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5 major world religions
5 major world religions
Christianity
Beliefs
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They believe that Jesus believed more in Justice and kindness that religiousness and that once he communicated these things through healing others . he would teach them about his 'heavenly father'
They believe that you should love others how God loves you and that he is attentive, loving and forgiving
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There are around 2 billion Christians in the world, so around 35% of the population are Christian
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Attitude
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And to trust one another, and have complete faith in God.
Behaviour
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Celebrate the birth, death and resurrection of Jesus
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Followers
Most of christians are located in North America, South America, most of Europe, Africa, Sub- Saharan Africa and Asia.
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Hinduism
Beliefs
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Karma- paying for what you have done, consequences for every action
That all the gods in Hinduism are all different faces of Braham, the creator
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Attitude
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Krishna says to fight for peace, justice and truth only.
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Followers
One billion followers, it is the 3rd most followed religion
Location
Mainly found in India, but is also found in many other parts of the world
Islam
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Location
Muslims are prominently found in parts of Africa and the Middle East, but the religions have spread all around the world.
The beginning of Islam was said to have been in an Arabian Cave where Muhammad was visited by a divine messager with words from God.
Attitude
Men and women are of the same value and should treat both with equal amounts of respect, however they are meant for different jobs. Men are to provide money for the family and women are meant to care for the family.
Allah created everyone and that everyone is equal and you should respect everyone, no matter their race.
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Judaism
Behavious
Jews follow a religious set of laws called Halakhah. They believe these can increase their spirituality and influence of religion in their lives.
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Beliefs
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They believe that Abraham was given many children by God, but that they were enslaved in Egypt. However Moses saved them and took them to the promised land, and given the 10 commandments to follow.
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Location
Was founded around 5000 years ago, but most date their religion back to the life of Abraham in 2000-1800 BCE.
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Buddhism
Attitude
To be compassionate and kind to everyone, no matter their cultural background.
To be not too attached to material things, and to stay in the middle of extremes.
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To achieve buddha hood, one must be in total enlightenment and show endless compassion and commitment to their faith.
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Followers
Have around 360 million followers of buddhism in the world. It is the 4th most practiced religion in the world. That means around 6% of the worlds populations practices the teachings of buddhism.
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Location
Buddhism is mainly found in South, South-East and East Asia, in countries like Korea, China and Japan.