Eight-in-ten Indians limit meat in their diets, and four-in-ten consider themselves vegetarian
Among India’s six largest religious groups, some are much more likely than others to abstain from eating meat.
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Among India’s six largest religious groups, some are much more likely than others to abstain from eating meat.
Almost all New Zealanders said in a 2011-2012 survey that they would accept a neighbor of a different religion.
President Trump has called himself a defender of religious liberty. But how do Americans see his administration’s effect on religious groups?
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About half of black Muslims are converts to Islam, a relatively high conversion level. Black Muslims, like black Americans overall, have high levels of religious commitment.
Globally, Muslims live in the biggest households, followed by Hindus, Christians, Buddhists, Jews and the religiously unaffiliated.
India is home to 1.4 billion people – almost one-sixth of the world’s population – who belong to a variety of ethnicities and religions. While 94% of the world’s Hindus live in India, there also are substantial populations of Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains and adherents of folk religions. Here are five facts about religion in India.
More Muslim adults say they fast during Ramadan than say they pray five times a day or attend mosque weekly.
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An estimated 3.45 million Muslims of all ages were living in the United States in 2017, accounting for about 1.1% of the country’s total population.
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