In India, head coverings are worn by most women, including roughly six-in-ten Hindus
In recent weeks, protests in India over Muslim headscarves in schools have gained international attention.
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In recent weeks, protests in India over Muslim headscarves in schools have gained international attention.
Most say Francis represents change in the church. And many say the church should allow priests to marry and let Catholics use birth control.
With Diwali celebrations underway, here are some facts about Hindus around the world.
Indians nearly universally say it is important for women to have the same rights as men, including eight-in-ten who say this is very important.
India’s artificially wide ratio of baby boys to baby girls – which arose in the 1970s from the use of prenatal diagnostic technology to facilitate sex-selective abortions – now appears to be narrowing. Son bias has declined sharply among Sikhs, while Christians continue to have a natural balance of sons and daughters.
Based on formal religious identity, China is the least religious country in the world – with just 10% of Chinese adults self-identifying with a religion.
Religious pluralism has long been a core value in India. A new report shows that India’s religious composition has been fairly stable since 1951.
About a third of U.S. parents with children under 18 say it’s extremely or very important to them that their kids share their religious beliefs.
Indians accept women as political leaders, but many favor traditional gender roles in family life.
All major religious groups in India have shown sharp declines in their fertility rates, limiting change in the country’s religious composition since 1951. Meanwhile, fertility differences between India’s religious groups are generally much smaller than they used to be.
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