Five Great World Religions

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Christianity
Christianity is a universalizing religion, which means that they actively seek converts and no one is ever excluded from this religion. This made it so the religion was able to reach out to the lower class families. Christianity is split into two groups. There are the Catholics and the Protestants. Both of these groups use the Holy Bible as their scriptures however they interpret the bible differently. Christians believe in Jesus Christ and that he was the Son of God and he was brought to this earth to help save our mankind. Catholics are really similar to the Greek Orthodox religion and the Protestants include those religions such as Lutherans, Mormons, and Methodists. For Christians, Christmas is the biggest and most celebrated holiday. It is celebrated every year on December 25. This holiday celebrates the birth of their savior, Jesus Christ. Christianity is most similar to the Judaism religion. In fact, Christianity originated in Jerusalem, which is the present day Israel, though, Over the years Christianity has spread out through all of the major continents. Protestants are mostly located in the Western and Northern European countries as well as in the United States. Catholics are found most often in North America, but also in Europe and South America.
Judaism
Judaism is an ethnic religion so although it is most like Christianity, this religion does not actively seek converts. The most common recognition of Judaism is the Menorah and the Star of David. Unlike Christianity, Jews do not believe that Jesus was the Son of God. In the Judaism religion they celebrate a holiday called Hanukah. This is similar to Christmas in the Christianity religion. However, Hanukah is celebrated over 8 days in December. Each night ...

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...ed tripatakas. Buddhism is separated into three groups, Theravada, Mahayana, and Vajrayana. Just like Hinduism, each of the three groups believe in the act of reincarnation. Buddhism originated in Northern India, but the highest concentrations of Buddhists are in China and Japan.
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