Comments on: Aside from atheism is Islam the biggest competitor of Christianity?

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By: Ishfaq

Ishfaq — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:51:52 +0000

Numbers hardly matter.What matters is how eager are we to know truth and how liberal are we to accept truth.All religions have their concepts and many a times they clash with one another though there are similarities also.So how many of us have read about other concepts and religions (atleast Christainity and Islam) to understand themselves what is truth.It is unscientific and ignorance to call something truth just because many people follow it.We got to debate it first with ourselves and then with others so that we reach what is reality.

By: khalid khan

khalid khan — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:42:02 +0000

islam is the fastest growing religion in generally in the world and particularly in the west with a growing ratio of 235% annualy,because christianity does not teach the teaching of jesus(peace be upon him) but the teaching of the council of nicea met and compiled bible in 325A.D,and they kept the gospels of barnabas ,peter and so many more,which have now been discovered,from bible,because they mentioned that jesus was a human and not God and gospel of barnabas also mentions that another prophet will come after jesus to complete the religion.peter gospel tells that jesus was not crusified,so confirming the statement of Quran.so islam will grow more if the christians start their research with an open mind as they are doing today and as a result they are accepting islam.

By: Lisa Z

Lisa Z — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 22:50:35 +0000

islam is one billion strong, but christianity is going on 2 billion strong and half of them are catholic so they are half way there i guess. it does not matter to me though.
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By: Richard B

Richard B — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 22:45:00 +0000

Religion isn't a completition, but Islam is the next biggest. Atheism isn't even close, and (in terms of population) it is mostly centered in (former, or current) communist areas such as China, Korea, and Vietnam where Christianity was never big to begin with.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_religious_groups#Modern_classifications

http://www.adherents.com/largecom/com_atheist.html

By: Be Jealous

Be Jealous — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 22:43:06 +0000

Well, as Hinduism and Buddhism are only appearing as philosophies in the West, and Judaism is not going anywhere fast, I'd say so.
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By: Denny M

Denny M — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 22:41:37 +0000

About the only competitor, sure. Islam is still on the rise in some areas. Even Europe, I believe. But, that's mainly due to them out-breeding other groups. Or so I've read.
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By: Jeff M

Jeff M — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 22:41:27 +0000

And they are both the product of the devil, go figure.
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By: cajundude1

cajundude1 — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 22:41:21 +0000

They are losers, not competitors.
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By: College Inof Needed

College Inof Needed — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 22:40:57 +0000

Christianity: 2.1 billion
Islam: 1.5 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
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http://www.adherents.com/Religions_By_Adherents.html