Is Christianity the only missionary religion?
I have had the opportunity to lead the Builders Sunday Morning Small Group for three weeks studying the gospel according to Mark. This question was from the final class meeting.
Is Christianity the only missionary religion? The answer is no.
From the Wikipedia entry for missionary - "A missionary is a member of a religion who works to convert those who do not share the missionary's faith; someone who proselytizes."
From this entry and others, I was able to find a few a little more information on particular religions.
Religions that have missionary efforts
Buddhism
Christianity
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Islam
Jehovah's Witnesses
Religions that do not have missionary efforts
Hinduism
Judaism
This is certainly not a comprehensive list of religions, but perhaps gives an idea about the division. Some religions are more comfortable with pluralism, which has a direct impact on whether they carry out missionary efforts. This was an interesting question for me to research as I had not really thought about this question before. Thanks for the question!
Citation - Wikipedia contributors, "Missionary," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Missionary&oldid=209656492 (accessed May 5, 2008).