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Comparative Religions

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G-d -Monotheistic
-G-d is One and Indivisible
-No others are comparable/equal
-Non-physical
-Non-gender
-All-Knowing
-All-Seeing
-Trinitarian (small percentage monotheistic)
-G-d is "three in one" and divisible
-Jesus and Holy Spirit are comparable/equal
-Non-physical and Physical (Jesus)
-Non-gender and Gender (Jesus)
-All-Knowing
-All-Seeing
-Monotheistic
-G-d is One and Indivisible
-No others are comparable/equal
-Non-physical
-Non-gender
-All-Knowing
-All-Seeing
Texts -Torah
-Tanach
-Talmud (Mishnah/Gemara)
-Old Testament
-New Testament
-Other Writings (depending upon sect)
-Qur'an
-Hadith
-Sunnah
Afterlife/Salvation -G-d's decision
-All righteous of the world (Jew and non-Jew) have a place in the Afterlife (World To Come)
-G-d's decision
-Only those who have been reborn will have a place in the Afterlife (some sects also allow for Jews and Muslims to have a place in the Afterlife)
-G-d's decision
-Only those who have followed Islam will have a place in the Afterlife (some sects also allow for Christians and Jews to have a place in the Afterlife
Heaven/Hell -Heaven exists
-Hell does not exist
-Gehanna exists and is a place for spiritual cleansing
-Heaven exists
-Hell exists
-In some sects there is also a purgatory
-Heaven exists
-Hell exists
Messiah -Yet to come -Jesus -Isa (Jesus)
Evangelizing -Active evangelizing is not known
-Being a "Light unto the nations" means spreading the knowledge of Torah
-Active evangelizing is mandatory -Active evangelizing is mandatory
Women -Women are equal but not the same as men -Women are subservient to men
-In some sects, women are equal to men but not the same
-Women are equal but not the same as men
-In some sects women are subservient to men
Charity -Charity is a mitzvah (commandment) -Charity is encouraged
-In some sects, charity is mandatory
-Charity is mandatory
Divorce -Divorce is acceptable -Divorce is not acceptable
-In some sects, divorce is acceptable
-Divorce is acceptable
Abortion -Acceptable if the mother's life is in danger -Not acceptable
-In some sects, acceptable if the mother's life is in danger
-Acceptable if the mother's life is in danger
Homosexuality -The act of homosexuality is not acceptable
-Not acceptable
-In some sects, the act of homosexuality is not acceptable
-Not acceptable

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