- Christianity
- 2.2 Billion (largest in the world)
- Call them: Christians
- Location: Europe, the Americans, southern Africa
- Denomination: Catholic Church, Easter Orthodox Church
- Founder: Jesus Christ
- Holy Book: The Bible
- Beliefs:
- Human and Divine
- Son of God
- Led a virtuous life
- Crucified
- Died
- Buried
- Resurrection
- Ascended into heaven where he reigns with God the Father
- Clergy: The Pope Is head of church, priests local authorities
2. Islam
- 1.5 billion (Second largest)
- Call them: Muslims
- Location: Indonesia, Middle East, North Africa
- Denomination: Sunnis (75%-90%) Shiites (10%-20%)
- Founder: Muhammad (570-632)
- Holy Book: Qur'an
- Beliefs:
- Monotheistic
- Abrahamic
- Five Pillars
- Testimony, prayer, alms-giving, fasting
- Muslims see their purpose in life as serving and submitting Allah(God), and observing Islamic law
3.Hinduism
- 1.1 billion (Third largest)
- Call them: Hindus
- Location: India, Nepal
- Holy Book: The Vedas
- Eternal truth revealed to ancient wise men
- Written or composed in verse form
- Founder: No distinct founder
- Series of wisdom points of view
- Way of living your life
- Being in harmony with Earth
- "Reincarnation"
4. Buddhism
- 500 million to 1.5 billion (Estimates vary a bit)
- Call them: Buddhists
- Location: Southeast Asia, China, Nepal, Japan (There are 1.2 million Buddhists in the United States)
- Founder: Siddhartha Gautama
- Denominations:
- Tibetan
- Zen
- Theravada
- Amidst
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