world religions
Today we were informed that we would have a test on world religions on Friday. I think that this test date is too close and no one will be prepared because we started learning about world religions today and we only got through two of the five religions that we need to know about. We learned about Christianity and Islam.
Christianity is the most popular religion in the world. There are about 2.2 billion people that practice Christianity. The people who practice Christianity are called Christians. Most Christians are based in Europe, the Americas, and Southern Africa. Some of the different denominations of Christianity are Catholic, Eastern Orthodox Church, Protestant, Lutherans, Methodists, Baptists, Anglicans, and Presbyterian. The founder of Christianity is Jesus Christ even though he was Jewish. He taught from example and people began to follow him. Christians believe that Jesus is both human and divine and is the son of God. He led a virtuous life, was crucified, died, buried and resurrected. He ascended into Heaven where he reigns with God the Father. Christian clergy consists of the Pope and priests. The pope is the head of the Catholic Church and priests are local authorities.
Islam is the second largest religion in the world. It had 1.5 billion adherents. The people who are Islam are called Muslims. Islam is prominent in Indonesia, Middle East, and North Africa. There are two different Islam denominations. They are Sunnis and Shiites. About 75-90% of Muslims are Sunnis and about 10-20% are Shiites. Their holy book is Qur'an. Their founder was Muhammad. He lived from 570 AD to 632 AD. Their beliefs are monotheistic. This religion is also Abrahamic. They believe in the Five Pillars which are testimony, prayer, alms-giving, fasting, and pilgrimage. Muslims see the purpose of life as serving and submitting to Allah, their God, and observing Islam law.
Christianity is the most popular religion in the world. There are about 2.2 billion people that practice Christianity. The people who practice Christianity are called Christians. Most Christians are based in Europe, the Americas, and Southern Africa. Some of the different denominations of Christianity are Catholic, Eastern Orthodox Church, Protestant, Lutherans, Methodists, Baptists, Anglicans, and Presbyterian. The founder of Christianity is Jesus Christ even though he was Jewish. He taught from example and people began to follow him. Christians believe that Jesus is both human and divine and is the son of God. He led a virtuous life, was crucified, died, buried and resurrected. He ascended into Heaven where he reigns with God the Father. Christian clergy consists of the Pope and priests. The pope is the head of the Catholic Church and priests are local authorities.
Islam is the second largest religion in the world. It had 1.5 billion adherents. The people who are Islam are called Muslims. Islam is prominent in Indonesia, Middle East, and North Africa. There are two different Islam denominations. They are Sunnis and Shiites. About 75-90% of Muslims are Sunnis and about 10-20% are Shiites. Their holy book is Qur'an. Their founder was Muhammad. He lived from 570 AD to 632 AD. Their beliefs are monotheistic. This religion is also Abrahamic. They believe in the Five Pillars which are testimony, prayer, alms-giving, fasting, and pilgrimage. Muslims see the purpose of life as serving and submitting to Allah, their God, and observing Islam law.
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