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Originally Posted by Azure
14% is quite high Cheese...I didn't even know there were that many.
You obviously have a problem with parents influencing their children with a religious viewpoint. Maybe I have a problem with you influencing your children with an atheist viewpoint.
Like I said...two way street. Brings me back to my belief that both sides should be presented. Of course....not many people believe that...but I do.
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Id actually put it much higher....the church has a habit of calculating anyone that was baptised within its walls whether or not that person is still involved with them or not.
Id be willing to bet that its as high as 25% if not greater.
Other stuff...
The fastest growing religion (in terms of percentage) is Wicca -- a Neopagan religion that is sometimes referred to as Witchcraft.
There are more Americans who say they are not affiliated with any organized religion than there are Episcopalians, Methodists, and Lutherans taken together.
A USA Today/Gallup Poll in 2002-JAN showed that almost half of American adults appear to be alienated from organized religion. If current trends continue, most adults will not call themselves religious within a few years.
Some religions count every person that has been baptized into the denomination as a member. Many individuals change their religion later in life and thus may be double or triple-counted.
Some religions, like Christian Science and the Church of Satan have a policy of not releasing membership statistics to the public.