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Five Major Religions

• Christianity
• number of adherents: around 2.2 billion (largest in the world)
• call them: Christians 
• geographic location: Europe, The Americas, Southern Africa
• denominations: Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Protestants ( Lutherans, Methodist, Baptists, Anglicans, Presbyterians, Episcopalians, many more)
• founder: Christ( Christianity is Abrahamic origin)
• holy book: The Bible, especially the New Testament (gospels)
• beliefs: Jesus is both human and divine- The Son of God; he led a virtuous life; he was crucified, died, buried, and resurrected: he ascended into heaven where he reigns  w/God the Father
• clergy: Pope is head of the Catholic Church, priests are local authorities

• Islam
• number of adherents: 1.5 billion (second largest)
• call them: Muslim
• geographic location: Indonesia, Middle East, North Africa
• denominations: Sunnis (75-90%), Shiites (10-20%)
• founder: Muhammed (570-632)
• holy book: Qur'an (Koran)
• beliefs: monotheistic Abrahamic Five Pillars (testimony, prayer, alms-giving, fasting, pilgrimage) Muslims see their purpose in life as serving and submitting to Allah [God] and observing Islamic law