Religion in the World and in the United States

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Religion in the World and in the United States
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Birthplace of World Religions
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Adherence to Major World Religions

• Christianity 2 billion
• Islam 1.3 billion
• Hinduism 900 million
• Nonreligious/Atheist 850 million
• Buddhism 360 million
• Chinese Traditional 225 million
• Primal-indigenous 150 million
• African Traditional 95 million
• Sikhism 23 million
• Juche 19 million
• Spiritism 14 million
• Judaism 14 million

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Adherence to Major World Religions
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Religion by Country
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Largest Religious Bodies Worldwide

• Catholic Church 1,100,000,000
• Sunni Islam 900,000,000
• Eastern Orthodox 225,000,000
• Jinja Honcho 83,000,000
• Anglican 73,000,000
• Ethiopian Orthodox 35,000,000
• Assemblies of God 32,000,000
• German Evangelical 27,400,000

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Largest Religious Bodies Worldwide

• Sikhism 23,000,000
• Juche (N. Korea) 19,000,000
• Jehovahs Witness 15,374,986
• S. Baptist Conv. 15,000,000
• Seventh-day Adv. 12,894,005
• LDS (Mormon) 12,275,822
• United Methodist 11,708,887
• Soka Gakkai 11,000,000

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Largest Highly International Religious Bodies (at
least 30 of members live outside core country)

• Catholic Church
• Sunni Islam
• Eastern Orthodox
• Anglican Communion
• Assemblies of God
• Jehovahs Witnesses
• Seventh-day Adventists
• Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• New Apostolic Church
• Ahmadiyya
• Bahai World Faith

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Attending Religious Services at Least Once a Week
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Religiousness Around the World
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Do you gain comfort and strength from religion?
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Atheism and Belief in God
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Top 10 Atheist Countries (1991)
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The American Religious Economy

• A vast majority of Americans express a belief in
  God. Usually in the high eighty percent.
  
• More than 1,500 separate denominations exist in
  the United States.
  
• 22 American denominations enroll more than 1
  million members each.
  
• In any given week, about 40 of Americans attend
  services.
  
• About 63 are official members of a local
  congregation or parish. Over 80 affiliate with a
  particular religion.

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Largest Churches in the U.S.

• Catholic 67.3 million
• Southern Baptist 16.4 million
• United Methodist 8.3 million
• LDS (Mormon) 5.5 million
• Church of God in Christ 5.4 million.
• Baptist Convention USA 5.0 million.
• Evang. Lutheran Church 4.9 million.
• Baptist Convention of America 3.5 million.
• Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) 3.2 million.
• Assemblies of God 2.7 million.

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Religious Membership across the United States
(2002)
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Religious Diversity across the United States
(2002)
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States with Highest Membership Rates (not same as
religious affiliation)
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States with Lowest Membership Rates
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New Religious Movements in the United States
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American Denominations and Literal Faith in the
Bible
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American Denominations and Literal Faith in the
Bible