Global Religious landscape- Pew Forum

[KS]

You are ignoring ISKCON.

That is a huuuuuuuge overstatement. Considering the conversion sprees Christianity and Islam have had for the last 2000 an 1400 years respectively, ISKON pales in comparison. Converting few thousand hippies every year does not earn them a place in the conversion hall of fame.

India and China are the key. If they can somehow sucessfully withstand the Abrahamic conversion spree, it would be fine.

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

India and China are the key. If they can somehow sucessfully withstand the Abrahamic conversion spree, it would be fine.

50% of the world's population not following the Abrahamic religions, that is not going to sit well with many.

We just arrested a doomsday cult called the Almighty God Christian, and one of their members was the guy who went into a school and stabbed 20 people with a knife (luckily no one died). East Asians and Christianity don't seem to be a good mix.

 

[KS]

Expanding religion by converting ppl is not a priority for evil Yindoos.

For them, its all about how to live a better life yourself and make a better society.

They dont care if their nos. go down, to be honest, they never cared in the last 5000 years, why should they care now ?

Well actually we better start caring. When you live amidst religions to whom the number is the most important priority and who dont have that good a reputation for treatment of minorities, then its most important we start caring.

Only muslims takes religion seriously - its becoming muslim and non muslims day by day

If I were you, I would not be happy about it.

 

[Azazel]

That is a huuuuuuuge overstatement. Considering the conversion sprees Christianity and Islam have had for the last 2000 an 1400 years respectively, ISKON pales in comparison. Converting few thousand hippies every year does not earn them a place in the conversion hall of fame.

India and China are the key. If they can somehow sucessfully withstand the Abrahamic conversion spree, it would be fine.

Frankly I don't care who wins the conversion race.Man should be allowed to follow what ever religion they want.(Or follow no religion).That's what really matters to me.And these really irritating evangelists should take a hike.To claim that they know the truth with out providing any proof for it is against all rationality.

 

[KS]

one day islam will dominate the world and after that atheism will dominate i think then messiah will come? correct me if im wrong

You are wrong.

Frankly I don't care who wins the conversion race.Man should be allowed to follow what ever religion they want.(Or follow no religion).That's what really matters to me.And these really irritating evangelists should take a hike.To claim that they know the truth with out providing any proof for it is against all rationality.

The problem is the conversion minded religions dont allow that. It's either my way or the highway. So numbers are actually very important - atleast in the present situation.

50% of the world's population not following the Abrahamic religions, that is not going to sit well with many.

We just arrested a doomsday cult called the Almighty God Christian, and one of their members was the guy who went into a school and stabbed 20 people with a knife (luckily no one died). East Asians and Christianity don't seem to be a good mix.

I personally feel CPC must start patronizing Buddhism,Confucianism as its state religions. Chinese culture is that. There is no point living in denial.

 

[KS]

Quran, Gita, Bible etc. all offers answers to many questions, but an atheist can find peace without believing in almighty.

Have you read Quran and Bible, or for that sake Bhagvad Gita ? Just asking

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

I personally feel CPC must start patronizing Buddhism,Confucianism as its state religions. Chinese culture is that. There is no point living in denial.

The Chinese government has been doing that recently.

Not that Chinese people really left either of those two ideologies behind, it is still there beneath the surface.

Both Buddhism and Confucianism are already so deeply embedded in Chinese culture, that even something as horrific and despicable as the Cultural revolution could not remove it.

 

[Azazel]

The problem is the conversion minded religions dont allow that. It's either my way or the highway. So numbers are actually very important - atleast in the present situation.

Europe does allow freedom of religions and Freethinking.When they found Church is standing in the way of science, and freedom of thought they kicked them out.Now,freedom of thought is a part of their culture nothing can change that.
We also have a culture of free thinking.In fact,Buddha was one of the free thinkers in the world.That's why India and China are the two great ancient civilizations.

 

[technistat]

No you cannot write any book like Quran. Please take a look below:

What kind of argument is that LOL? I am pretty sure I can write a book like a Quran, if I have read the Quran myself. As a matter of fact, any of the 2 billion odd people that have already read the Quran could write it...

The fact that I have no interest writing such a book is another topic altogether

 

[KS]

Europe does allow freedom of religions and Freethinking.When they found Church is standing in the way of science, and freedom of thought they kicked them out.Now,freedom of thought is a part of their culture nothing can change that.
We also have a culture of free thinking.In fact,Buddha was one of the free thinkers in the world.That's why India and China are the two great ancient civilizations.

Europeans today are mostly cultural christians. Not bible thumpers.

 

[KRAIT]

Have you read Quran and Bible, or for that sake Bhagvad Gita ? Just asking

Read Bhagwad Gita. About the rest, speaking of from learned persons' experience whom I trust.

Bhagwad Gita helped a lot. Especially to handle emotions, look the world from broader perspective, accepting the realities of the world and things that should matter the most.

Particularly, the soul part which helped in being sane and rational when found tough times during bad health and conditions of people I care.

Father made me to read it because I used to be too much confused and every morning I read One adhyay with translation, during teenage years.

I haven't read it for a while that I confess.

 

[KingMamba]

Europeans today are mostly cultural christians. Not bible thumpers.

Evangelical Christianity is the fastest growing Christianity on the planet (conversion), and they are the bible thumpers.

Oh yeah and Wahabbi salafism is the fastest growing branch of Islam on the planet, so go figure the two craziest branches of Islam and Christianity are spreading like a wild fire.

 

[KRAIT]

Maine agaar pehlii baaar aisee reply sunaa hotaaa tou mein bhii agaiii baaat bharataaa !
Think deeply about some of the words you used :
(a) Belief
(b) Prayer
(c) Offer
(d) In-Need
(e) Good
(f) Good-Person
(g) Giving
(h) Strive
(i) Exist
(j) Care
(k) Existence
(l) Humanity
Betaaa pehleee try defining any of them & do tell me what faculty or what barometer are you using here to define them ?
If by any chance its 'reason' or 'logic' that you're talking about then do tell me what does 'reason' or 'logic' mean ? How would you define them ? What are they ? How would you quantify them or even qualify them as something ? How ?

Dissecting the statement and explaining it will take a lot of time. I have my own definition for all of this. May be people will find it weird but it works for me. Its the values that are passed on to me from the people around me. Many are good, some are bad.

All these abstract things which you ask will itself find a meaning once you act with clear, focus mind with basic goals in mind. It works for me, may not for others.

 

[Azazel]

Evangelical Christianity is the fastest growing Christianity on the planet (conversion), and they are the bible thumpers.

Oh yeah and Wahabbi salafism is the fastest growing branch of Islam on the planet, so go figure the two craziest branches of Islam and Christianity are spreading like a wild fire.

Why don't you back that claim with relevant statistics.

 

[KingMamba]

Why don't you back that claim with relevant statistics.

There are not really numbers for it because when conversions are estimated they usually lump them all into Muslim or if Christian than Christian.

German home intelligence released a report in an article a while back stating that Salafism was the fastest growing Islamic movement in the world. As for evangelical christianity I do not need to back that up, next time they knock on the door ask them what church they are from. Most likely they will be latter day saint church or some other evangelical branch. This is also the same branch active in China at the moment. Evangelicals and Salafists have the most money which is why you see them proselytizing the most.