Christianity is the largest populated religion in the world. There are many different Christian denominations/groups. The largest Christian group is the Roman Catholics. Christianity revolves around Jesus Christ, the Son of God. It focuses on Jesus's life and teachings. Christianity teaches that Jesus is fully human and fully divine at the same time. The Christian place of worship is a Church. In churches, they hold masses and other ceremonies such as weddings or funerals. The Christian's holy book is the Bible. The people who follow Christianity, are called Christians.
The next religion is Islam. Islam has 1.8 billion followers. It makes up about 24% of the whole world's population. The founder of then Islam religion is the prophet Muhammad. A follower of Islam is a Muslim. The God that they believe in is called Allah. The sacred book of Islam is the Quran. The Quran was preached by the prophet Muhammad. It is broken down into different chapters. It is expected for Muslims to read the complete Quran at least once. Islam is a Abrahamic religion. Muslims focus on the Five Pillars of Faith.
The next religion is Buddhism. The followers of Buddhism refer to themselves as Buddhists. The religion of Buddhism focuses on being very spiritual. Buddhism came to be from the teachings and lessons of Buddha. Buddhism started in India and spread all over the world. Buddha's death date and birthday are unknown and a controversial topic. Buddhism was founded by Siddhartha Guatama. They live by the Four Noble Truths .
Followers of Hinduism are called Hindus. India is 80% Hindu. 97% of Hindus are in India, making up more than 80% of Hindus population. The Hindus holy book is the Veda. They don't have a founder.
Judaism is the 9th largest religion in the world, and was founded by Abraham. The followers are called Jews. They believe in the Ten Commandments.
Monday, January 14, 2019
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