Practice Essay

Christianity-

The Founder of the religion Christianity is Jesus and the holy book is called the Bible. This religion is made up of around 2.2 billion followers and has the largest followings of today. This religion has a clergy with the Pope at the top and the priests who are the local leaders. the followers manly come from Europe, the Americas, and Southern Africa. The followers of this religion are also known and are called Christians.

Islam-

The founder of the religion Islam is Muhammed and the holy book is called the Qur'an (Koran). This religions main ideas is the five pillars. The followers of this religion are called Muslims and consists of about 1.5 billion people. 75-90% of these followers are Sunnis and 10-20% are Shiites and are all mainly found in Indonesia, middle east, and North Africa. 

Hinduism-

There is no distinct founder of Hinduism religion and their holy book is called the Vedas. This religion is the oldest religion still around to this day and has around 1.1 billion followers known as Hindus. These followers are mainly found in India and Nepal.

Buddhism-

The founder of the Buddhism religion is Siddhartha Gautama and they do not have a main holy book. the followers of this religion are mainly found in Southeast Asia, China, Nepal, and Japan. Their religion is made up of 500 million - 1.5 billion. These followers are also known as Buddhists and abide by the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path which will lead you to the cessation of suffering.

Judaism-

the Judaism founder is Abraham and their holy book is called the Torah. The followers also know as the Jews are made of around 15-18 million people, 75.4% being in Israel and 1.7-2.6% in the U.S. The follow the 13 Principles of Faith along with the Ten Commandments.