Judaism

• Founder was Abraham.
• Founded in 1300 BC
• Know Writings: Torah

BELIEFS

• They believe in one indivisible god.
• They believe that Jesus is God, the son of God and a person of the trinity.
• They believe God sent down the Holy Spirit.
• They believe we do not need salvation.
• They believe people who lived a worthy life will be rewarded.

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CHRISTIANITY

• Founder was Jesus Christ
• Founded in 33 AD
• Know Writings: The Bible

BELIEFS

• Believe God is the creator and sustainer of the universe.
• Believe Jesus was born to a virgin and the son of God.
• Believe that the Holy Spirit is God and the 3rd person of the Trinity.
• Salvation is made possible by the death of Jesus.
• Believe after you die you go to Heaven or hell.

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ISLAM

• Founder was The Prophet Muhammad
• Founded in 622 CE
• Known Writings: The Quran and The Sunna

BELIEFS

• Believe there is one God, Allah
• Believe Jesus was not crucified and just raised up to heaven by God.
• Believe The Holy Spirit is another name for the Angel Gabriel.
• Believe sinners and nonbelievers will be condemned.
• Believe that death is a departure from the life of this world but not the end.

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HINDUISM

• Has no founder
• Has no date of origin
• Known writings: The Rig Veda, The Sama Veda

BELIEFS

• Believe in Brahman as the one true God.
• They regard Jesus as an incarnation of the god Vishnu.
• Believe the Holy Spirit is equal with Shakti and Kundalini.
• Salvation for a hindu is called Moksha, which is becoming one with God.
• Believe in the rebirth and reincarnation of souls after death.

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BUDDHISM

• Founder was Siddhartha Gautama
• Founded in the 5th century
• Known Writings: Sutras or Suttas

BELIEFS

• Believe the idea of god has an origin of fear.
• Little to say about Jesus
• They have the Three Jewels: The Buddha, the Oharma, the Sangha.
• Buddha told them to depend on their own to get to nirvana.
• Believe not to fear death as it leads to rebirth.

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CONFUCIANISM

• Founder was Confucius
• Founded in 5th - 6th century
• Known Writings: Canon and Five Classics

BELIEFS

• They do not believe in a personal God.
• They have the three teachings: Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism.
• They dont hold beliefs about salvation.
• Confucias did not teach about death or Jesus.

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SHINTO

• No founder
• Go back to the 6th century BC
• Known Writings: The Kojiki and The Ninonia

BELIEFS

• They call God "Kami"
• They dont believe in Jesus.
• They dont believe in the Holy Spirit.
• They do not need saving.
• They believe when you die your soul goes to the mountains.

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TAOISM

• Founder is Lao Tze
• Founded in 550 BC
• Known writings: Tao Te Ching, Chuang-Tzu

BELIEFS

• They have no God.
• They dont believe in Jesus.
• They dont believe in the Holy Spirit.
• They believe salvation is not necessary.
• Believe death is nothing but a return to the Tao.

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JEHOVA WITNESS

• Founder was Charles Taze Russell
• Founded in 1852
• Known Writings: The Watchtower and Awake

BELIEFS

• God is a single person.
• Jesus is God's "only-begotten son" and his life began in heaven.
• They deny the Holy Spirit.
• Believe salvation is a free gift from God, attained by being part of God's organization.
• Believe the soul does not continue to live after one dies.

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MORMONISM

• Founder was Joseph Smith Jr.
• Founded in 1830
• Known Writings: The book of Mormon

BELIEFS

• Believe their God is the God of the Bible.
• Believe Jesus is the literal Son of God.
• Believe the Holy Spirit is a spirit of God the father.
• Believe salvation comes through faith in Christ plus baptism.
• Believe death is really a beginning or another step forward.

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UNITARIANISM

• Founder was Theophilus Lindsey
• Founded in 1774
• Know Writings: Seven Sermons

BELIEFS

• Believe God is one person.
• Do not believe Jesus was born to a virgin.
• Denies the Holy Spirit.
• Believes in universal salvation.
• Diverse beliefs about death.

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SCIENTOLOGY

• Founder was L. Ron Hubbard
• Founded in 1953
• No known writings

BELIEFS

• Has no set dogma on God.
• Jesus is recognized as part of scientology "religious heritage".
• Denies Salvation comes from God.
• After death you are passed from one human life to another through reincarnation.

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SATANISM

• Founder was Anton Lavey
• Founded in 1966
• Known Writings: The satanic Bible

BELIEFS

• Does not believe in God.
• Believes Jesus never existed.
• Believes lucifer is the holy spirit.
• No beliefs in the afterlife.

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