Two of the Five Major Religions

     The first of the five major religions is Christianity and it has around 2.2 billion followers. Most of the believers are in Europe, the Americas, and Southern Africa. The different types of christians are Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Protestants (and all of its forms). The founder is Jesus Christ, and the holy book is the bible. The main belief of Christianity is that Jesus is both human and divine, and he is the son of God. The second of the five major religions is Islam, and it has around 1.5 billion followers. They are mostly located in Indonesia, the Middle East, and Northern Africa. The two different types of Islam are the Sunnis(70-90%) and the Shiites(10-20%). The founder of Islam is Muhammad and he lived from 570-632 A.D. The holy book is the Qur'an and is sometimes pronounced as the Koran. The main belief is the five pillars.