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I. - CATHOLICISM:
The Roman Catholic Church, with 980 million followers, is the largest Christian church in the world. It claims direct historical descent from the church founded by the apostle Peter. The Pope in Rome is the spiritual leader of all Roman Catholics. He administers church affairs through bishops and priests.

II. - HINDUISM:
A religion with 648 million followers, Hinduism developed from indigenous religions of India in combination with Aryan religions brought to India around 1500 BC. It was codified in the Veda and the Upanishads-the sacred scriptures of Hinduism. Hinduism is a broad term used to describe a vast array of sects to which most Indians belong.

III. - ISLAM:
Islam has 840 million followers around the world. It was founded by the prophet Mohammed, who received the holy scriptures of Islam, the Koran, from Allah (God) c. A.D. 610. Islam (Arabic for "submission to God") maintains that Mohammed is the last in a long line of holy prophets, preceded by Adam, Abraham, Moses, and Jesus.

IV. - JUDAISM:
Stemming from the descendants of Judah in Judea, Judaism was founded c. 2000 B.C. by Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. It has 18 million followers in the U.S. Judaism espouses belief in a monotheistic God, creator of the universe, who leads His people, the Jews, by speaking through prophets. His word is revealed in the Hebrew Bible (or Old Testament), especially in the part known as the Torah. According to rabbinic tradition, the Torah also contains a total of 613 biblical commandments, including the Ten Commandments, which are explicated in the Talmud

V. - ORTHODOX EASTERN CHURCH:
With 250 million followers worldwide, the Orthodox Eastern Church is the second largest Christian community in the world. The followers of the Orthodox Church are in fact members of many different denominations, including the Church of Greece, the Church of Cyprus, and the Russian Orthodox Church. It began its split from the Roman Catholic Church in the fifth century. The break was finalized in 1054. The Orthodox agree doctrinally in accepting as ecumenical the first seven Ecumenical councils (Doctrine was established by seven ecumenical councils held between 325 and 787, and amended by other councils in the late Byzantine period.), and in rejecting the jurisdiction of the bishop of Rome (the Pope).

VI. - PROTESTANTISM:
- Baptists.
- Church of Christ.
- Church of England.
- Episcopal Church.
- Lutheran Church.
- Methodist Church.
- Pentecostal churches.
- Presbyterian Church.
- Seventh Day Adventist Church.
- United Church of Christ.

VII. - OTHER CHRISTIAN - BASED COMMUNITIES:

- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons).
- Jehovah's Witnesses.
- Religious Society of Friends (Quakers).
- Unitarian Universalist Association.
- Rosicrucianism.

VIII. - OTHER FAR - EASTERN RELIGIONS:
- Shinto.
- Sikhism.
- Taoism.

I don't wish to turn you away from your religious beliefs or traditions.

I see all religions as part of human history.

Paul Chehade:
Honor and Truth
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