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Judaism |
Christianity |
Islam |
| 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
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-Not acceptable
-In some sects, the act of homosexuality is not acceptable |
-Not acceptable |
| Major Sects |
-Orthodox
-Chasidic ("Ultra-Orthodox")
-Conservative
-Reform
-Reconstructionist |
-Catholic
-Orthodox
-Protestant
-"Messianic Judaism" |
-Sunni
-Shia
-Sufi
-Druze |
| Prayer |
-Three times daily
-Mostly communal with many prayers stated in the plural
-Personal prayers encouraged throughout the day
-Blessings for multiple reasons (i.e. safe trip, food, new clothes, etc) throughout the day |
-At least once daily (varies between sects/individuals)
-Mostly private prayers
-Personal prayers encouraged throughout the day
-Some blessings (varies between sects/individuals) |
-Five times daily
-Communal prayers preferred
-Personal prayers encouraged throughout the day
-Some blessing (varies between sects/individuals) |
