What is the latest growth rate of major world religions: Hinduism, Islam, Christianity and Buddhism?

Question

I think only Hinduism and Islam are growing at a rate faster than world's population growth rate??

Please give sources with your replies and please dont give adherents.com or wikipedia source.

Islam: Because of high birth rate and coverts in western nations.

Hinduism: Because of high birth rate in India and immense popularity of Yoga and Hindu meditation around the world where millions now are doing it and moving closer to Hinduism. Infact popular New age movements are highly influenced by Hinduism and Buddhism.


Christianity: Totally collapsed in Europe..In India if some poors are converting to Christianity then there are also successful reconversion drives back to Hinduism occuring. Its % is still decreasing as per census. Also low birth rate.

Buddism: Gaining many converts all over but low birth rate.

Answer 1

Well the gold goes to

Islam b'coz of more advertisement pomp and propaganda ( not positive but negitive terror strikes et.,)

Silver to christianity bcoz of its monitory might

give money to the poor and suffering bribe them where ever they are in India, Africa
Bronze

Hinduism by its supiriority over other religions

Answer 2

I suppose Islam and Hinduism are the 2 prominently growing religions in the world
1)Islam , of course
2)Hinduism
3)Christianity
4)No-Religion
5)Buddhism
6)others

Answer 3

The acceptability of people as messengers is in part related to the roles prevalent in the culture of the time. There are other themes that reflect cultural differences of the time, rather than the underlying essence of what is conveyed in religions and other spiritual traditions. It would be more difficult for anything to be successfully communicated in a way that seemed too different from what people were familiar with. e.g hierarchical societies tended to be reflected in a spiritual hierarchy, whereas this was not the case with non-hierarchical societies. And yet the conclusions were not necessarily very different in substance. To the extent where it was true, it doesn't necessarily imply that ladies were considered any less important or had any lesser influence either. The statement "Behind every good man there's a good woman" could easily have applied. They might just have had a different kind of role. On the whole, the male nature is kind of a development of the hunter/gatherer more active, protective goal oriented , rather than the more receptive and affiliative nurturing female nature. It would be reasonable to expect that historically more men would have been the ones speaking out more vociferously. It doesn't imply that they would have been isolated from the influence of or disrespectful of women though. There's lots of stuff in the religions that's more like female than male stuff in nature.

Answer 4

Growth Of Hinduism

Answer 5

Religion Date Founded Sacred Texts Membership 5 % of World 6
Christianity 30 CE The Bible 2,039 million 32% (dropping)
Islam 622 CE Qur'an & Hadith 1,226 million 19% (growing)
Hinduism 1,500 BCE with truly ancient roots Bhagavad-Gita, Upanishads, & Rig Veda 828 million 13% (stable)
No religion
(Note 1) -
None 775 million 12% (dropping)
Chinese folk rel. 270 BCE None 390 million 6%
Buddhism 523 BCE The Tripitaka & Sutras 364 million 6% (stable)
Tribal Religions, Shamanism, Animism Prehistory Oral tradition 232 million 4%
Atheists No date None 150 million 2%
New religions. Various Various 103 million 2%
Sikhism 1500 CE Guru Granth Sahib 23.8 million <1%
Judaism Note 3 Torah, Tanach, & Talmud 14.5 million <1%
Spiritism 12.6 million <1%
Baha'i Faith 1863 CE Alkitab Alaqdas 7.4 million <1%
Confucianism 520 BCE Lun Yu 6.3 million <1%
Jainism 570 BCE Siddhanta, Pakrit 4.3 million <1%
Zoroastrianism 600 to 6000 BCE Avesta 2.7 million <1%
Shinto 500 CE Kojiki, Nohon Shoki 2.7 million <1%
Taoism 550 BCE Tao-te-Ching 2.7 million <1%
Other Various Various 1.1 million <1%
Wicca 800 BCE, 1940 CE None 0.5 million? <1%

Answer 6

It is Atheism which is growing more and more.
Hinduism is shrinking as lots and lots of ppl in India ( particulary the poor ) moved to christianity as christianity is making a big move in certain part here in India to convert.

newly added:

I agree to your comment that due to yoga and meditation, i know personally ppl/Freinds in Europe showed a lot of interest. But they are strong beleivers in Catholic. May be this will yoga and mediation will get into their life but will not affect the relegious beleif. yoga and mediation is just to RELAX and NOT the path or to KNOW GOD.

There is a saying "Its always the Green on the farside looks more Greener than were we are." and this is the reason for Convertion.

Hinduism is so VAST, Really VAST, which is not so easy to understand and follow., and i think if western ppl think Yoga and Mediation is Hinduism, then no.

May be all the relegions will mix up one day.

Answer 7

Islam

http://www.baptiststandard.com/1998/9_30/pages/islam.html

Answer 8

Hi Kwel. Hope you have a good sense of humor and get this joke (think Kentucky Derby or Ascot):

And they're off!
It's Hinduism in the back slot, Christianity coming around the inside, with Islam leading the pack and Buddhism on the outside rail.

Answer 9

Fast-growing Islam winning converts in Western world
April 14, 1997
Web posted at: 11:41 p.m. EDT (0341 GMT)
From Correspondent Gayle Young

CAIRO (CNN) -- In the port city of Suez -- and across the Islamic world -- they are celebrating the Hajj, the pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca.

"This is a joyous day and the best day in the life of a man," said pilgrim Hussein Suleiman Hussein. "It is as if I am being born anew."

(1.1M/31 sec. QuickTime movie)

Millions of Muslims across the world will trek to Mecca this week for the annual religious event. They circle the Kaaba, a shrine that contains a black stone sacred to the Prophet Mohammed.


Mohammed decreed that every Muslim who can afford it make the Hajj at least once. It is one of five holy duties required in Islam.

A Muslim's first duty is to proclaim that there is only one God and that Mohammed is his prophet. Muslims also must pray five times a day, give charity to the poor and fast during the daylight hours of the holy month of Ramadan.

When a cannon signals that the sun has set during Ramadan, Muslims in Cairo break their fast with friends and family, often inviting the poor to share their meals.


Fastest-growing religion


The second-largest religion in the world after Christianity, Islam is also the fastest-growing religion. In the United States, for example, nearly 80 percent of the more than 1,200 mosques have been built in the past 12 years.

Some scholars see an emerging Muslim renaissance as Islam takes root in many traditionally Christian communities.

Islam has drawn converts from all walks of life, most notably African-Americans. Former NAACP President Benjamin Chavis, who joined the Nation of Islam recently, personifies the trend.

"In societies where you have minorities that are discriminated against, I think they may find an appeal in Islam," said Waleed Kazziha of American University in Cairo.

Many moderate Islamic countries such as Turkey and Egypt are becoming more conservative.

Two decades ago, few middle-class Egyptian women wore scarves or veils on their heads. Now they crowd into special emporiums that advertise Islamic clothing.

The shift toward Islamic fundamentalism worries many in the secular world, a fear underscored when splinter groups target Westerners with violent attacks.


Islam vs. the West

But most scholars argue that the extremists are a very small minority and that most Muslims adhere to principles in the Koran that teach peace and tolerance.


"The Islamic world is like any other society we have known in history," said Kazziha. "You might say it has the good, the bad and the ugly."

Founded in 622 A.D., Islam is among the newer major religions. But to the non-Muslim world, it sometimes appears inflexible. Clashes between Islamic tradition and Western influence are sweeping the globe.

In Islam, contrary to Western beliefs, the rights of the community are considered more important than the rights of the individual. Women are seen primarily as caretakers of the home, and religion strongly influences schools, government and courts.

Many Muslims today are trying to find a balance between being members of a global society and maintaining ties to a religion that calls for strict adherence to the Koran.

A case in point is 35-year-old Hisham Hussein, a wealthy playboy who turned to religion and swore off alcohol after an automobile accident.

He is going to Mecca this spring. "The most important thing is to maintain the purity of the Hajj, to lead a pure life," he said.

Answer 10

Islam is probably the fastest growing, present in large countries such as indonesia. hinduism is slow growth, christianity always growing....

i would say most people feel their religion is threatened, and then they proselytize to spread the religion, gain converts, spend money, it grows. then it's a big competition, and who knows who is winning. people should focus on themselves, being better people,