Navigate this page: Religious Traditions Organizational Structure Tax Status Advocacy Expenditures Issue Agendas Constituency Size Staff and Facilities Methods and Strategies Updated May 15, 2012 Major Characteristics of Religious Advocacy Groups Advocacy groups represent a growing variety of faiths in Washington. They also vary greatly in staff size, yearly financial expenditures and other characteristics that […]
.footnotes p{ color: #58585B;font-size: 1.2em !important; } td:nth-child(2){ border-right:1px solid #ccc; } td{ padding: 8px 5px !important; } Display: Number | Percentage View By: Religious Affiliation | Region To / Destination country Total number of migrants Christian Muslim Hindu Buddhist Jewish Other Unaffiliated Afghanistan 90,000 11% 71% 10% 4% <1% 3% 2% Albania 90,000 89% […]
.footnotes p{ color: #58585B;font-size: 1.2em !important; } td:nth-child(2){ border-right:1px solid #ccc; } td{ padding: 8px 5px !important; } Display: Number | Percentage View By: Religious Affiliation | Region From / Origin country Total number of migrants Christian Muslim Hindu Buddhist Jewish Other Unaffiliated Afghanistan 3,010,000 <1% 99% <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% Albania 1,550,000 46% […]
Although its historical roots are mostly in Northern Europe and North America, evangelical Protestantism is a global phenomenon today. In 1910, by one estimate, there were about 80 million evangelicals, and more than 90% of them lived in Europe and North America. By 2010, the number of evangelicals had risen to at least 260 million, […]
The Government Restrictions Index (GRI) measures limits imposed by governments on religious beliefs and practices. The 10-point index is based on 20 questions used by the Pew Forum to gauge the extent to which governments at any level – national, provincial or local – try to control religious groups or individuals, prohibit conversions from one […]
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Compared with the general public, fewer Muslim Americans say they are politically conservative, and a greater number say they prefer a bigger government that provides more services. Muslim Americans align strongly with the Democratic Party and voted overwhelmingly for Barack Obama in the 2008 election. On social issues, Muslim Americans are less accepting of homosexuality […]