Of over seven billion people alive today, only 16.4% of people claim to be unaffiliated with any religion (Pewforum, 2010). Although Christianity has the most followers today, experts expect that soon Islam, which is the fastest growing religion today, will surpass Christianity in followers in the future. Islam has been a hot topic lately, with the rise of the islamic state and muslim extremism, many people see muslims as a violent people. Despite this, Islam continues to grow, and the Quran, the holy text of Islam, preaches peace and love, not violence. However, Islam is not the only religion whose teachings are taken out of text. The Christian crusades of the middle ages show this. Among Christianity and Islam there are many other major world religions, including Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Confucianism. In more recent history, scientology, a complicated and unique religion, has started to gain popularity. Each world religion has a unique history, a variety of beliefs and traditions at the core of each faith, and vastly different numbers and practices today.
Of all five major religions, the one with the most populous of followers is Christianity. No denomination of Christianity occurred until the Fifteenth century, simply because there was only one form, or one main church, that people followed. Was has become of that church today we
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Originally introduced as an ethical and social philosophy, Confucianism has grown to a following of several million in the present-day, mainly concentrated in the regions of East Asia. During his life, Confucius hoped to instill a strong belief in personal morality, social responsibility, and family loyalty, as each person served their role in society. As a humanist philosophy, Confucianism focuses on the ability of every human being to learn, grow, and improve through ethical behavior and consideration for