All Five Religions

          Christianity is the largest religion in the world, with 2.2 billion people following these beliefs. Geographically, christians are most prominent in Europe, the Americas, and Africa. It has multiple denominations, consisting of Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, Protestants, and more. This religion was founded after the death of Jesus Christ, who is a very important figure in this religion. The holy book of Christianity is the Bible, with the Old and New Testament. The beliefs of Christianity include that Jesus is the son of God, and that he was crucified, died and was buried, and then resurrected and ascended into heaven.
             The religion of Islam is the second largest religion with a following of 1.5 billion people. Islam's are referred to as Muslims, and are found primarily in the Middle East,  but more specifically in Indonesia. The denominations consist of Sunnis and Shittes. The founder of the Islam religion is Muhammad, who lived from 570-632 AD. This religion is monotheistic, as they worship Abraham. They also worship their holy book, which is called the Qur'an. Their beliefs include the Five Pillars- testimony, prayer, alms-giving, fasting, and pilgrimage.
          Hinduism is the third biggest religion in the world, following closely behind Muslims with 1.1 billion followers. They are called Hindus, and worship the holy books called, The Vedas. They have no distinct founder, rather a series of philosophical point of views than a strict set of beliefs. Because of this they are not considered polytheistic or monotheistic. This religion however believes in the idea  of recreation after death.
         Buddhism's following is a large range, with really no indication of the exact amount. It ranges between 500 million to 1.5 billion followers, ranking it as possibly the second largest religion, but also the second smallest. They are referred to as Buddhists, and are found in South East Asia, China, Nepal, and Japan. Their founder is Siddhartha Gautama, and they believe in the 4 noble truths and the 8 fold path.
         Judaism is by far the smallest religion with only 14-18 million followers. They are referred to as Jews, and went through a very rough time in the 1940's in the Holocaust. They are primarily located in Israel and the United States. Their founder is Abraham, and their holy book is the Torah, which is the first 5 books in the New Testament. (Book for Christianity) They believe in ethical monotheism, that God is one and concerned with the acts of mankind. What makes this different from Christianity is that they do not believe Jesus Christ is the son of God.