above‚ Buddhism and Christianity have no specific location to which they officially belong to. From Europe‚ to the Americas and even Asia‚ you are able to find a follower of one of these universal religions. Another interesting similarity is how diverse the population of followers is compared to other religions. After all‚ race and ethnicity do not necessarily have to affect a person’s choice of religion‚ therefore‚ I believe this plays a significant role because Buddhism and Christianity are open
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11 CHRISTIANITY A (a) What does the festival of Pentecost (Whitsun) celebrate? [1] (b) State three things that happened in the story of this festival. [3] (c) Explain the importance of this festival for Christians. [6] 2 ISLAM (a) What is the Muslim place of worship called? [1] (b) Name three features of this place of worship. [3] (c) Explain the importance of this place of worship for Muslims. [6] Section C In this section‚ answer either Question 7 or Question 8. 7 (a)
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Christianity and Islam are the two most recognized religions in the world today. And their attitudes toward merchants and trade has had a major effect on the worlds economy even dating back to the founding of the religions. Islam’s firsts views on trade where very positive most likely due to the fact that it’s founder‚ Muhammad was a merchant himself. However Christianities first views on merchants and trade were more negative. Jesus the founder of Christianity was a carpenter and thought that the
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Christianity and Islam are the two largest religions in the world and they have many points of contact. Both inherited from Judaism a belief in one God who created the world and cares about the behavior and beliefs of human beings. The Prophet Muhammad knew Christians in his lifetime and respected them along with Jews as "People of the Book." Because of their monotheism and roots in the revealed Jewish Bible‚ the Prophet and his successors extended conquered Christians (and Jews) more freedoms
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Islam Over Time Islam‚ at the time of its origin‚ was the fastest and largest growing religion‚ unparalleled by the other religions present. The Muslim religion began in Arabia following the spiritual revelations of Muhammad‚ who believed himself to be the last prophet of Allah (God). Islam became a defining factor of the Arab empire’s culture and the faith spread just as far and even farther than the empire itself. Seeing as the Islamic religion has lasted up to modern times‚ it is no surprise that
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Why believe in Christianity over all other religions? by Matt Slick Critics often ask why Christianity is any better than any other religion in the world. Of all the religions that exist‚ how can it be that only Christianity is true? If God exists‚ why can’t God use different religions? Don’t all paths lead to God? Skeptics ask these kinds of questions all the time‚ and unfortunately‚ few Christians have the answers. Therefore‚ in an attempt to demonstrate why Christianity is true and all
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Christianity was to be a positive societal ideal to be modeled throughout the lives of Christians as well as a doctrine to be fulfilled in “eternity” yet it posed suspicion amongst Roman society. In the early Christian centuries‚ believers were called to witness for their religious belief and on account of this witness‚ endured suffering and/or death. Early Christians were persecuted for their faith at the hands of both Jews from whose religion Christianity arose and the Roman Empire which controlled
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Christianity and Islam are often thought to be two very different religions. However‚ there are many similarities to go with these differences. Roman Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity share many similarities‚ but have some differences. In the following paragraphs these similarities and differences will be compared. There are many more similarities between Christianity and Islam than what the average person thinks. One for example‚ would be how the religions teach people how to treat one another
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looking at Islam and Christianity you can see many differences and similarities between the origin of the religion‚ major beliefs‚ the holy book‚ and sacred spaces. The religion of Islam originated in the city of Mecca or Medina located in Saudi Arabia. Islam began long before Muhammad had even existed but to this day‚ Muhammad has a big impact on their religion and acts of the founder. This all took place at the start of the seventh century. Just like the religion of Islam‚ Christianity has a specific
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The spread of Islam transformed African societies and what survived culturally from before Islamic influence. The expansion of Islam had some key people involved in the spread of the new religion. One of the most important of the cultural effects was the change of some African states to Islam. The arrival of Europeans in the 15th century further shaped the relationship of Africa to a wider world. Between 600 A.D. and 1500 C.E.‚ contacts between Africa and other civilizations strengthened. Islam has
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