Mapped - World religious landscape 2050

[HEPZIBAH]

Mapped: What the world's religious landscape will look like in 2050

Christianity will remain the world's top religion despite the growth of Islam and atheism increases in the West. Click on the map to find out what the status of the world's faiths will be 35 years from now


Islam is the world's fastest growing religion but despite the increasing numbers, Christians will still outnumber Muslims in 2050, a new report has found.

Religion, despite its decline in the West as the map above shows, is proliferating across the world - by 2050, Muslims will make up 10 per cent of Europe's population. By 2100, Muslims will outnumber Christians globally, Pew believe.

"By the year 2100, about 1 per cent more of the world’s population would be Muslim (35 per cent) than Christian (34 per cent)," the authors wrote.

According to the Pew Research Centre, the religiously unaffiliated - referring to atheists, agnostics and other people who do not identify with a religion - are declining as a share of the population.

For the maps and more of the article see the link below.

Some interesting reading. I'm not sure how they have really come to their conclusions (trends change all the time and quite how 'current figures' are come by is not exactly clear), but I can agree with the closing statement.

'In their report, the authors explained that their analysis was based on trends and current figures but that "any events – scientific discoveries, armed conflicts, social movements, political upheavals, natural disasters and changing economic conditions" could alter their predictions. '

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldne ... -2050.html

[Jayway]

Waste of time and words, wonder how much they were paid.

[HEPZIBAH]

I'd like to see how the map actually looks in 2050.

[LovelyLadyLux]

I find the projections interesting and look at them as a snapshot in time of how we're doing and thinking right NOW. I don't get too wrapped around how they're going to actually pan out years into the future.

[jewel]

Grim prediction overall (no surprises there), but honestly, the camp of pollyanna atheists is no more appealing than the camp of religious fanatics.......
At least I probably wont be here when the **** hits

[Bullet Magnet]

The Power of what has been before, rises to trap you within...

Problem is, even though atheists are rising in number, they are no further separated from the religious lot because they are just as clueless..

Well played Babylon, well played... !



There is hope...

[Bullet Magnet]

Your life, and all that manifests in your life is a result of your strongest beliefs.
That which YOU hold to be true is what you get.

Those chains you are wrapped in are not made of steel, they can be made more mailable and eventually will turn into clay..

It's ALL in your mind... YOUR mind..
Understand what your ego really is, and then Kill the King...

Give it to 'em Cozy... !!! Oh And Ronnie and Ritchie.. The Fathers..

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