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Old 03-30-2008, 10:29 PM
 
Location: Michigan
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VATICAN CITY: Muslims outnumber Catholics worldwide, according to the latest count by the Vatican published in its daily newspaper on Saturday.

Muslims outnumber Catholics: Vatican research-Europe-World-The Times of India (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Muslims_outnumber_Catholics_Vatican_research/articleshow/2910700.cms - broken link)
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Old 03-30-2008, 10:47 PM
 
Location: The Netherlands
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So?
Christianity is still the #1 religion in the world.
The Islam, like Christianity, also has different denominations.
Catholicism is not Christianity, right?
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Old 03-31-2008, 05:54 PM
 
Location: South Central PA
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So?
Christianity is still the #1 religion in the world.
The Islam, like Christianity, also has different denominations.
Catholicism is not Christianity, right?
THe study was done by the vatican hence why they talked about catholics specifically.

"Muslims represent more than 19 per cent of the world's 6.5 billion population, while Catholics represent 17.4 per cent, according to the Vatican's latest yearbook based on 2006 figures, Sunday's edition of the Osservatore Romano reported.

Christianity overall was more widespread, however, with Catholics, Orthodox Christians, Anglicans and other Protestants jointly accounting for a third of the world population, it said. "
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Old 03-31-2008, 10:18 PM
 
Location: Huntsville, AL
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I agree with you tricky, so.......

It is comparing apples to oranges, one sect vs. an entire religion. It does not surprise me that the Muslim religion is bigger than the Catholic sect of Christianity. Now if the Muslim religion surpassed the Christian religion, then I think that would be a story.
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Old 04-01-2008, 07:44 AM
 
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I agree with you tricky, so.......

It is comparing apples to oranges, one sect vs. an entire religion. It does not surprise me that the Muslim religion is bigger than the Catholic sect of Christianity. Now if the Muslim religion surpassed the Christian religion, then I think that would be a story.
Roman Catholicism sort of has sects. There is regular Roman Catholic and then there is Eastern Rite. (not to be confused with Eastern Orthodox)
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Old 04-01-2008, 07:51 AM
 
Location: Huntsville, AL
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Roman Catholicism sort of has sects. There is regular Roman Catholic and then there is Eastern Rite. (not to be confused with Eastern Orthodox)
I understand that, so do other sects like Baptists. But Catholics and Baptists are still a sect under Christianity.
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Old 10-29-2010, 08:33 AM
 
Location: Las Flores, Orange County, CA
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Mohammed tops list of English baby names - CNN.com
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Old 10-29-2010, 10:30 AM
 
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Although Islam is the most growing religion in the world, christians are still more than muslims. that's right.

Actually, islam will eventually enter every house in the world, that's what the prophet said. there is no dout of it.

It's because it's the true religions of ALL prophets. Came to ask people to know that there is only one God who has to be worshipped.

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