- there are about 2.8 billion Christians in the world
- 1/3 of the worlds population
- as the population of the world grows so does the the amount of Christians
- Jesus is the son of god
- believe the word of the bible
- emerged in the mid first century
- lutherans, methodists, baptists, Anglicans, Presbyterians, Episcopalians, and many more
- 41 thousand different denominations
- founder: Jesus Christ
Buddhism
- Buddhism; different teachings, beliefs and practices
- Siddartha Guatama = Buddha, "the awakened one"
- 6% of the worlds population is Buddhist
- Countries: China, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, and Myanmar
- one of the oldest practice today
- Buddhism is more a practice than a religion
- Influences a lot of Asian countries
- You can believe in other religions that just buddhism
- Over a million Buddhist in the U.S.
- A buddha is a person who is free from all faults and mental obstructions
- 500 million to 1.5 billion (estimates and varies)
- Denominations: Tibetan, Zen, Theravada, Amidist
Judaism
- Synagogue - church
- 5 million jews in U.S
- 5 million jews in Israel
- Jewish star, Hanukkah
- Abraham and Moses
- 13 million in the entire world
- Moses main teacher of Judaism
- Moses - 10 Commandments
- Israel, North/South America, Europe, and Asia
Hinduism
- 1 billion, 14 % of worlds population
- Indian and Asian countries
- large number of gods who are worshiped as murtis
- worship in a home, temple or at a road/street shrine
- Most hindu houses have a small shrine inside of their house
- formed in 2000 B.C
- found in India
- There deity is Polytheistic
- belive in new body after death, different life
Islam
- Founder Muhammad
- fast from sunset to sunrise for a month
- pilgrimage at least once
- Allah
- Muslims see their purpose in life as serving and submitting to Allah
- Monotheistic
- Qua'ran
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