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INTRODUCTION TO RELIGION

Religions have been around for approximately 2500 years.

The basis of religions were mainly built around single people. Some of them are polytheistic though. This means they

worship many gods . Monotheistic means one single god is worshipped.

None of the articles in this publication are meant to persuade any readers to a religion, only to inform.

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CHRISTIANITY The religion of Christianity is one of the most practiced in the world. One piece of supporting evidence is who the religion was founded by. Jesus Christ is the core founding father of Christianity. Secondly, the time period makes it the second earliest religion. It was founded around thirty C.E. last of all; the formation is unique for the reason of being built around a single man.

The formation is based on the birth, life, and death of Jesus Christ. In summery the religion is fluently practiced.

The religion has a unique geography. A good example of this is the land layout is very unique. The land is made up of a desert mountainous terrain. Along with that there are tons of worldwide believers. There are about 1.5 billion followers of Christianity. In addition to the first the religion has gone through major changes. One is it was founded in the Mid-

dle East but now it has spread worldwide. The evidence clearly points it has the most amount of followers throughout the world.

The beliefs of Christianity are very mixed. To begin with, god is very important in this religion. He is Christianity’s sovereign lord.

In the same way, the individual has an important role in Christianity. Individuals were set to spread the word of Christ. Best of all the followers of this religion love there god above all else. They die all the time in foreign countries for preaching his word.

Thus, the beliefs of Christianity are mixed.

Christianity has many different practices.

There is much different kind of churches. There are Methodists, Baptists and Catholics which all attend church on Sundays. Likewise, there leaders have many different titles. There are priests and pastors. They pray to wash away their sins and ask for help when it was needed.

They celebrate Christmas and Easter. In conclusion Christianities practices are divided.

Christianity has the most amount of followers in the world today. First it was founded by Jesus Christ. He is the core for Christian beliefs. Second of all the time period it was founded was 30 C.E. They study Jesus’ life and his birth. In summery this religion is practiced very often.

“The beliefs of Christianity are very mixed.”

European Depiction of Jesus Christ

ISLAM Do you happen to be a Christian or Jewish religion believer? Well although many things set it apart, Islam bears similarities to Judaism and Christianity. A great example is all three were founded in the Middle East region. Mesopotamia, Saudi Arabia, and Mecca are all located in the Middle East region. Still another great example is that these three

religions were all based around a single person. Islam is the foundation around Muhammad, Judaism was around Abraham, and Christianity was built around Jesus.

Lastly they all have the same common religious text of the Old Testament. Christianity has the New Testament, Islam has the Qur’an and Judaism has the Talmud. Clearly, all three are very similar.

Islam has quite a unique history. One way to look at this is through, the Prophet of Muhammad vision which then found the Qur’an. Muhammad was the first Prophet. Another way to look at this is through the time period the religion was founded. This was about 1500 years ago. On top of that, it took many years for the Qur’an to be made. The first vision was when the angel Gabriel came and told him to tell him everything he knew about God. Thus, Islam’s history is truly one of a kind. The landscape features are very similar to Judaism. One good example is that there are about one billion Muslims. The majority of the believers are located in Mecca. Similarly, the religion of the Islam is close to Judaism.

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Arabia and Israel are both in the Middle East.

Even so, now Islam is very popular in the Middle East and in Europe. Islam is spreading like wildfire. So, the landscape is similar to other religions. This religion has many beliefs. For example, there God does have roles. The biggest role is being the almighty being.

Secondly, the individual needs to worship God. If they do not they stay dead until Judgment Day. Last of all, they do anything for their God. Islam is very popular religion. In short, there are many different beliefs.

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times a day towards Mecca. Likewise, there religions leader are Sahib and Caliph.

Other religions have many leaders. Even so, they pray to repent to their God. They do celebrate Ramadan. Truly, Islam has many practices.

All of their practices are performed in a

religious temple. In the world of global politics, there is a rise of Islam extremists; these extremists can be deadly to the world.

The religion of Islam is unique and similar are the same time. First, Christianity, Judaism, and Islam were founded in the Middle East. All three founding regions were right by each other. Next, all three were founded by the same person. Islam had Muhammad to find its religions. Finally, the Old Testament for all three was the same. Each religion was based around Abraham. And so it is, Islam can be very similar to other religions.

Islamic practice’s is what sets it apart. For instance, they worship all the time. They must pray seven

the individual needs to worship God. “

BUDDHISM Buddhism is very set apart from other religions. One example is most religions think of life as a non painful way to live. But Buddhism sees life as a suffering or at least should suffer. A great second example is that the religion was not founded by a god, but a single man. Buddhism was founded by Buddha Nepal. The third good example is the time period in which the religion was

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founded in. One of the oldest religions ever created was Buddhism about 2500 years ago. In summary this religion is very distinct compared to others. The religion of Buddhism has a unique physical layout of the region. One good piece of evidence is even though Buddhism is in the Middle East. It is the only religion founded in India. A second great piece of evidence is it is a mountainous

range. India is famous for the Himalayan Mountains. But yet another great piece of evidence is there are currently 376 million Buddhists in the world. All together though, the believers were in India during formation. The formation of the religion is very intriguing. Initially it started with a young prince who was raised in seclusion.

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-He one day ventured outside of the city walls and witnessed all of the suffering that was occurring. Secondly after days of meditating under a tree he found the true purpose for life. He then gained the title of the Buddha. Last of all Buddhism was founded 2500 years ago. Another religion that was founded around this time was Christianity. To summarize all of the points, the formation is unique. Buddhism beliefs are generally different. First of all they do not have a single god for the religion. Instead of one holy god, they focus on inner peace and enlightenment. Furthermore, Buddhists meditate to find inner peace. If they become enlightened they got the

title of the Buddha by this method. Lastly for them you only have to meditate when you can.

For this reason if you only have to do this once a week, if will be plentiful. In conclusion they have no god in which to set them apart.

Buddhism does have different practices.

First of all Buddhists meditate instead of worship. They do though have a place set aside to meditate most of the time. Second of all no religious leaders are known as the Buddha.

Meditation is used to reach inner peace. Last of all, the religion does

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celebrate holidays like all other religions. One of the main holidays is Vesak, known as the Buddha New Year. Truly it is set apart from other religions. The religion stated in this article is very different from others. One supporting fact is that the formation is unique. It was not a set person claiming to be a prophet as with other religions. Next India is the founding country.

The city in which the religion was founded in India was Nepal. The final supporting fact is that the Buddhist beliefs are set apart from all other religions. They do not worship a single god, but look to find inner peace and enlightenment. Clearly, Buddhism is a very unique and interesting religion.

JUDAISM Judaism is very old and interesting religion. First, how it was formed and its history are interesting. It was the first religion to believe in one god. Next, the geography of this region is very surprising.

The country with the most believers of Judaism is Israel.

Lastly, practices can be similar to Christianity. They both

believe in the same god. So, though Judaism is old it can be very interesting. This religion has a long history. First of all, Judaism was founded by Abraham. That was over four thousand years ago. Also, it was founded in Mesopotamia. That was the only religion at the time to believe in one god. On top of that, Abra-

ham got a vision from his god. That is how the whole religion started. I short, the history of Judaism is very large. The geography may differ from other religions.

One reason is, Israel has the largest population of Jewish believers. And that is by then same area where the religion was founded.

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Buddhism does have different practices.

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Secondly, it was about the only country in that region that is primarily Jewish. Israel is in the Middle East which is primarily Islam. And finally, the terrain is desert like. Still do to this the most believers are in Israel. Thus, the geography differs from other regions. For the religion of Judaism, it started many other religions. Initially, they came up with the idea of one god.

The individual is supposed to obey the laws and rules in the Talmud, and there happen to be fourteen million Jewish followers worldwide.

Secondly, god is supposed to serve as a leader. He gives

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them strength and leads them into battle if it is ever needed. Last of all, the believers love their god above all else. They always try to do the right thing and when they cannot they do repent. Together Judaism started many different beliefs. Judaism has many practices. First, the Jewish religion worships in a synagogue. Still, the leader of a synagogue is called a rabbi.

Prayer is used mostly for

repenting for ones sins.

Moreover, they have two major holidays. These two holidays are Hanukkah and pass over. Truly, Judaism has many practices. Judaism has been around for a long time.

First, its formation is very interesting. The only religion of the time to believe in one god at the time was Judaism.

Next, the geography is very interesting. Israel is the only country whose main religion is Judaism. Lastly, practices can be similar to Christianity.

Both of them pay to repent.

So, Judaism is a very interesting religion.

Hinduism worships gods such as this.

HINDUISM Hinduism has a rather unique and interesting background history. Adding to that, this religion has been around for a long time. People have been practicing this religion for 2500 years. As a result, Hinduism is the world’s oldest religion and thirds largest religion. In addition, 837 million continue practicing this religion to this day. First of all, this religion originated in 3000 BC in Indus Valley, this is now Paki-

stan. This makes it the oldest know religion. So, the history is one of a kind.

Hinduism founding is unique. First, unlike other religions it has no specific founder. This is definitely the only religion without a know founder. Second, it’s founding was before other religions.

Lastly, most of the believers now live in India.

82% of people in India are Hindu. Again the physical layout is similar to other countries. To most religions Hinduism differs greatly on beliefs. Initially the head god Brahman Is the head god.

There are other gods which is where the religions differ; secondly, the individual has his daily ritual. It is their choice to the ritual. Last of all they worship them for rein-

carnation. They don’t exactly love or hate god. Thus, beliefs set them apart. Practices also set them apart.

First, they do have a temple but you don’t have to worship them. The religious leaders are gurus. Second, the guru’s main job is to tech enlightenment. They pay to live a better life. Last, they live a better life to break the cycle of reincarnation. One holiday is holy. Thus, practices set them apart.

Lastly, all we know is that it was founded in the Indus Valley. This is in what is now Pakistan. Thus, its founding sets it apart. The physical layout is similar to other religions. First, since it was founded in what is not Pakistan it was founded in the middle east it has 837 million followers worldwide. Furthermore the Indus Valley was a large civilization. It traded with Ancient Mesopotamia at the time.

The history is unique. First of all, its been around for a long time. It is the oldest known religion. Secondly, it is the third largest religion in the world. There are 1.1 million followers in the U.S. Last of all, it started around 3,000 B.C.E. it is the only known religion from the time. Thus, it’s history does set it apart.

Lastly, most of the believers now live in India.

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