William T Goodall wrote:
On 18 Aug 2004, at 7:28 am, Doug Pensinger wrote:
There is a larger percentage of non-believers here (than in the US at large) so when they do speak up it probably feels as if the wheels are coming off to those that aren't used to having their faith challenged. 8^)
The US is an anomaly. It is the only 'developed' country in which a majority (59%) of people feel religion is very important. That's 33% in the UK and only 18% of Brits are practicing members of an organised religion. The numbers are even lower in such countries as France, Germany and Japan.
Belgium: Roman Catholic 75%, Protestant or other 25%
Germany: Protestant 34%, Roman Catholic 34%, Muslim 3.7%, unaffiliated or other 28.3%
France: Roman Catholic 83%-88%, Protestant 2%, Jewish 1%, Muslim 5%-10%, unaffiliated 4%
UK:Anglican and Roman Catholic 40 million, Muslim 1.5 million, Presbyterian 800,000, Methodist 760,000, Sikh 500,000, Hindu 500,000, Jewish 350,000 (population total 60,270,708)
So that would be: 66% RC, 19% Muslim, 1.3% Presbytarian, 1.2%Methodist, 0.8%Sikh, 0.8% Hindu, 0.6% Jewish
Japan: observe both Shinto and Buddhist 84%, other 16% (including Christian 0.7%)
US: Protestant 56%, Roman Catholic 28%, Jewish 2%, other 4%, none 10% (1989)
From the CSI factbook
Sonja :o) GCU: Meaningless numbers
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