Paragraphs On Christianity

Today in Human Geo. we were assigned a "project" in where we are supposed to write a paragraph about each religion.

Christianity is the largest religion in the world today. It has over 2.2 billion adherents which are mostly based in Europe North and South America, and Southern Africa. There are many different types of christianity. There is Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Protestants, Lutherans, Methodists, Baptists, Anglicans, Presbyterians, and Episcopalians. The founder is Jesus Christ. The holy book of Christianity is the bible. The clergy or the authority of the church includes Poes, Bishops, and, Priests. The Christians believe that Jesus is Divine and a son of God the father.

Islam is the seconds largest religion in the world checking in at about 1.5 billion adherents. You call Islamic people Muslims. They are mostly located in Indonesia, Middle East, and North Africa. There are two parts to this religion. The Sunnis which is about 75 to about 90 percent of the people. The other part is the Shiits. This is about 10 to 20 percent of the people in the religion. The holy book of Islam is the Quran. They believe in the five pillars of Islam which are Testimony, Prayer, Alms giving, Fasting, and Pilgrimage. They are monotheistic.

Hinduism is the third largest religion ranking in at about 1.1 billion adherents. You call them Hindus. They are located in India and Nepal. Their holy book is the Vedas. These are internal truths that where reveled to ancient sages. They are composed in verse form. Meant to be sung in rhythm and easily memorized. There is no distinct founder of Hinduism. Series of philosophical and intellectual points that are used instead of rules. They are the oldest religion on the planet. They are more of a way of life then they are a religion. They believe when you die you are reincarnated into something depending on how you acted in this life.

Buddhism is the fourth largest religion checking in with about 500 million to about 1.5 billion people. We would call them buddhists. They are located Southeast Asia, China, Nepal, and Japan. There are 1.2 million in the U.S.A. Their founder was Siddhartha Gautama. They are Tibetan, Zen, Theravada, and Amidst. They follow the noble truths. 1, there is suffering, 2 attachment to desire, 3 cessation of suffering, 4 the eight fold pattern. The eight fold pattern will stop your suffering.

Judaism is the fifth largest religion ranking in at 14-18 million adherents. We would call them Jews. They are located in Israel and U.S.A. Their founder is Abraham. The holy bible is the Torah which is the first five books in the old testament. These are Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. They believe in one God and are concerned with the actions of human kind. They also follow the ten commandments.