Christianity around the World
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Compared to the world's 2.3 billion Christians, there are 1.6 billion Muslims, 951 million Hindus, 468 million Buddhists, 458 million Chinese folk-religionists, and 137 million atheists, whose numbers have actually dropped over the past decade, despite the caterwauling of Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, and Co. One cluster of comparative growth statistics is striking: As of mid-2011, there will be an average of 80,000 new Christians per day (of whom 31,000 will be Catholics) and 79,000 new Muslims per day, but 300 fewer atheists every 24 hours.
Africa has been the most stunning area of Christian growth over the past century. There were 8.7 million African Christians in 1900 (primarily in Egypt, Ethiopia, and South Africa); there are 475 million African Christians today, and their numbers are projected to reach 670 million by 2025. Another astonishing growth spurt, measured typologically, has been among Pentecostals and charismatics: 981,000 in 1900; 612,472,000 in 2011, with an average of 37,000 new adherents every day – the fastest growth in two millennia of Christian history.
As for the quest for Christian unity: There were 1,600 Christian denominations in 1900; there were 18,800 in 1970; and there are 42,000 today.
Other impressive numbers: $545 billion is given to Christian causes annually, which comes out to $1.5 billion per day. There are some 600 million computers in Christian use, up from 1,000 in 1970. There will be 71,425,000 Bibles distributed this year, and some 2 billion people will tune in at least once a month to Christian radio or television. Seven point one million books about Christianity will be published this year, compared to 1.8 million in 1970.
The report estimates that there were, on average, 270 new Christian martyrs every 24 hours over the past decade, such that "the number of martyrs [in the period 2000-2010] was approximately 1 million." Compare this to an estimated 34,000 Christian martyrs in 1900.
http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/facts/fm0146.htm
Africa has been the most stunning area of Christian growth over the past century. There were 8.7 million African Christians in 1900 (primarily in Egypt, Ethiopia, and South Africa); there are 475 million African Christians today, and their numbers are projected to reach 670 million by 2025. Another astonishing growth spurt, measured typologically, has been among Pentecostals and charismatics: 981,000 in 1900; 612,472,000 in 2011, with an average of 37,000 new adherents every day – the fastest growth in two millennia of Christian history.
As for the quest for Christian unity: There were 1,600 Christian denominations in 1900; there were 18,800 in 1970; and there are 42,000 today.
Other impressive numbers: $545 billion is given to Christian causes annually, which comes out to $1.5 billion per day. There are some 600 million computers in Christian use, up from 1,000 in 1970. There will be 71,425,000 Bibles distributed this year, and some 2 billion people will tune in at least once a month to Christian radio or television. Seven point one million books about Christianity will be published this year, compared to 1.8 million in 1970.
The report estimates that there were, on average, 270 new Christian martyrs every 24 hours over the past decade, such that "the number of martyrs [in the period 2000-2010] was approximately 1 million." Compare this to an estimated 34,000 Christian martyrs in 1900.
http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/facts/fm0146.htm
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"Why should fewer academics believe in God than the general population? I believe it is simply a matter of the IQ. Academics have higher IQs than the general population," says Ulster University academic Richard Lynn. "Several Gallup poll studies of the general population have shown that those with higher IQs tend not to believe in God."
Christian Number-Crunching reveals impressive growth
According to the report, there will be, by mid-2011, 2,306,609,000 Christians of all kinds in the world, representing 33 percent of world population – a slight percentage rise from mid-2000 (32.7 percent), but a slight percentage drop since 1900 (34.5 percent). Of those 2.3 billion Christians, some 1.5 billion are regular church attenders, who worship in 5,171,000 congregations or "worship centers," up from 400,000 in 1900 and 3.5 million in 2000.
http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/facts/fm0146.htm
According to the report, there will be, by mid-2011, 2,306,609,000 Christians of all kinds in the world, representing 33 percent of world population – a slight percentage rise from mid-2000 (32.7 percent), but a slight percentage drop since 1900 (34.5 percent). Of those 2.3 billion Christians, some 1.5 billion are regular church attenders, who worship in 5,171,000 congregations or "worship centers," up from 400,000 in 1900 and 3.5 million in 2000.
http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/facts/fm0146.htm
全世界１１个人口超过１亿的国家中，4 个国家，包括美国（３.２）、巴西（１.９４亿）、俄罗斯（１.４４亿）和墨西哥（１。１７亿）基督徒占绝对多数；
Nigeria (1.74亿)的基督徒和穆斯林大约各占一半；
中国（１３.５亿）、日本（１.２８亿）属儒教文化圈；
印度 （１2.1亿）、 以印度教徒为主，也有不少穆斯林；
剩下的几个国家都以穆斯林占绝大多数，包括印尼（２.３９亿）、巴基斯坦（１.８４亿）和孟加拉国（１.５３亿）。
在基督徒不占绝对多数的７国家中，有４个人口大国是基督徒数量迅速增长的国家，包括Nigeria（非洲最大的人口国和产油国）、中国（世界最大人口国、金砖四国之首）、印度（世界第二人口大国、金砖四国之一）；印尼（世界上人口最多的穆斯林国家）。
Nigeria (1.74亿)的基督徒和穆斯林大约各占一半；
中国（１３.５亿）、日本（１.２８亿）属儒教文化圈；
印度 （１2.1亿）、 以印度教徒为主，也有不少穆斯林；
剩下的几个国家都以穆斯林占绝大多数，包括印尼（２.３９亿）、巴基斯坦（１.８４亿）和孟加拉国（１.５３亿）。
在基督徒不占绝对多数的７国家中，有４个人口大国是基督徒数量迅速增长的国家，包括Nigeria（非洲最大的人口国和产油国）、中国（世界最大人口国、金砖四国之首）、印度（世界第二人口大国、金砖四国之一）；印尼（世界上人口最多的穆斯林国家）。
24/7 Christian Prayer Movement Sweeps Muslim Indonesia
http://www.charismanews.com/world/40484-24-7-christian-prayer-movement-sweeps-muslim-indonesia
http://www.charismanews.com/world/40484-24-7-christian-prayer-movement-sweeps-muslim-indonesia
Christianity Spreading Rapidly Among Middle, Upper Castes and Youth in Emerging 'New India'
http://www.charismanews.com/world/4...-upper-castes-and-youth-in-emerging-new-india
"With more than 71 million claiming Christianity, India is now the eighth largest Christian nation in the world," says Dick McClain, president and CEO of the Mission Society, publisher ofUnfinished."
http://www.charismanews.com/world/4...-upper-castes-and-youth-in-emerging-new-india
"With more than 71 million claiming Christianity, India is now the eighth largest Christian nation in the world," says Dick McClain, president and CEO of the Mission Society, publisher ofUnfinished."
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Atheism Rises, Religiosity Declines In America
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North Korea to PutonTrial Two AmericanTourists
The Independent noted that the two citizens in question, Jeffrey Fowle and Matthew Miller, were both arrested after visiting the country onseparate tours in April. While the North Korean government has not clarified the acts on which they are being charged, 56-year-old Fowle was apparently detained for leaving a copy of the Bible in his hotel room, which is said to be "inconsistent with the purpose of a tourist visit."
North Korea has held a number of Christians in its territory it has deemed to be trying to spread the Christian gospel, which is illegal in the Pacific nation and punishable by prison. Korean-American missionary Kenneth Bae has been imprisoned since November 2012 also for "hostile acts" against the state, and has been sentenced to 15 years of hard labor.
A spokesperson for Fowle's family in Ohio has denied that the man, a father of three, had been on a church mission in North Korea. The spokesman said that his family misses him and are "anxious for his return home."
The Independent noted that the two citizens in question, Jeffrey Fowle and Matthew Miller, were both arrested after visiting the country onseparate tours in April. While the North Korean government has not clarified the acts on which they are being charged, 56-year-old Fowle was apparently detained for leaving a copy of the Bible in his hotel room, which is said to be "inconsistent with the purpose of a tourist visit."
North Korea has held a number of Christians in its territory it has deemed to be trying to spread the Christian gospel, which is illegal in the Pacific nation and punishable by prison. Korean-American missionary Kenneth Bae has been imprisoned since November 2012 also for "hostile acts" against the state, and has been sentenced to 15 years of hard labor.
A spokesperson for Fowle's family in Ohio has denied that the man, a father of three, had been on a church mission in North Korea. The spokesman said that his family misses him and are "anxious for his return home."
