Intro

There are many religions and believes in the world. I want to tell you about one religion that I am very interested in. That religion is Christianity.

FOUNDER

The founder of Christianity is Jesus himself. Jesus was persecuted because he had many followers. Jesus' followers came in many many many shapes and sizes. Don't forget abis disci

ples. He has 12 of them. The disciples' names were James, John, Philip, Nathaniel, Matthew, Thomas, Peter, Simon/ The Zealot, Judas, Jude, Andrew, Simon/peter. These men were

very very close Jesus. Jesus is the son of God. Jesus is also know as Jesus Christ. The life of Jesus can be read in the bible. Some people believe that the bible was expanded by writers to make the story more than what it actually was. There are other people that believe that the Bible was written by Jesus himself. Jesus is sometimes know as Jesus the Christ. Christian refer to him as the Messiah.

Number of followers & their location today

There are about 2 billion people that claim that they are Christians. Most christians believe in the same things as some catholic. Christians believe in angels, demons, afterlife, the devil, the God, and human nature.

Holy books/ Sacred texts

One of the sacred texts is the Bible. The Bible is the primary sacred text. It comes from the latin word biblia, which mean books in latin. There also is the Old Testament and the New Testament. The Old Testament is the foundation of the New Testament. When I say that it is the foundation I mean that the New Testament just gives details about the Old testament.

Religious Holidays

There are many holidays that christians celebrate but these are the most know, Christmas, Easter, St. Patrick's day, Valentines day, New Years Day, Thanksgiving, and Halloween. There are other holidays but theses are the most known ones.

Rituals/Customs

Christians believe in the Christian God, the Trinity Jesus Christ, the Virgin Mary. They also believe in the Devil and Angles. The also believe in the afterlife and Hell.

Dress/Clothing

Christians do not dress a particular way. The ware t-shirts, jeans, sweatshirts, and they wear tennis shoes.

Hierarchy/Organization

Christians go to church to worship God and the Lord. When they are at church they pray and sing songs about God. The read things out of the bible.