American's religious IQ lacking

[CarlW]

Originally Posted by burnin_vernon

I have always wanted to expand my knowledge of religions as I feel I don't know nearly enough. Though I am agnostic (leaning to atheist) I would like more knowledge to back up my (non) beliefs.

What is a good way to start? Is there , like, a Religion For Dummies book or something?

Here's an ok site for Buddhism:
http://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/buddhaintro.html