what is the fastest growing religion in the world?
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Islam.\n\nFastest-growing religion\n\nkneeling\n\nThe second-largest religion in the world after Christianity, Islam is also the fastest-growing religion. In the United States, for example, nearly 80 percent of the more than 1,200 mosques have been built in the past 12 years.\n\nSome scholars see an emerging Muslim renaissance as Islam takes root in many traditionally Christian communities.\n\nIslam has drawn converts from all walks of life, most notably African-Americans. Former NAACP President Benjamin Chavis, who joined the Nation of Islam recently, personifies the trend.\n\n"In societies where you have minorities that are discriminated against, I think they may find an appeal in Islam," said Waleed Kazziha of American University in Cairo.\n\nMany moderate Islamic countries such as Turkey and Egypt are becoming more conservative.\n\nTwo decades ago, few middle-class Egyptian women wore scarves or veils on their heads. Now they crowd into special emporiums that advertise Islamic clothing.
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They aren't, they aren't even CLOSE to it.  They can't complete with the sheer numbers of Islamic converts and those in Christianity.  It's a bald faced lie that alot of religions tell to make themselves look good.  As a matter of fact they are losing ground to non-believers and pagan religions just like all the others.  Percentage-wise their growth is stagnant like all other religions counting those coming in and going out.  While the numbers going in are good, like most religions, those leaving are even greater.  \nhttp://www.listology.com/content_show.cf...\n\nTop 10 Fastest Growing Religions in the US by baker \nSikh 18,900.0 \nHindu 810.0 \nMuslim 537.5 \nBuddhist 290.0 \nBaha’i 117.4 \nEvangelical Christians 42.8 \nOrthodox 28.4 \nRoman Catholic 14.2 \nJews -16.4 \nAnglican -27.3
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The main religion of modern China is MONEY! Seriously, the major religions are Buddhism & Taoism, Islam and Christianity.
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Islam has yet to reach its peak. It came into existence roughly 400 years after Christianity and is making steady progress. By the time it is matured it will probably be the dominant religion (and a new one will be in its infancy)
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christanity and islam has same basic beliefs.... a muslim man can marry a christian...so they r ehle kitaab...secondly Quran is right! U dont have to prove it...Islam is the fastest growing religion...every one can see that.
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This question is a blanket statement "modern religion" is a very large term.  Then you go on to address Christianity.  As a matter of interest, in numbers, it falls number 3 after Islam and Jews.\n\nThe fact is there are many alternates these days because they just don't wish to be guided by an outdated book which the above religions have...each is a religion of the book.\n\nFor an open minded look at what religion can be...guiding, comforting, loving, caring, kindness and acceptance...go to Spiritualism, Unity, Universal, etc. etc.
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No, actually it is growing in the West, despite the efforts of fanatics to block it from growth.  The numbers have been adjusted in the former Eastern block countries -- where atheism was the state "religion" for decades -- which may appear to cause a slight downtick overall -- but the key is to look at democratic socieites with freedom or quasi freedom of religion.  In those countries atheism has almost doubled, just since 1990.\n\nI personally, for the record, am a mainstream (Anglican) Christian.\n\nRegards,\n\nReynolds Jones\nSchenectady, NY\nhttp://www.rebuff.org
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Indeed it's the Bahaí faith. It's the youngest religion of the world! \n\nFounded a century and a half ago, the Bahá’í Faith is today among the fastest-growing of the world’s religions. With more than five million followers, who reside in virtually every nation on earth, it is the second-most widespread faith, surpassing every religion but Christianity in its geographic reach. Bahá’ís reside in more than 100,000 localities around the world, an expansion that reflects their dedication to the ideal of world citizenship.
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Yep, wars. That's pretty much what religion has been causing for thousands of years. They can't get enough of them.
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The beautiful thing about Islam is, that it is the fastest growing religion in the world and we don't even have to beg for it.
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Catholic is by far the largest.\n\nI know the Baptist Church is the largest Protestant church.\n\nDon't know more than that, but it can't be too hard to find an answer on the web.\n\n(interesting how different the Baptist and Catholic Churches are from each other eh?)
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I read an article not so long ago to the effect that the USA stands outamong developed nations for its high rates of belief in religion. The USA has third-world levels of belief, I cant remember the source, or the exact figures. Australia is a more typical developed country, where religion is the concern of a minority. Much fewer Australians attend church than in the USA. Chrisitanity is still the biggest religion in Australia, but other religions are growing faster.\n\n..............................................................................................\n\n"Based on the 2001 NCLS, it is estimated that around 1.5 million people attended services at participating Anglican, Catholic and Protestant denominations each week in 2001. In addition there were another 137,000 people attending small Pentecostal and Protestant denominations and groups, based on 1996 estimates. Assuming that this remnant figure hasn't changed much since 1996, weekly attendance in 2001 would be about 1,660,000 for Anglican, Catholic and Protestant churches. This equates to 8.8% of a population of 18,769,249.\n\nIt should be noted that the weekly attendance estimates discussed here are conservative when it comes to evaluating the proportion of the population that attends church frequently. The reason for this is that people who attend less than weekly will tend to be undercounted in an estimate based on attendance in a typical week. The actual number of Australians attending church say over a month would be expected to be higher, particularly in the larger mainstream denominations.\n\nThere is evidence here that the proportion of the population present at church in a typical week has declined since 1996. In 1996, NCLS Research estimated that there were 1,759,000 people present in a typical week in all Anglican, Catholic and Protestant churches (Kaldor et al, 1999, p.15). This equated to 9.9% of the then population of 17,752,829 (Bentley and Hughes, 1998, p.10). Weekly attendance as a proportion of population has thus dropped markedly from 9.9% in 1996 to 8.8% in 2001. This change is due to two factors:\n\n    * a decrease in church attendance over this period\n    * an increase in the size of the Australian population by around 6% over the same period.\n\nThere is other survey evidence that the proportion of the population attending religious services has decreased over the period. The 1998 Australian Community Survey found that 20.0% of the population claimed to attend religious services at least monthly or more often. The 2002 Well-being and Security Survey found that this figure had dropped to 18.6% of the population."\n\nhttp://www.ncls.org.au/default.aspx?docid=2278\n\n..............................................\n\nA survey in the 1980s indicated that 30% of Australians believed in creationism, 40% in the scientific account, with 30% unsure.\n\nperiod.http://www.skeptics.com.au/journal/2ndcoming/skepticism
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Dear. ISlam is the fastest growing religion in the world today. Its a true religion. more then 70% of quran has been proven scientifically correct and the rest is not proven yet. but not 1% is proven wrong.The best way is to study Islam. and if u need any resources please contact me on my email below. i'll try my best to find the topics u need. may God guide u to the right path.\nU must visit : \nhttp://www.irf.net/irf/comparativereligion/index.htm\nmy email is lion_mughal@yahoo.com
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There was a good PBS Special about question 2. Here is the website with articles on the rise of Christianity.\nhttp://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/religion/why/
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This is no a single reason.\n\nUSA started as a rebellion against England and deviated from Victorian values. Church was one factor.\n\nIn a span of about two hundred years the USA got technological and material lead but individuals started feeling lonely and depressed. \n\nAs reaction USA passed through the phase of individual life, drugs and having no satisfaction found way to homosexuality. \n\nOn the whole spirit of man felt more and more tortured.\n\nReligions have an appeal for the human spirit. \n\nIslam is found to be the most comprehensive, multidimensional and scientific religion so among a general trend of appeal to the religions, Islam is presently getting lead to all other religions. \n\nHowever, I believe the growth of Islam in USA must be less than the rate of population growth so despite, so assumed, fastest growing religion, it is not likely to change the composition of the society.
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There are 2.1 Billion Christians, 1.3 Billion Muslims, 900 Million Hindus etc...\n\nHow are they dying out fast?
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Infinitely higher than through religion definitely!