Christianity- It is the biggest religion in the world having 2.2 billion followers. Christians follow the Bible as their holy book. The leader of a christian community is called the pope or clergy. Christians believe that Christ came down to Earth to save them from sins and they will go to heaven because Jesus died on the cross.
Islamic- It is the 2nd biggest religion in the world with 1.6 billion followers. These people are called Muslims. They are found mainly in the Middle East and Asia. They follow the Quran as their holy book. They believe that Allah or God is the leader of the Earth.
Hinduism- It is the 3rd largest religion in the world with 1.1 billion followers. Hindus are found mainly in Asia. A big thing that hindus believe in is reincarnation. This means that when you die you will become something else. Hindus don't believe in a leader but they do have many of their own beliefs.
Buddhism- It is the 4th largest religion in the world but no one knows the amount of Buddhists there actually are. They are mainly found in Asia. The believe in the four truths and the eightfold path as a way of living. They also worship a statue of Buddha.
Judaism- It is around the 10th biggest religion in the world. Their beliefs are very similar to those of a Christian. They believe that Jesus came down to save them from sins and that they will go to heaven. The read a holy book called the Torah. They are mainly found in the US and Isreal. There are about 16 million jews in the world.
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