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How many Sikhs in the world in 2050? @PewResearch Center gives a clue

(Image source: Pew Research Center) The Pew Research Center’s report, The Future of World Religions: Population Growth Projections, 2010-2050, attempts to forecast the change in population among the world’s religions into the middle of the century. Largely a statistics exercise based on available census data around the world, the report makes some conclusions about changes in population among the…

A new study conducted by the Pew Research Center revealed that racial diversity among various religious groups varies widely.

  The study, which included Christianity, Jewish, Muslim, and Hindu religions, scaled each denomination or religion on an index. A 10.0 would mean that each of the five racial groups (Hispanics, non-Hispanic whites, blacks, Asians and another category of other or mixed…

The Jews on Capital Hill

By Stephanie Butnick

The 114th U.S. Congress commences today, and the Pew Forum has published an in-depth surveyof the religious makeup of the Senate and House of Representatives. It’s an interesting look at religion demographics across the country, and the ways in which elected officials do and don’t reflect their constituents. “Indeed, a regional comparison of members of Congress with the…

The Jews on Capital Hill

By Stephanie Butnick

The 114th U.S. Congress commences today, and the Pew Forum has published an in-depth surveyof the religious makeup of the Senate and House of Representatives. It’s an interesting look at religion demographics across the country, and the ways in which elected officials do and don’t reflect their constituents. “Indeed, a regional comparison of members of Congress with the…

The Jews on Capital Hill

By Stephanie Butnick

The 114th U.S. Congress commences today, and the Pew Forum has published an in-depth surveyof the religious makeup of the Senate and House of Representatives. It’s an interesting look at religion demographics across the country, and the ways in which elected officials do and don’t reflect their constituents. “Indeed, a regional comparison of members of Congress with the…

China Poised to be Largest Christian Country

China is poised to become the largest Christian country in the world by 2025, according to research by Fenggang Yang, professor at Purdue University.

In 2010, the Pew Forum ranked China as the country with the seventh largest number of Christians, behind the United States, Brazil, Mexico, Russia, The Philippines, and Nigeria. However, Christianity in China has been growing exponentially.

If…