tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post7486038473118790067..comments2023-09-25T04:26:51.568-06:00Comments on The Barefoot Bum: No common groundLarry Hamelinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08788697573946266404noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post-54873587456649819832011-02-12T21:25:48.311-07:002011-02-12T21:25:48.311-07:00But, apparently, atheism is dying, and Christianit...But, apparently, atheism is dying, and Christianity and other religions growing: <br /><br /><br />Compared to the world's 2.3 billion Christians, there are 1.6 billion Muslims, 951 million Hindus, 468 million Buddhists, 458 million Chinese folk-religionists, and 137 million atheists, whose numbers have actually dropped over the past decade, despite the caterwauling of Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, and Co. One cluster of comparative growth statistics is striking: As of mid-2011, there will be an average of 80,000 new Christians per day (of whom 31,000 will be Catholics) and 79,000 new Muslims per day, but 300 fewer atheists every 24 hours.-<a href="http://www.insidecatholic.com/feature/christian-number-crunching.html" rel="nofollow">Christian Number-Crunching</a> (via <a href="http://dangerousidea.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Dr. Victor Reppert's Dangerous Idea blog</a>)Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09991410496107221875noreply@blogger.com