Comparing Religions

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One major difference between the three religions is their view of Jesus Christ. To Christians, Jesus was the Son of G-d. Neither Jews or Muslims believe this about Jesus. Jews believe that Jesus was a false prophet while Muslims believe that he was a true prophet but not the Son of G-d. Another difference between the three religions has to do with their weekly “religious holiday”. For Muslims it is Friday, while Christians have Sunday, and Jews have Saturday as their weekly religious holiday. Jews are the only ones who are not allowed to do any form of work during the holiday.
There are many differences with the practices these religions perform. Judaism and Islam have similar traditions to christians, like prayer. Except Jews and muslims pray several times on a daily basis, while Christians pray only once a week. Other practices regarding what food you can eat, are extremely strict to Jews, and more lenient to muslims Muslims. However, when it comes to most Christians these restrictions do not apply at all. While most Jews and Muslims are required to fast (eg: Ramadan/Yom-Kippur), Christians are not.
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They share a common heritage and are related in many other ways. However, there are also major differences between the

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