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To: Ilaine who wrote (123534)	7/6/2005 11:44:09 AM
From: KLP	Respond to of 794862

Thanks for your good thoughts... I did find some interesting links regarding numbers and showing what groups were in what group.... I agree with your summary....and will add again, that the folks who are trying to "tag" Christians as just 'right wing' just don't know what they are talking about. Major Religions adherents.com Major Religions of the World Ranked by Number of Adherents (Sizes shown are approximate estimates, and are here mainly for the purpose of ordering the groups, not providing a definitive number. This list is sociological/statistical in perspective.) Christianity: 2.1 billion *** Islam: 1.3 billion Secular/Nonreligious/Agnostic/Atheist: 1.1 billion Hinduism: 900 million Chinese traditional religion: 394 million Buddhism: 376 million primal-indigenous: 300 million African Traditional & Diasporic: 100 million Sikhism: 23 million Juche: 19 million Spiritism: 15 million Judaism: 14 million Baha'i: 7 million Jainism: 4.2 million Shinto: 4 million Cao Dai: 4 million Zoroastrianism: 2.6 million Tenrikyo: 2 million Neo-Paganism: 1 million Unitarian-Universalism: 800 thousand Rastafarianism: 600 thousand Scientology: 500 thousand *of the 33% of the chart which is Christian, that includes: Catholic, Protestant, Eastern Orthodox, Pentecostal, Angelican, Monophysite, AIC's, LDS, Evangeelical, SDa's Jehovah's Witnesses, Quakers, AOG, nominal, etc... World Religions by Country print.infoplease.com Largest churches in the US - 2003 print.infoplease.com Islam religioustolerance.org