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__More Western Religions Similarities__
The three major western religions all believe in some kind of Judgment day.

Islam, Christianity, and Judaism all have a day where you are judged on your past life. In all you are sentenced accordingly and either sent to a heaven like place or hell. This determines where you live for eternity as a soul or a reincarnated human-being.



= = = = =__**Sinful Afterlife**__=

There are also similar bad afterlives. In Islam there are seven layers of afterlives. For the people who commit the most sins they start on the bottom. Then you work your way up to the paradise. For those who die following other religions they will remain in hell eternally. Although in Judaism views on afterlife vary some reform Jews as well as others firmly believe in Gehenna. This is extremely similar to hell in both Islam and Christianity. It is a place for the wicked to be punished for a year or sometimes even more. Sometimes Jews even replace the word Gehenna with hell. More Jews believe that once the Messiah comes all Jews will be reincarnated.

=__Religions views on non-followers__=

Judaism, Islam, and Christianity have one more thing in common. It is the way they look at followers of other religions.


 * 1) Jews believe Gehinnom is the destination of unrighteous Jews and Gentiles (non-followers). Here it is said Gentiles will stay for eternity.
 * 2) Muslims believe that those who follow other religions or none at all with be punished eternally and spend eternity in the lowest level of the afterlife.
 * 3) Christians believe that heathens (name for non-followers of Christianity) will be sent to hell and punished eternally like the othe Western Religions think as well.



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