Unlike mainland China, Taiwan has had unfettered freedom of religion since its founding. The religious makeup of the island is quite diverse. Roughly one-third of the populace practice a strain of Buddhism, one-third practice Taoism, and the remaining one-third practice various other religions, including Christianity, Islam, Liism, I-Kuan Tao, Bahà’i and Scientology. The religious culture of the island is a hybrid of Taoism, Buddhism and folk faiths.