Which of the following would we be more likely to classify as a characteristic of an ethnic religion?
A) Priests build temples in cities around the world.
B) Priests travel across the world to establish missions on remote islands.
C) A religious leader proclaims that you cannot join her church as a full member unless you bring two or three people with you, as converts to her religion.
D) The religious calendar is based largely on seasonal changes in a particular region.
E) The adherents of a church pledge that they will not support warfare in any form.

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Ethnic religions tend to be closely tied to a particular geographic region and often have a calendar based on seasonal changes in that region. Building temples around the world (A) and establishing missions on remote islands (B) are more characteristic of universalizing religions. Requiring converts to bring others with them (C) is not necessarily unique to ethnic religions, and the vow of nonviolence (E) could apply to both ethnic and universalizing religions.

Which of the Following Would We Be More Likely to Classify