Saturday, October 13, 2012

Religions

Christian
It was founded around 30 AD by the apostles of Jesus and Jesus himself. It is a monotheistic religion and the holy book is called the bible. Over 2.1 billion people follow the Christian religion around the world. God is the central figure of this religion. The Christian religion says that God saves us from all sin. There is no one holy place.

Islam
It was founded in 622 CE. It is a monotheistic religion and the holy book is called The Qur'an. It is the second largest religion in the world with 1 to .8 billion people following it, just under the Christian religion. The center part of the religion is the Prophet Mohammed. The center of Islam is Mecca.

Buddhism
It was founded at about 460 B.C and it was founded by Siddhartha Gautama also known as the Budda. It is neither monotheistic or polytheistic. The holy book is called the TripitakaBuddhism is followed by 376 billion people making it the 6th biggest religion in the world. The Budda is the central figure There is no central location for Buddhism.

Hinduism
There is no founder and the it was unknown when the date of the religion was created however we know it was created in India. In reality Hinduism is polytheistic. The holy book is called the Vedas. It is the third biggest religion in the world with about 900 million followers. There is no one god because the freedom of the religion. There is no one holy place.

Judaism
The exact date is unknown when it was founded. It is monotheistic because they believe in one god. The holy
book is called the Torah. This religion has 14 million followers. The figures are Abraham, Issac and Jacob. The holy place is called the western wall.

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