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Nearly every religion and culture around the world has transcribed sacred scriptures or depictions of how the universe and mankind came to exist. As many well know, Christianity (Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant and Evangical Denominations) and Islam are certainly no different in those aspects; however, what many individuals do not know is that Christianity and Islam have quite a few similarities concerning the creation of the universe and mankind. Although each religion has their own extravagant and unique beliefs they share significant beliefs within their sacred scriptures. I believe it's important to understand the views and beliefs concerning these two religions, mainly because Christianity and Islam are the two largest religions in the world, with approximately 1.9 billion people being Christian and 1.1 billion people being Muslim. Although Christianity is the largest religion in the world, Islam is the fastest growing and unfortunately extremist on both sides are imposing......

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