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Christianity has been around for hundreds of years. Christianity is central to God the Father, the son, and the Holy Spirit, but it is one God. The Bible and the New Testament is where their readings and beliefs are written. This religion is practiced mainly in Europe, The Americas, and southern Africa. There are 2.2 billion Christians in the world and it consists of many different denominations such as Lutheran, Baptist, and Methodists.

Islam consists of about 1.5 billion practicing Muslims in the world. They are mainly found in Indonesia, Middle East, and North Africa. Their denominations are Sunnis, and Shiites. The founder of Islam is Muhammad and their holy book is the Qur'an(Koran) Their beliefs are monotheistic or Abrahamic. They have five pillars which are testimony, prayer, alms-giving, fasting, and pilgrimage.

Hinduism is the third largest religion of the world and it consists of 1.1 billion practicing Hindus in the world. They can be found in mostly India, and Nepal. Their holy book is the Vedas which are the holy truths revealed to ancient sages; composed in verse form(meant to be sung and memorized)
There is no distinct founder of this religion because it is a series f philosophical points of views rather than strict and rigid sets of beliefs. It is probably the oldest religion even though it is more of a way of life.

Buddhism consists of 500 million to 1.5 billion practicing Buddhists. Estimates very quite a bit. They are mainly located in Southeast Asia, China, Nepal, and Japan, as well as 1.2 million Buddhists in the United States. The founder is Siddhartha Gautama. The denominations of this religion is Tibetan, Zen, Theravada, Amidst.  Their practices are the Four Noble Truths, which are there is suffering, attachment of desire is the reason for suffering, there is a cessation of suffering, and the eightfold path will lead to the cessation of suffering. The eightfold path consist of, right view, right intention, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right dedication.

Judaism consists of 14-18 million practicing Jews. They are mainly located in Israel and The United States. The founder of Judaism is Abraham and their holy book is the Torah which is the first five books of the Old Testament which are Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. They believe in ethical monotheism, God is one and concerned with the actions of humankind, the ten commandments, and the 13 principals of faith.