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Everyone has their own religion and beliefs, two religions that are the most popular among people are Christianity and Islam. With 2.1 billion followers Christianity is known to be the world largest religion around the world founded by Jesus Christ. It is originated in Israel in the city of Jerusalem around the 1st century CE. Those who follow the Christianity religion are called Christians. They usually worship god in several places such as churches, chapels, and sometimes home bible studies. Islam is the second largest religion in the world with 1.5 billion followers. The Islam religion is founded by the last prophet Muhammed. It is originated in Mecca and Medina around the 7th century CE. Those who follow the Islam religion are called …show more content…

Judaism is the belief of believing in one god, the creator of all things. Christians believe in one God and one God only, as well as Muslims. They believe that God is the one true creator in this earth and worship him in their own ways. Although these two religions believe in one God they do have very different beliefs. Christians are known to be Trinitarian meaning they believe that God is one single being which is the father, the son and the holy spirit. Christians also believe that Jesus is the son of God. On the other hand Muslims believe in Allah which is God in Arabic and Isa which is Jesus in Arabic. The Islam religion disagrees with the idea of being trinity. Muslims don’t believe …show more content…

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