7 key changes in the global religious landscape
What will the world’s religious landscape look like a few decades from now?
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
What will the world’s religious landscape look like a few decades from now?
Christians are declining, both as a share of the U.S. population and in total number, while religious “nones” continue to rise.
A survey conducted by the Pew Research Center in 2014 shows that people who identify as Republicans or say they lean toward the Republican Party have more negative views of Muslims than do their Democratic counterparts.
This week marks Diwali, the annual Hindu festival of lights. In the U.S., seven-in-ten Indian Americans say they celebrate the holiday.
Muslims comprise 11% of the collective population of the 16 countries that advanced out of the tournament’s group stage.
A Pew Research Center survey shows how many people in religious groups know other people of different religions.
U.S. Christians, as a whole, express negative feelings toward atheists, and the chilliness is reciprocated, according to a Pew Research survey on how Americans rate eight religious groups.
The U.S. Council of Muslim Organizations recently announced its formation, uniting 10 major American Muslim groups.
Security has been among the main storylines leading up to the Winter Olympics, set to begin in Sochi, Russia. Sochi is not far from the city of Volgograd, the target of several recent suicide bombings, and according to The Associated Press, up to 100,000 security personnel have been deployed to guard against potential terrorist acts. […]
From a global perspective, the United States really is not all that religiously diverse.
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