Haskins, Jim & Joann Biondi. From Afar to Zulu: A Dictionary of African Cultures. New York: Walker Publishing Co. (1995); pg. 187.	"Africa's Lost Cultures... Ghana: The first great African empire south of the Sahara, the kingdom of Ghana was located along the Niger River in present-day Mali, about 700 miles north of the country of Ghana. It was the grandeur of ancient Ghana that inspired modern-day West Africans to name their country Ghana. The kingdom of Ghana first rose to power around the sixth century. The population of the empire is unknown. Their language was Soninke, and their religion was based on ancestor and animal worship. Toward the later part of their history, many of the people adopted Muslim traditions... An eleventh-century Arab scholar wrote about the 200,000 Ghanian warriors he witnessed in the kingdom... in 1203, they were attacked by King Sugmaguru Kante of Sosso, who seized the capital city... [which was] destroyed in 1240 by the king of Mali, and soon after the Ghana culture disappeared. "
Ghana Baptist Convention	Ghana	60,000	-	684 units	-	1998	LINK Baptist World Alliance web site; page: "BWA Statistics " (viewed 31 March 1999).	"Figures are for BWA affiliated conventions/unions only (no independents included). "; Table with 3 columns: Country, "Churches ", & "Members "; "1997/1998 Totals "
Ghana Mennonite Church	Ghana	3,000	-	15 units	-	1998	LINK Mennonite World Conference web site. Directory 1998. Web page: "Africa: Mennonite & Brethren in Christ Churches "	GHANA... Ghana Mennonite Church... Members: 3,000+/-; Congregations: 15
Ghost Dance	Nevada	-	-	-	-	1890	Cavendish, Richard (ed.). Man, Myth & Magic: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Supernatural (vol. 16). New York: Marshall Cavendish Corp. (1970); pg. 2171.	"...1890. This was the year of the great Ghost Dance, a native movement which spread across the American plains from the west of Nevada. There Wovoka, an Indian messiah, had prophesied the return of the ancestors and the old way of life... "
Ghost Dance	North America	-	-	-	-	1889	Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 2 - Americas. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998); pg. 149.	"By the late 1880s the status of the Allies had been so drastically reduced that spiritual remedy was sought. The Ghost Dance, begun by the visions of a Paiute Indian named Wovoka (Captain Jack) in Utah, spread throughout the Plains in the late 1880s. This faith taught that through prayer and dancing the earth would roll up and be renewed... The Ghost Dance movement gained strength in 1889, a year of drought and famine... "
Ghost Dance	USA	-	-	-	-	1870	Pinney, Roy. Vanishing Tribes. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co. (1968); pg. 18.	"To the Plains Indians such as the Sioux, among whom the Ghost Dance.. was strongest and led to the most tragic outcome, [it was believed] the dance would also bring the bison back to the plains. It first appeared in 1870, among the Northern Paiute, or Paviotso tribe, of Walker Lake, Nevada. It was apparently the creation of a Paiute shaman named Wodziwob, who was the first prophet of the movement. Followers of the [group] came into contact with the Mormons, many of whom joined the Indian movement... The Ghost Dance gained real strength as a religion in 1890 when Jack Wilson, better known by his Indian name Wovoka... became its leader... [They] adopted the use of a shirt, called the ghost shirt, from the Mormons... The Ghost Dance movement spread throughout the western part of the continent before it died out at the close of the 19th century. "
Ghost Dance	USA	-	-	-	-	1889	Cavendish, Richard (ed.). Man, Myth & Magic: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Supernatural (vol. 8). New York: Marshall Cavendish Corp. (1970); pg. 1092.	"The first [Ghost] dance was held on Wovoka's reservation in January 1889. Word of the ceremony spread quickly to other Rocky Mountain tribes, notably the Utes, Bannocks and Shoshone. By the autumn emissaries from the Sioux, Cheyenne and Arapaho had carried back Wovoka's teaching to the Plains reservations. As it traveled, Wovoka's peaceful message of hope became transformed, particularly by the Sioux... "
Ghost Dance	USA	-	-	-	-	1890	Cavendish, Richard (ed.). Man, Myth & Magic: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Supernatural (vol. 8). New York: Marshall Cavendish Corp. (1970); pg. 1091.	"Ghost Dance. Towards the end of the 19th century, a new religious movement sprang up among a group of North American Indians. The name 'Ghost Dance' is derived from the term used for it among the Sioux and Arapaho and refers to one of the central doctrines of the movement... Although it was virtually the last and most desperate attempt by the Indians to escape the effects of the white man's civilization, the Ghost Dance was foreshadowed by a number of similar movements which had flourished and died throughout the 19th century. "
Ghost Dance	USA	-	-	-	-	1890	Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 2 - Americas. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998); pg. 352.	"The Ghost Dance Religion was first started in 1869 by a Paiute mystic named Wodziwob, although it failed to take hold among the population. In 1888-90, another Paiute, Wovoka (known as Jack Wilson...) revived the Ghost Dance Religion... This time the Ghost Dance Religion spread rapidly among western Native North American tribes, especially in the Great Plains. The US government and European American citizens felt threatened by Ghost Dance teachings... Tensions built up until 1890, when the US Army massacred hundreds of Sioux at Wounded Knee Creek in South Dakota. The Ghost Dance Religion declined rapidly after that, although it is occasionally revived by isolated groups even today. "
Ghost Dance	USA	-	-	-	-	1895	Cavendish, Richard (ed.). Man, Myth & Magic: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Supernatural (vol. 8). New York: Marshall Cavendish Corp. (1970); pg. 1092.	"Although the Ghost Dance continued to be danced among tribes further south, particularly the Kiowa, throughout the 1890s, it came to its real end at Wounded Knee. With it ended the last hopes of the Indians. Many of Wovoka's ideas were absorbed the peyote cults which flourished in the 1920s and 30s and which still survive today. "
Giao Hoi Tin Lanh Mennonite Viet Nam	Vietnam	115	-	-	-	1998	LINK Mennonite World Conference web site. Directory 1998. Web page: "Asia/Pacific: Mennonite & Brethren in Christ Churches "	VIET NAM: Gi�o H�i Tin L�nh Mennonite Vi�t Nam [Giao Hoi Tin Lanh Mennonite Viet Nam]... Members: 115
Gideon Bible Society	world	3	-	-	-	1898	Zelizer, Gerald L. "Gideon Bible reflects how hotels have fallen behind the times " in USA Today, 1 July 1999; pg. 15A.	"Since 1898, when three traveling salesmen in Wisconsin decided to 'win men and women, boys and girls for the Lord Jesus Christ,' the Gideon Bible has been standard fare in hotel rooms for the bulk of American business travelers, vacationers and weekenders. "
Gideon Bible Society	world	130,000	-	-	-	1999	Zelizer, Gerald L. "Gideon Bible reflects how hotels have fallen behind the times " in USA Today, 1 July 1999; pg. 15A.	"Gideon's ubiquitousness cannot be blamed on its 130,000 emissaries worldwide, who fervently volunteer to circulate their Christian message discreetly. They have accomplished what they set out to do, distribute their Bibles, which cost on the average $1.20 apiece, at the rate of 1 million every 8.5 days in 76 languages in hotels, motels, hospitals, prisons, military bases, schools and universities. "
Gikuyu	Kenya	5,000,000	-	-	-	1998	Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 1 - Africa. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998); pg. 190.	"Gikuyu: Location: Kenya; Population: 5 million; Religion: Christianity (Roman Catholicism, Anglicanism, fundamentalist groups, African Separatist churches); ancestor spirits " [NOTE: This figure is for tribal/ethnic affiliation, not a measure of how many Gikuyu practice traditional religion.]
Global Church of God	world	-	-	-	-	1987	web site: Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance; webpage: "Anglo-Israelism; British Israelism; Worldwide Church of God "; URL: http://www.religioustolerance.org/anglo_is.htm (viewed 1 May 1999) [NOTE: Statistics and most info pertaining to Worldwide Church of God were subsequently removed from this page after the denomination renounced British Israelism]	"The Worldwide Church of God... Their membership peaked in 1986 at the death of Herbert Armstrong with about 150,000 members worldwide. 1996 attendance is approximately half that. In the US, membership slid from 89,000 to 49,000. About 30,000 have left to join splinter groups: United Church of God, Global Church of God, Philadelphia Church of God and Church of God International. "
Global Church of God	world	-	-	-	-	1987	LINK web site: Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance; webpage: "Worldwide Church of God founded by Herbert W. Armstrong " (viewed 23 April 2005) Latest update: 2004-SEP-06; Author: B.A. Robinson	"Worldwide Church of God... Splinter groups: After Herbert Armstrong's death [1986], about 30,000 members of the Worldwide Church of God left to join splinter groups: Church of God International, Global Church of God, Living Church of God, Philadelphia Church of God, and United Church of God. "
Global Church of God	world	3,000	-	-	-	1989	LINK official website of Worldwide Church of God; webpage: "A Brief History of the Worldwide Church of God " (viewed 23 April 2005)	"In 1992, income continued to decrease, and a prominent minister and 3,000 members left [the Worldwide Church of God] to form the Global Church of God. "
Global Church of God	world	7,000	-	-	-	1998	LINK OPPOSING VIEW (anti-) web site: "Ministry of Healing: Recovering from Abusive Religion "; section: "FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS " (viewed 27 Feb. 1999)	-
Global Missions Inc.	Antigua and Barbuda	725	-	17 units	-	1990	LINK Mennonite World Conference web site. Directory 1998. Web page: "Carribean, Central & South America: Mennonite & Brethren in Christ Churches "	ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, W.I.: Global Missions Inc... Members (1990): 725; Congregations: 17
Glorious Church of God in Christ Apostolic Faith	world	-	-	50 units	-	1952	Melton, J. Gordon (ed.) The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991); Chapter: Pentecostal Family; section: Apostolic Pentecostals; pg. 265.	"Glorious Church of God in Christ Apostolic Faith was founded in 1921 by C. H. Stokes, its first presiding bishop. He was succeeded in 1928 by S. C. Bass who was to head the church for over a quarter of a century. "
Glorious Church of God in Christ Apostolic Faith	world	-	-	50 units	-	1952	Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991); pg. 266.	"Original Glorious Church of God in Christ Apostolic Faith... The Glorious Church of God was founded in 1921. However, in 1952 its presiding bishop, S. C. Bass married a divorced woman. Approximately half of the fifty-congregation church rejected Bass and reorganized... "
Glorious Church of God in Christ Apostolic Faith	world	-	-	25 units	-	1953	Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991); pg. 265.	"Glorious Church of God in Christ Apostolic Faith... However, in 1952, after the death of his first wife, Bass remarried a woman who was a divorcee. It had been taught for many years that marrying a divorced person was wrong. Bass' actions split the fifty-congregation church in half. Those who remained loyal to Bishop Bass retained the name, but the founding charter was retained by the other group, which took the name Original Glorious Church of God in Christ Apostolic Faith. "
Glorious Church of God in Christ Apostolic Faith	world	-	-	25 units	-	1953	Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991); pg. 266.	"Original Glorious Church of God in Christ Apostolic Faith... The Glorious Church of God... in 1952... Approximately half of the fifty-congregation church rejected Bass and reorganized... "
Gnostic Apostolic Church	Australia	-	-	2 units	-	1998	LINK Ireland, Rowan. Web site: La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia; web page: "New Religious Associations in Australia ", written January 1998. (Viewed 4 July 1999).	"Gnostic Apostolic Church: This religious association originated in Sydney in 1995. There are two centres in Australia and 5 worldwide. "
Gnostic Apostolic Church	world	-	-	5 units	-	1998	LINK Ireland, Rowan. Web site: La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia; web page: "New Religious Associations in Australia ", written January 1998. (Viewed 4 July 1999).	"So far, 65 religious groups and associations have completed a questionnaire and are listed below... Gnostic Apostolic Church: This religious association originated in Sydney in 1995. There are two centres in Australia and 5 worldwide. The Church was founded to serve those souls stranded in prisons of matter, held in the dungeon of materialism, who are seeking Gnosis; i.e. seeking to experience real spiritual power, but who do not know where to find it... The Gnostic Apostolic Church has opened a doorway for those seeking Transfiguration. "
Gnostic Christians	Australia	559	0.00%	-	-	1996	LINK Parliament of Australia web site; page: "Census 96: Religion " (viewed 18 Dec. 1999)	Self-identification, from 1996 govt. census. [Listed in table as "Gnostic Christians "]
Gnostic Institute of Anthropology	Australia	250	-	10 units	-	1998	LINK Ireland, Rowan. Web site: La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia; web page: "New Religious Associations in Australia ", written January 1998. (Viewed 4 July 1999).	"The Gnostic Institute of Anthropology... arrived in Australia in 1985, has 10 centres and an estimated number of 250 people. "
Gnostic Institute of Anthropology	world	-	-	500 units	-	1998	LINK Ireland, Rowan. Web site: La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia; web page: "New Religious Associations in Australia ", written January 1998. (Viewed 4 July 1999).	"So far, 65 religious groups and associations have completed a questionnaire and are listed below... The Gnostic Institute of Anthropology is a teaching institute dedicated to study the religious, mystical and ethical principles on which all world religions were originally based. It was founded in Mexico city in 1952 by Samael Aun Weor. It has 500 centres worldwide. "
Gnosticism	Roman Empire	-	-	-	-	203 C.E.	Occhiogrosso, Peter. The Joy of Sects: A Spirited Guide to the World's Religious Traditions. New York: Doubleday (1996); pg. 302.	"...2nd-century Phrygia in Asia Minor... c. 203... The evidence indicates that these [Montanism, Marcionites] and other Gnostic sects thrived alongside orthodox Christianity throughout the Mediterranean rim and hat in the early centuries the Gnostics may have outnumbered the orthodox. "
Gnosticism	world	-	-	-	-	150 C.E.	Cavendish, Richard (ed.). Man, Myth & Magic: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Supernatural (vol. 8). New York: Marshall Cavendish Corp. (1970); pg. 1118.	"Gnosticism did not disappear. Gnostic schools persisted in the Roman Empire for many centuries but they were no longer a deadly threat to the Christian Church and they do not have the historical importance of the schools of the 2nd century. Outside the Roman Empire, Gnosticism deeply influence Mani and it was in the religion which he founded that Gnosticism became a world religion. Obscure eastern sects which were probably influenced by Gnosticism in turn influenced the medieval Bogomils and Cathars. The theosophical movement of this century has much in common with Gnosticism and rightly lists the Gnostics among its spiritual ancestors. "
Gnosticism	world	-	-	-	-	150 C.E.	Crim, Keith (ed.). The Perennial Dictionary of World Religions. San Francisco: Harper Collins (1989). Reprint; originally pub. as Abingdon Dictionary of Living Religions, 1981; pg. 277.	"Gnosticism... In addition to numerous scattered groups, two main schools of systematic Gnostic thought seem to have existed in the second century--the Basilideans and the Valentinians, the latter divided into Eastern and Western branches. "
Gnosticism	world	-	-	-	-	160 C.E.	Walker, Williston. A History of the Christian Church (3rd ed., revised by Robert T. Handy; 1st ed. 1918). New York: Charles Scribner's Sons (1970); pg. 51-53.	"Gnosticism, properly speaking, was something much more far-reaching. The height of its influence was from about 135 to 160, though it continued a force long after the latter date... Gnosticism was pre-Christian in its origin, and was in existence before Christianity came into the world. There were Jewish and heathen types. It is represented in the Hermetic literature of Egypt. It had astral elements which may be traced back to Babylon religious conceptions... Gnosticism was divided into many sects and presented a great variety of forms... Christian tradition represented the founder of Christian Gnosticism to be Simon Magnus, but of his real relations to it little is known. More clearly defined leaders are Satornilus of Antioch, who labored before 150... "
Gnosticism	world	15,000	-	-	-	1998	LINK web site: Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance	"Only group to have survived to modern times is Mandaean sect of Iraq and Iran. This group has about 15,000 members (one source says 1,500) "
God's Army	Myanmar	200	-	-	-	2000	AP. "Thai forces raid hospital, kill 9 rebels " in Dallas Morning News, 25 Jan. 2000; pg. 6A.	"The rebels were said to be members of a shadowy, ethnic minority Karen rebel group called God's Army, a breakaway faction of a larger Karen guerrilla force. God's Army is led by two 12-year-old twins, Johnny and Luther Htoo, whose 200-odd followers believe that the boys possess mystical powers... God's Army is one of dozens of ethnic insurgent bands that have been fighting the central government in Myanmar for half a century. "
God's House of Prayer for All Nations	Illinois	-	-	-	1 country	1991	Melton, J. Gordon (ed.) The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991); Chapter: Pentecostal Family; section: Apostolic Pentecostals; pg. 265.	"God's House of Prayer for All Nations, Inc., was founded in 1964 in Peoria, Illinois by Bishoip Tommie Lawrence, formerly of the Church of God in Christ... Membership: Not reported. There are several congregations, all in northern Illinois. "
God's Missionary Church	Pennsylvania	532	-	-	-	1971	Melton, J. Gordon (ed.) The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991); Chapter: Holiness Family; section: Glenn Griffith Movement; pg. 227.	"God's Missionary Church... Membership: Not reported. In 1971 there were 595 members, 532 of which resided in Pennsylvania. "
God's Missionary Church	world	595	-	-	2 countries	1971	Melton, J. Gordon (ed.) The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991); Chapter: Holiness Family; section: Glenn Griffith Movement; pg. 227.	"God's Missionary Church... Swengal, PA [H.Q.]... is one of the older conservative holiness bodies. It was formed in 1935 as a result of a dispute in the Pennsylvania and New Jersey District of the Pilgrim Holiness Church... There is missionary work in Haiti and among Cuban refugees in Florida. It cooperates with the Interdenominational Holiness Convention. Membership: Not reported. In 1971 there were 595 members, 532 of which resided in Pennsylvania. "
Godavari Mata followers	USA	6	-	-	-	1972	Harper, Marvin Henry. Gurus, Swamis, and Avatars: Spiritual Masters and their American Disciples; Philadelphia: Westminster Press (1972); pg. 236.	"There are at least a half dozen followers of Godavari Mata here [in the U.S.] at the present time. The disciples of Sathya Sai Baba, though more numerous, are widely scattered. "
goddess worship	USA	100,000	-	-	-	1990	Russell, Chandler. Racing Toward 2001; Zondervan Publishing House: Grand Rapids, MI (1992). [Orig. source: Kate Anders Marlin, "The Underground Ecumenist, " Christian Century, 22-29 Aug. 1990, pg. 757.]; pg. 196.	"The goddess pathway to self-empowerment is an option for many 1990's feminists. The path often combined goddess-worship with witchcraft. Perhaps 100,000 Americans already worship the goddess... "

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