Study: Christian Population Shifts from Europe

[GaryTaylor]

I would rather see a reduction in immigration and a government policy that would favor native European women having more children.

To Christianize Middle Easterners and Africans, I’d rather send missionaries abroad than import millions of strangers into our countries. They will overwhelm us by their sheer numbers.

At some point it would seem so. I also think we need to get back to converstion in this country. If we can get everyone up the 7th ecumenical council it would go a long way in a total converstion of the USA. The backslide seems to come here.

Racial/Ethnic in Christianity here seems to be disolving slowly but for sure. Thats the result of so many backgrounds decending upon the USA the past few hundred years. Generation by generation for the most part this behavior wasn’t by large taught. Which isn’t to say their still are not ignorant people here of all race and ethnic background. Insead I see both extremes now instead of the middle ground or common bond. Basically due to secular teaching in schools. Thus the many paths to heaven theory.

The media and internet are the key with open honest dialogue.

I listened to a non denominational Christian pastor speak from Africa this moring. his thinking is that turn the other cheek does’t apply to protecting themselves as Christians from his perspective against Islam.

In the end how God brings about His will is a mystery. Often we can’t see His Will being done, as its done.

One aspect is certain unforgiveness will bar us from the gates of Heaven. That aspect is an absolute.

Peace.

 

[jerry_joseph]

Now 70% of the Christians are non Europeans and Americans. About 40% of world Christians are Afro - Asians. Africa will outnumber Europe in christian population by 2025 and Asia by 2035.

As a religion Christianity is not affected by what is going in Europe. Europeans was 23% of world population in 1900. But now in 2011 , they are only 11% of world population. If present situations will continue, by the end of this century they will become 5% of world population and by the end of next century they will become a negligible population in world.

But Christianity Grown from 25% to 34% in 20’th century. Christians will become 40% of world population by end of this century and within two hundred years they will become majority (more than 50%) in world population.

World population growth rate is 1.1% per year and Christian population growth rate is 1.32% per year.

But it is painful in the mind of every Christians that what is happening in European christian community. Europe, the continent that God chosen first to preach his Gospel, A Continent which give birth to most of all saints, martyrs, popes…

When whole world rejected Christ , it is Europeans who embraced Christianity. Now when world is coming to Christ , Europeans are going away from Christ…

 

[Amer_Was_Amazed]

Now 70% of the Christians are non Europeans and Americans. About 40% of world Christians are Afro - Asians. Africa will outnumber Europe in christian population by 2025 and Asia by 2035.

As a religion Christianity is not affected by what is going in Europe. Europeans was 23% of world population in 1900. But now in 2011 , they are only 11% of world population. If present situations will continue, by the end of this century they will become 5% of world population and by the end of next century they will become a negligible population in world.

But Christianity Grown from 25% to 34% in 20’th century. Christians will become 40% of world population by end of this century and within two hundred years they will become majority (more than 50%) in world population.

World population growth rate is 1.1% per year and Christian population growth rate is 1.32% per year.

But it is painful in the mind of every Christians that what is happening in European christian community. Europe, the continent that God chosen first to preach his Gospel, A Continent which give birth to most of all saints, martyrs, popes…

When whole world rejected Christ , it is Europeans who embraced Christianity. Now when world is coming to Christ , Europeans are going away from Christ…

Isn’t the world just full of ironies? Just like how it was a representative of the Roman Empire that authorized the crucifixion of Jesus, and now the Holy See’s geographical location is where? In its own country inside of Rome. God be praised!

 

[4Squarebaby]

With all due respect people, there are more and more muslim immigration. Now it won’t be long before they become secular too, unless of course the gov’t becomes islamic, which is a huge possibility. You are also dismissing the fact that courts and gov’t vote against the Christian vote, that is no way the Christian’s fault as Canada and U.S. are more accepting of other religions esp Atheism.

I guess that is the hope in Europe that all the Muslims will assimalate. You see the same hope in the Southwestern US with hope that Latinos will assimalate and not insist on their language or vote themselves a more socialist government like the home they fled had.

As long as the flow of new immigrants with still devout Muslims contnue to arrive and reinforce the cultural attitudes of North Africa and Turkey I see little hope that the lure of wetern consumer goods, which they can’t afford, causing any major drifts from Islam. In fact given minority set asides western governments like to give the society gives reasons to remain outsiders.

 

[Auzer]

Now 70% of the Christians are non Europeans and Americans. About 40% of world Christians are Afro - Asians. Africa will outnumber Europe in christian population by 2025 and Asia by 2035.

As a religion Christianity is not affected by what is going in Europe. Europeans was 23% of world population in 1900. But now in 2011 , they are only 11% of world population. If present situations will continue, by the end of this century they will become 5% of world population and by the end of next century they will become a negligible population in world.

World population growth rate is 1.1% per year and Christian population growth rate is 1.32% per year.

But it is painful in the mind of every Christians that what is happening in European christian community. Europe, the continent that God chosen first to preach his Gospel, A Continent which give birth to most of all saints, martyrs, popes…

When whole world rejected Christ , it is Europeans who embraced Christianity. Now when world is coming to Christ , Europeans are going away from Christ…

Sir can you post the source of your information? I thought more than 50% of world Christian population is Western?

But Christianity Grown from 25% to 34% in 20’th century. Christians will become 40% of world population by end of this century and within two hundred years they will become majority (more than 50%) in world population.

Again I would like to see the source of your information sir…

 

[KathleenGee]

The tragedy of America is that yes, it is seen as a land of opportunity, but the mindset of modern people, irregardless of their origins or countries they immigrate to, their concept of opportunity is materialistic and self-serving.

Materialistic and self-serving is affecting great numbers of people on the planet.

Those who hold power in our country know exactly what they are doing…breaking down the unifying American moral codes, been going on for over 40 years now, and accommodating such a mindset rather than affirming we all work for unity, especially as a melting pot.

Europe has lost its faith, the result of its secularization beginning at the Renaissance and the dismantling of Christianity through divisions over the intent of the Word of God.

Our young people have been indoctrinated both directly and indirectly through secular education and the media…see it all the time.

 

[jerry_joseph]

Isn’t the world just full of ironies? Just like how it was a representative of the Roman Empire that authorized the crucifixion of Jesus, and now the Holy See’s geographical location is where? In its own country inside of Rome. God be praised!

Yes , that was not christian roman empire, it was pagan roman empire…God converted that pagan kingdom to a christian kingdom and converted pagan rome to a christian rome…

Earlier Arabia was a pagan land… Do you view Pagan Arabia and Islamic Arabia as one in spiritual sense???..Even though both are same land???

Glory to the God in the highest…

 

[jerry_joseph]

Sir can you post the source of your information? I thought more than 50% of world Christian population is Western?

Again I would like to see the source of your information sir…

**Asia will outnumber europe in christian population within 30 years … Here is my source…
**
au.christiantoday.com/article/christian.population.in.asia.may.exceed.europe.in.30.years.expert.says./2117.htm

**Africa will outnumber europe in christian population by 2025
**
faroutliers.wordpress.com/2011/02/09/christianity-growing-fast-in-africa/

Out of 2300 Million christians in the world only 650 million in europe, yet another 300 million in usa and 30 million in canada. that means only 28% of world christians resides in europe and including america and canada there is only 42% of world christians … Balance resides outside these continents , mainly in latin america, Africa and in Asia…

indopost.com/blog/2011/12/christian-population-in-the-world-comparing-the-last-100-years-of-growth-size-and-distribution-of-gl.html

Another peculiarity is that Christianity is gaining converts mainly from Islam in Africa and Asia… More than 6 million converts a year in africa alone…

orthodoxytoday.org/articles6/AlJazeerahAfrica.php

Please go through this link also .

youtube.com/watch?v=xdVnILalpeo

Hope this will be enough for you

 

[FabiusMaximus]

At some point it would seem so. I also think we need to get back to converstion in this country. If we can get everyone up the 7th ecumenical council it would go a long way in a total converstion of the USA. The backslide seems to come here.

I agree that the focus should be on winning back the West. Christianity spread far and wide in many cases because of the Western conviction in the truth of the faith. With the West now beginning to move “beyond” Christianity, that will seriously hamper efforts to Christianize the world.

I guess that is the hope in Europe that all the Muslims will assimalate. You see the same hope in the Southwestern US with hope that Latinos will assimalate and not insist on their language or vote themselves a more socialist government like the home they fled had.

As long as the flow of new immigrants with still devout Muslims contnue to arrive and reinforce the cultural attitudes of North Africa and Turkey I see little hope that the lure of wetern consumer goods, which they can’t afford, causing any major drifts from Islam. In fact given minority set asides western governments like to give the society gives reasons to remain outsiders.

It’s wishful thinking.
Muslim birthrates and immigration will lead to a situation in Europe where Muslim numbers will be so high that they will begin to use their influence to get their way. Europe is heading to war, plain and simple.

The United States will lose the southwest at this rate. To believe that states like California and Texas can become majority Hispanic and remain part of America long-term is laughable. Texas became American because Whites outnumbered Hispanics. It’s rather obvious why they then chose to join the United States. Why would the reverse be different?

People continue to underestimate the power of ethnic and national loyalty. And there will be consequences for it.

 

[TarkanAttila]

Sir can you post the source of your information? I thought more than 50% of world Christian population is Western?

Again I would like to see the source of your information sir…

I don’t completely blame you, but if you think about it, it makes sense. There are not even 1 billion people between North America and Europe. And there are (supposedly) 2 billion Christians in the world (a fair portion of them, one teacher of mine estimated 12% or so, non-practising).

Secularism - rather, the lack of religion - is growing popular in the West, too. In France, for example, in 2005, 30% of the population was recorded as not believing in a God or a life force. In Estonia, only 16% of the populace believes in a God, while 26% do not believe in a God or a life force. Sweden’s religious and atheistic populations are tied at 23%, while ~50% of Sweden believes in a life force or spirit.

Quite a few countries are experiencing a degradation in their beliefs, while the most religious countries in the area of Europe are countries noted either for being strongly Moslem countries (like Turkey and Cyprus) or strongly Catholic or Orthodox countries (like Italy, Poland, Ireland, and Greece).

Countries where Protestantism was once king, like Germany, Sweden, and the UK, have lower numbers of believers in God and higher numbers of believers in a life force or nothing at all.

SOURCE: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_atheism
with used THIS as its source: ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/ebs/ebs_225_report_en.pdf

 

[Nelka]

Maybe there are 100 million Catholics on China but are too scared to tell us.

It would be a nice thought though.

 

[Auzer]

Asia will outnumber europe in christian population within 30 years … Here is my source…

au.christiantoday.com/article/christian.population.in.asia.may.exceed.europe.in.30.years.expert.says./2117.htm

Oh …Yeah future sure. I thought you were referring to present age…

**Africa will outnumber europe in christian population by 2025
**
faroutliers.wordpress.com/2011/02/09/christianity-growing-fast-in-africa/

Yup …can’t argue about future…

Out of 2300 Million christians in the world only 650 million in europe, yet another 300 million in usa and 30 million in canada. that means only 28% of world christians resides in europe and including america and canada there is only 42% of world christians … Balance resides outside these continents , mainly in latin america, Africa and in Asia…

indopost.com/blog/2011/12/christian-population-in-the-world-comparing-the-last-100-years-of-growth-size-and-distribution-of-gl.html

Latest report from PEW puts Christianity at 2.18 billion …Europe (whole Europe) has some where over 850 million people,isn’t it? So WEST still makes more than 50% of the global Christianity…

Another peculiarity is that Christianity is gaining converts mainly from Islam in Africa and Asia… More than 6 million converts a year in africa alone…

orthodoxytoday.org/articles6/AlJazeerahAfrica.php

Please go through this link also .

youtube.com/watch?v=xdVnILalpeo

You really didn’t need to bring Islam into it. This 6 million convert thingy is debunked all over the internet many times…This was a hoax that arose from one of the interview of Al Jazeera in 2003 where a guy randomly quoted this number…He was demanding more fund for his dawah campaign etc …This was definitely an exaggeration. On the “net” basis , Islam get more new adherents overall than Christianity or any other religion for that matter (I am talking about “new adherents” and not converts alone…birth rates included) …

But Christianity Grown from 25% to 34% in 20’th century. Christians will become 40% of world population by end of this century and within two hundred years they will become majority (more than 50%) in world population.

Also I was looking forward for the source of this post of yours…As far as I know…35% of the world population in 1910 was Christian…now its somewhere around 32% etc (though number of followers of Christianity more than tripled from 600 million to 2.18 billion)

 

[jerry_joseph]

Oh …Yeah future sure. I thought you were referring to present age…

Yup …can’t argue about future…

Future means near future …within 30 years if present situation continues

Latest report from PEW puts Christianity at 2.18 billion …Europe (whole Europe) has some where over 850 million people,isn’t it? So WEST still makes more than 50% of the global Christianity…

Christian population of world as per 2011 is around 33.33% of world population …World is now with 7 billion population …So christianity is 2.3 billion… This 2.18 billion is 2 years before… All europeans are not christians. It includes athiests, muslims, agnostics, hindus etc…(Most websites took that actual christian population is 650 million (including russia)

You really didn’t need to bring Islam into it. This 6 million convert thingy is debunked all over the internet many times…This was a hoax that arose from one of the interview of Al Jazeera in 2003 where a guy randomly quoted this number…He was demanding more fund for his dawah campaign etc …This was definitely an exaggeration. On the “net” basis , Islam get more new adherents overall than Christianity or any other religion for that matter (I am talking about “new adherents” and not converts alone…birth rates included) …

That is a fact… Christianity is gaining more converts than that of islam… Islam is getting converts (individual ) but not in bulk. Also birth rate of islam is higher now… that is correct. It is mainly due to low birth rate among Europeans and Americans…As proportionate share of Africans and Asians are increasing in christianity, its population growth rate will increase in future. Upto 1990 christian population growth rate is less than the world population growth , as most of the christians are in western countries. In last census christian populatio growth rate is Population growth rate of muslim countries in northern africa is less than that of christian south… Egypt, Tunisa , Libiya all have less TFR rate…

Birth surplus is also more in christianity…In the year 2010 there reported 22 million birth of christians while there is only 21 Million birth of muslims. Ie by birth also Christianity is gaining more adherents. Also muslim birth rate is decreasing … Sudden decline in their birth rate happened in last one decade… Christian population growth rate was less than the world population growth rate upto 1990’s. It became equal to the world population growth rate in 2000 and in last census it is growing slightly above the world population growth.

richleebruce.com/b/islam.html

Although christian population growth rate (1.3 % per year) is higher than world population growth rate (1.1% per year.), it is less than the muslim population growth rate ( 1.6% per year). As muslim population growth is declining in muslim countires, it will become equal to christian population growth rate in couple of decades.

**Following website will help you to know birth rates by countries
**

www.indexmundi.com

Also I was looking forward for the source of this post of yours…As far as I know…35% of the world population in 1910 was Christian…now its somewhere around 32% etc (though number of followers of Christianity more than tripled from 600 million to 2.18 billion)

I already gave you my source… Europeans where around 24% of world population (in 1900’s), most of them are christians. Now they are only 11% of world population. Growth of christianity is not seeing in percentage only because of low population growth of europeans and americans… Christianity is now 33.33% of world population (world population in 2011 is 7 billion) and is 2.3 billion. Its growth rate is 1.3% per year , greater than growth rate of world population ( 1.1% ).

indexmundi.com/world/demographics_profile.html

Yet another un accounted christians where chinese… Nobody knows the actual figures in china. As per offical data christians where about 50 to 60 million. But almost all churches (including Roman Catholic church) claims that they have more adherents, than three times of official population ie it will come more than 150 million. Anyway web sites I depended to know christian population, calculated only 60 to 70 million christians in china…

 

[Amer_Was_Amazed]

Yes , that was not christian roman empire, it was pagan roman empire…God converted that pagan kingdom to a christian kingdom and converted pagan rome to a christian rome…

Earlier Arabia was a pagan land… Do you view Pagan Arabia and Islamic Arabia as one in spiritual sense???..Even though both are same land???

Glory to the God in the highest…

No, I don’t. What are you asking me exactly? All I meant was pretty much the first two sentences you just wrote above. Why so many question marks about something I didn’t even mention?

 

[jerry_joseph]

Ok sorry… I became little bit emotional…

 

[jerry_joseph]

**Another interesting fact is the growth of christianity in south east asia. Majority of all the major world religions such as Islam, Hinduism, Buddism lives in south east asia. Christianity is the fastest growing religion there (Not through any immigration from europe or america)
**
South east asia is centere of all eastern religions. 60% of the world muslims lives in south east asia (Mainly in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Malysia, Indonesia and brunei). 90% of Budhists in this world lives in south east asia (Thailand, Combodia, Laos, Vietnam,Srilanka,Burma etc). 99% of world hindus lives in south east asia (Mainly in India and Nepal).

Now christianity (Mainly Roman Catholicism, Evangelical Protestantism and Pentecostalism) is growing in these area. It is not by migration from any christian countries in Europe or America, But by converision of local peoples of these areas. Philippines, the one of the biggest catholic countries in the world is in south east asia. There are now two christian majority countries in these area (Philippines (93%) and east Timor (99%), Papua New Guniea (96% Christians) is a neary by country to south east asia, We can see big christian minority communities in other nations of south east asia Indonesia (12%),India (3% -30 Million), Malaysia (9%), Brunei (10%), Singapore (18%), Vietnam (10%),Sri Lanka (8%), Burma (5%),Pakistan – 3% (5 million). Now 10% of the world christians is from this area and it is the fastest growing religion in this area.

**Philippines, a south east asian country with above 93% of Christians in its population ,have now 100 million christians (2011 reports) (ie almost equal to the combined total christian population of France and Spain- Two most populated countries in western europe)
**

Holy spirit is constantly engaged in building christian communities… In first millenium christianity grown in europe… In second millenium it grown in Americas and Africa. Now in third millenium it started growing in Asia.

All the continents except asia are christian majority continents. Africa is now a christian majority continent (51% - 2011 year). In asia also with 330 million christians it is a major religion. Within couple of decades , Christianity will become thrid biggest religion in asia out numbering buddhists.

Asian population growth rate is 1% per year . While christian population growth rate in asia is 2.6% per year… More than twice the population growth rate of Asia.

 

[Auzer]

Future means near future …within 30 years if present situation continues

OK.

Christian population of world as per 2011 is around 33.33% of world population …World is now with 7 billion population …So christianity is 2.3 billion… This 2.18 billion is 2 years before… All europeans are not christians. It includes athiests, muslims, agnostics, hindus etc…(Most websites took that actual christian population is 650 million (including russia)

Well there were 2.18 billion Christians at the end of 2010 (PEW forums report) …After one year , 120 million new Christian adherents? Its not even possible…At this rate , Christianity would reach 3 billion followers BEFORE 2020 lol…So I guess you are little off here…

That is a fact… Christianity is gaining more converts than that of islam… Islam is getting converts (individual ) but not in bulk. Also birth rate of islam is higher now… that is correct. It is mainly due to low birth rate among Europeans and Americans…As proportionate share of Africans and Asians are increasing in christianity, its population growth rate will increase in future.

Well we don’t have any statistical data to prove this claim…In the West , Islam is getting more converts and in Central Africa , Christianity is…but anyways…

Birth surplus is also more in christianity…In the year 2010 there reported 22 million birth of christians while there is only 21 Million birth of muslims. Ie by birth also Christianity is gaining more adherents. Also muslim birth rate is decreasing … Sudden decline in their birth rate happened in last one decade… Christian population growth rate was less than the world population growth rate upto 1990’s. It became equal to the world population growth rate in 2000 and in last census it is growing slightly above the world population growth.

Where you do this data from? I have seen Christian using a report of some Christian encyclopedia …For first the report is “christian” source and hence can’t be counted as neutal.Secondly , that report came out in 2001…A DECADE ago…so it is useless pretty. I don’t think there is a possible way to calculate “who” got more children lol…Muslims and Christians are spread all across the globe…

richleebruce.com/b/islam.html

This source is funny. This source puts Western success as “the success of Christians” …Anyone knowing even a hint of history would laugh because when West used to be Christian…it was manhandled by then Muslim civilization. Its only AFTER West threw Christianity out of their society and became a secular (without god) society and got industrialized that they came on top. And even at its LOWEST in history , today’s Muslim civilization STILL plays a critical role in world politics. Out 1400 years of Islam , Muslims/Islam remained dominant global force for over 1000+ years in one form or the other. That means that 71% of ENTIRE history of Islam–it was on top (either its Islamic golden age , or Ottomon Empire or Indian Mughal Empire which was economic hub of the world) …No other civilization has seen SUCH success,Mashallah. So why should we be “embarrassed”? …But yeah…from last 300 years or so…Muslim world is facing decline. The problem is that Muslims missed the industrial revolution…But no one is “embarrassed” on that…Muslim world need to focus on economic development and industrialization…Just look around…Turkey currently under the rule of an Islamic party…It is the fastest growing economy in the Europe and has the largest military in the NATO (Only after US offcourse) … Or even in US …Muslims as a community do BETTER than the “average” Americans in general…Here is quote from Economist
““Two-thirds of Muslim households make more than $50,000 a year and a quarter earn over $100,000. The national average is $42,000. Two-thirds of American Muslims have a college degree, compared with less than half of the general population.” – The Economist”*

Although christian population growth rate (1.3 % per year) is higher than world population growth rate (1.1% per year.), it is less than the muslim population growth rate ( 1.6% per year). As muslim population growth is declining in muslim countires, it will become equal to christian population growth rate in couple of decades.

Yes agree.

 

[KathleenGee]

There are alot of American Catholic families now returning to having large families; many are homeschooling and the kid are way ahead academically of public school kids. They are very well behaved…

It will be interesting to see where Europe is 10 years from now…

 

[jerry_joseph]

OK.

Well there were 2.18 billion Christians at the end of 2010 (PEW forums report) …After one year , 120 million new Christian adherents? Its not even possible…At this rate , Christianity would reach 3 billion followers BEFORE 2020 lol…So I guess you are little off here…

Christianity is growing at 1.3% per year. Ie it is 28 million new adherents are adding to it every year. Its population is not stable or diminishing… It is growing 1.3% per year. Ok if we trust your pew forums report also… Now there would be 2.18 Billion + 28 million is how much = 2.2 billion. But official data is christianity is 33.3% of worlds 7 billion people , ie about 2.3 billion

Well we don’t have any statistical data to prove this claim…In the West , Islam is getting more converts and in Central Africa , Christianity is…but anyways…

Which country islam is increasing by converts. brother…All countries islam is incresing through high birth rates and immigration…Islam is getting converts , that I am accepting … But individual converts… But no mass conversion , like christianity is getting in asia and afrcia. And that high birth rate of islam is reducing. In 1990 , muslim population growth rate in the world was over 3% (more than double of christian growth rate at that time (1.5%) . Now muslim population growth is reduced to 1.6% per year . Ie growth rate is reduced by half. Christian and muslim birth rate will become equal within 20 years if this situation continues. Also islam is getting individual converts from Europeans or americans,that is true… But islam is not getting mass coversions (that what chirstianity gets in africa and asia). Most usually a village or a tribe converts entirely to christianity.

Where you do this data from? I have seen Christian using a report of some Christian encyclopedia …For first the report is “christian” source and hence can’t be counted as neutal.Secondly , that report came out in 2001…A DECADE ago…so it is useless pretty. I don’t think there is a possible way to calculate “who” got more children lol…Muslims and Christians are spread all across the globe…

I got this data from wikipedia.

This source is funny. This source puts Western success as “the success of Christians” …Anyone knowing even a hint of history would laugh because when West used to be Christian…it was manhandled by then Muslim civilization. Its only AFTER West threw Christianity out of their society and became a secular (without god) society and got industrialized that they came on top. And even at its LOWEST in history , today’s Muslim civilization STILL plays a critical role in world politics. Out 1400 years of Islam , Muslims/Islam remained dominant global force for over 1000+ years in one form or the other. That means that 71% of ENTIRE history of Islam–it was on top (either its Islamic golden age , or Ottomon Empire or Indian Mughal Empire which was economic hub of the world) …No other civilization has seen SUCH success,Mashallah. So why should we be “embarrassed”? …But yeah…from last 300 years or so…Muslim world is facing decline. The problem is that Muslims missed the industrial revolution…But no one is “embarrassed” on that…Muslim world need to focus on economic development and industrialization…Just look around…Turkey currently under the rule of an Islamic party…It is the fastest growing economy in the Europe and has the largest military in the NATO (Only after US offcourse) … Or even in US …Muslims as a community do BETTER than the “average” Americans in general…Here is quote from Economist

““Two-thirds of Muslim households make more than $50,000 a year and a quarter earn over $100,000. The national average is $42,000. Two-thirds of American Muslims have a college degree, compared with less than half of the general population.” – The Economist”*

Yes agree.

I agree… That is good… Muslims should get good education. Then only the will behave decently in a multicultural society.In the case of turkey is also correct… But this european factors are slowly affecting turkey also such as low birth rate, even though turkey have a high birth rate than in any european countries, its TFR is 2.15 ( 2011 est)… Equal to replacement level.

indexmundi.com/turkey/total_fertility_rate.html

 

[KathleenGee]

Thanks…good information on educational level of Muslims living in USA…

The only issue I have in that context is the question: Can American Muslims freely leave Islam and go into another religion?

I think if Muslims could understand authentic Christianity, atleast it would help relations…

Catholics, likewise, see numbers coming from births in their own families. But in the USA, we have the most fractured Christianity, and we are seeing conversions coming from Protestants who are learning more about our faith through the internet. Many are taught wrong ideas about Catholicism that takes some people a life time to overcome.