nebula Posted July 21, 2013 Group: Royal Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 5,823 Topics Per Day: 0.75 Content Count: 45,870 Content Per Day: 5.95 Reputation: 1,897 Days Won: 83 Joined: 03/22/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/19/1970 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Study: World Is Turning More Religious; Atheism Declining By Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor July 20, 2013|2:49 pm A new study says the world is more religious now than it was four decades ago, and this trend will continue to 2020 and perhaps beyond even as the global share of the nonreligious is likely to witness a sustained decrease. <snip> "If this trend continues, agnostics and atheists will be a smaller portion of the world's population in 2020 than they were in 2010," says the report. "Although the number of atheists and agnostics continues to rise in the Western world, the current growth of a variety of religions in China in particular (where the vast majority of the nonreligious live today) suggests continued future demographic growth of religion." <snip> The study also found that the global North is becoming more religiously diverse, with more countries becoming home to a greater number of the world's religions, while religious diversity is decreasing in many countries in the global South with the growth of mostly one religion, either Christianity or Islam. The report also takes note of the great shift of Christianity to the global South in the twentieth century, a trend that is expected to continue into the future. While 41.3 percent of all Christians were from Africa, Asia, or Latin America in 1970, the figure is expected to increase to 64.7 percent in 2020. Read all the results here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John S Posted July 21, 2013 Group: Junior Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 3 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 105 Content Per Day: 0.03 Reputation: 25 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/06/2013 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/08/1952 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Being religious is NOT the same as being Christian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fez Posted July 21, 2013 Group: Royal Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 683 Topics Per Day: 0.12 Content Count: 11,128 Content Per Day: 2.00 Reputation: 1,352 Days Won: 54 Joined: 02/03/2009 Status: Offline Birthday: 12/07/1952 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Being religious is NOT the same as being Christian.Agreed, it is always used in the wrong context by the press, but if the study is accurate it is encouraging news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebula Posted July 21, 2013 Group: Royal Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 5,823 Topics Per Day: 0.75 Content Count: 45,870 Content Per Day: 5.95 Reputation: 1,897 Days Won: 83 Joined: 03/22/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/19/1970 Author Share Posted July 21, 2013 Being religious is NOT the same as being Christian. Yes, but that isn't the point of the study. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Being religious is NOT the same as being Christian. ~ Religious And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him? And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months. And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven. And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations,. And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. Revelation 13:4-8 Believer Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him. Job 13:15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~candice~ Posted July 22, 2013 Group: Royal Member Followers: 5 Topic Count: 955 Topics Per Day: 0.16 Content Count: 11,318 Content Per Day: 1.89 Reputation: 448 Days Won: 33 Joined: 12/16/2007 Status: Offline Share Posted July 22, 2013 It is growing, but it isn't necessarily a great thing. However, the fastest-growing religions over the next decade are likely to be the Baha'i faith which is growing by 1.7 percent yearly, Islam at 1.6 percent, Sikhism at 1.4 percent, Jainism at 1.3 percent, Christianity at 1.2 percent, and Hinduism at 1.2 percent. Each of these is growing faster than the world's population at 1.1 percent.Read more at http://www.christianpost.com/news/study-world-is-turning-more-religious-atheism-declining-100518/#ucPQ0xWGzVdHOe4E.99 I am not yet convinced that joining a wrong religion is any better than being an atheist - the result is still the same. Sure they believe in a god but it isn't our God. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 It is growing, but it isn't necessarily a great thing. However, the fastest-growing religions over the next decade are likely to be the Baha'i faith which is growing by 1.7 percent yearly, Islam at 1.6 percent, Sikhism at 1.4 percent, Jainism at 1.3 percent, Christianity at 1.2 percent, and Hinduism at 1.2 percent. Each of these is growing faster than the world's population at 1.1 percent.Read more at http://www.christianpost.com/news/study-world-is-turning-more-religious-atheism-declining-100518/#ucPQ0xWGzVdHOe4E.99 I am not yet convinced that joining a wrong religion is any better than being an atheist - the result is still the same. Sure they believe in a god but it isn't our God. ~ They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service. And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me. John 16:2-3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebula Posted July 22, 2013 Group: Royal Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 5,823 Topics Per Day: 0.75 Content Count: 45,870 Content Per Day: 5.95 Reputation: 1,897 Days Won: 83 Joined: 03/22/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/19/1970 Author Share Posted July 22, 2013 It is growing, but it isn't necessarily a great thing. Thanks, Candice - I meant to point this out, too, but forgot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmuffet Posted July 22, 2013 Group: Royal Member Followers: 34 Topic Count: 1,992 Topics Per Day: 0.48 Content Count: 48,690 Content Per Day: 11.79 Reputation: 30,343 Days Won: 226 Joined: 01/11/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted July 22, 2013 Being religious is NOT the same as being Christian. I agree with you on that.I am not into being "religious" but having a true "relationship" with Christ. I do not believe that agnostics and atheists with be the smaller population of our world but will only increase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coheir Posted July 22, 2013 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 104 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 2,458 Content Per Day: 0.55 Reputation: 729 Days Won: 5 Joined: 02/09/2012 Status: Offline Birthday: 01/31/1950 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Being religious is NOT the same as being Christian. I agree with you on that.I am not into being "religious" but having a true "relationship" with Christ. I do not believe that agnostics and atheists with be the smaller population of our world but will only increase. I just watched a video that show the population growth for a lot of Europe and the USA and it claims in 50 years according to the growth we will all be run by islam, i think that will put a damper on some things like atheist and a couple more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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