Religion

5 major religions

Christianity
number of adherents- around 2.2 billion
call them- Christians
geographic locations- Europe, Americas, Southern Africa
Denominations- catholic, eastern orthodox, protestant
founder- Jesus Christ
Holy Book- The Bible; especially the 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- the pope is the head of the catholic church, priest are local authorities

Islam
number of adherents- 1.5 billion
call them- Muslims
geographic location- Indonesia, middle east, north Africa
denominations- Sunnis (75-90%), Shiiter (10-25%)
Founder- Mohammad
Holy Book- Qur'an (Koran)
beliefs- monotheistic, Abraham
Five Pillars- Testimony, prayer, alms-giving, fasting, pilgremage
Muslims see their purpose in life as serving and submitting to Allah , and observing Islamic Law