Where is religion growing

The Muslim population is the youngest among all other major religions of the world. This population has a median age of only 24 as of Hindus have a median age of 27 but the fertility rate and total population of this religious group are far lower than that of Muslims. All other major religious groups have a median age of over 30 years. Another major reason supporting the growth of Islam is the high fertility rates of Muslim women. Muslims produce more children than any other religious group that has a large presence in the world.

On average, Muslim women have a fertility rate of 2. History Compass. Medieval Worlds. DOI Religious Conversion as a Personal and Collective Accomplishment.

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Thirteen countries including nine in Europe designate Christianity or a particular Christian denomination as their state religion. Twenty-one bishops sit in the House of Lords by right. However the government is secular. In , more than countries and territories have no official or preferred religion. The oldest religion in the world is considered to be Hinduism, which dates back to about 7, BCE.

Then along came Christianity, followed about years later by Islam. Some might argue that the newest religion is no religion , although non-believers have been around as long as humans.

But periodically new religious movements spring up, such as Kopimism , an internet religion, the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster or Pastafarianism officially recognised by the New Zealand government but not the Dutch , and Terasem, a transreligion that believes death is optional and God is technological.

In , the Temple of the Jedi Order, members of which follow the tenets of the faith central to the Star Wars films, failed in its effort to be recognised as a religious organisation under UK charity law. In the last two censuses, Jedi has been the most popular alternative religion with more than , people 0. By , numbers had dropped sharply, but there were still , people who told the government they were Jedi Knights. Of course — there are huge consequences to religious belief and practice.

Firstly, countless wars and conflicts have had an overt or covert religious dimension throughout history right up to the present day. Donald Trump won the presidential election with the overwhelming support of white evangelical Christians.

Legislators in Argentina recently voted against legalising abortion under pressure from Catholic bishops and the pope. There are millions of people of faith across the world engaging in social action projects to help the poor and marginalised. More prejudice and persecution.

Followers of most major religions report increasing hostility and, in many cases, violence. Christians have been largely driven out of the Middle East, with some calling it a new genocide. Meanwhile antisemitism and Islamophobia are rising in Europe.