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	Baha'i News -- The Baha'is: A world community of peace
		One of the world's fastest growing religions, the Baha'i Faith, is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year.
		The founders of great religions, such as Moses, Zoroaster, Jesus, Buddha and Mohammed, are considered messengers of God.
		Thus, they believe that all religions share a common foundation, and all people -- regardless of race, creed or economic status -- are equal in the sight of God.
	www.uga.edu /bahai/2002/021117-3.html (795 words)

	PWR: CoG Activities
		The head of an international organization representing practitioners of the religion known as Witchcraft or Wicca, is scheduled to address the Parliament of the World's Religions at 10 a.m.
		Precise figures on the number of Wiccan practitioners are nearly impossible to obtain due to the decentralized nature of the religion and the traditional secrecy - inspired by centuries of systematic persecution and lingering prejudice - surrounding its practice.
		Many Witches maintain that the religion was kept alive during what is known as the "the Burning Times" in Medieval and Renaissance Europe by word of mouth and family ties.
	www.cog.org /interfaith/pwr/pwr_act.html (631 words)

	President's Message: The Big Lie \| The Exmormon Foundation
		I did an internet search for the term "fastest growing church" with "mormon" and got 837 hits, roughly half of them from pro-Mormon sites (the other half seemed to be trying to disprove the Mormon claim).
		A visit to the official website of the church at www.lds.org, and a click on "For the media", followed by a search for the phrase "fastest growing" will produce the numerous press releases from the church itself where this claim is made.
		According to figures published by the U.S. Census Bureau reporting the number of Americans who identify themselves as adherents to the various religions in 2001, and comparing those figures with data from 1990, the Mormon church in America had a growth of 12% during that period.
	exmormonfoundation.org /the_big_lie (438 words)

	Teen Bible Study Discussion Guides > Comparing World Religions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Religion is defined generally as a relationship of devotion or fear of a God or gods.
		Islam is one of the world’s fastest growing religions.
		It is the oldest religion in the Western world and is a common thread between Muslims and Christians.
	www.ucg.org /teenstudy/comparingreligions.htm (1262 words)

	Islam
		Although Islam is currently one of the fastest growing religions throughout the world, there are still some necessary obstacles that it must overcome in order to evolve as an equal counterpart in the contemporary world.
		Today it is the fastest growing religion, and aproximately 18% of the world's population is Muslim.
		The very name of the religion, al-islam in Arabic means at once submission and peace, for it is in submitting to God's will that human beings gain peace in their lives in their world and in the hereafter.
	www.meta-religion.com /World_Religions/Islam/islam.htm (6393 words)

	Major religious groups - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Major religions have been distinguished from minor religions using a variety of methods, though any such division naturally reflects a particular bias, since adherents of many religions are likely to consider their own faith "major".
		Abrahamic religions are by far the biggest group, and these consist primarily of the Christianity, Islam, Judaism, and Bahá'í Faith religions.
		Dharmic religions are a family of religions having a theology and philosophy centered on the concept of Dharma.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Religions (1539 words)

	Religious identification in the U.S.
		The fastest growing religion (in terms of percentage) is Wicca -- a Neopagan religion that is sometimes referred to as Witchcraft.
		Some religions, like Christian Science and the Church of Satan have a policy of not releasing membership statistics to the public.
		These are religions that often keep a very low profile to avoid conflict attacks from an uninformed public -- religions like Santeria, Vodun, and Wicca.
	www.religioustolerance.org /chr_prac2.htm (2579 words)

	Baha'i News -- Baha'i Birthday Bash
		Unless you were looking for a sign, you would probably miss the small placard out front of 5713 16th St., the only indication that it is the spiritual hub for some 2,500 followers of the Baha'i faith in the Washington metropolitan area.
		At the Washington center, and at thousands of similar meeting places, in homes and in the religion's seven major temples (one on each continent), Baha'is mark the holiday with reflection, prayer, singing, dancing and other artistic expression.
		Behind an unadorned lectern, Effie Baldwin led the group in a short prayer and explained the main tenets of the Baha'i faith: There is only one God, all the world's religions are based on a common truth and all people are equal, regardless of race, sex, creed, ethnicity or socioeconomic status.
	www.uga.edu /bahai/2002/021116-2.html (752 words)

	Awakenings - The Boston Globe
		The Trappist monk was a serious student of Asian religions, a translator of the Tao Te Ching, and had written extensively about Zen.
		Buddhism is the fastest-growing religion in the United States, with the Tibetan variety drawing the most converts.
		A religion defining itself as "a science of the mind" has made a timely arrival in the empirically oriented West.
	www.boston.com /ae/books/articles/2004/02/29/awakenings (994 words)

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		ormonism, or the LDS Church, is one of the world’s fastest growing religions.
		But unless you were raised a Mormon, you probably don’t have a clear picture of this great religion, which was unearthed by Joseph Smith, a nearly illiterate farm...
		Regardless of your religion, understanding the Bible brings much of Western art, literature, and public discourse into greater focus—from Leonardo da Vinci...
	nowscape.com /for_dummies_books.htm (232 words)

	The Bahá'ís: Questions & Answers
		All world religions are in essence stages in the ongoing revelation of the one religion.
		Bahá'u'lláh explained that transformation is the true purpose of religion, and He described the personal and social processes as essentially interactive and complementary.
		Bahá’ís view science and religion as two complementary systems of knowledge, which throughout history have been the most powerful instruments for the investigation of reality and the advancement of civilization.
	www.bahai.org /faq (3211 words)

	Mormons Fastest Growing Group Blog
		Mormon are one of the fastest growing religions in the world, yet others whom call themselves Christians are not growing in numbers.
		No, what shows a person to be a Christian is what they confess with their mouth--- that Jesus is the Son of God, and that He died on the Cross for their sins and rose from the dead.
		Islam is about the fastest growing religion in the world.
	christianblogs.christianet.com /1149860113.htm (1109 words)

	Fastest growing religions in America - Unexplained Mysteries Discussion Forums
		I was referring to all of those "revived" ancient religions - Wicca, Druidism, Paganism (both Greek and Teutonic), etc that non-practioners tend (as I am sure the authors of the information I provided did) to lump together into a one-size-fits-all group called "New Age".
		Incidentially Wiccan, Druidism, Paganism are all revived religions, none of them managed to survived the Church's polgrom against other religions.
		I can claim the religion “Cror is great” is the fastest growing religion in Europe since it has increased its members by 100% where as Christianity has only increased its membership by 20% (plucked out of the air) so technically from that view it is “the fastest growing religion” but it is meaningless in reality.
	www.unexplained-mysteries.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=46297 (1273 words)

	Tests of faith \| Science \| The Guardian
		Some believe that religion was so successful in improving group survival that a tendency to believe was positively selected for in our evolutionary history.
		While some continue to tease out the reasons for the emergence of religion and its persistent appeal, others are delving into the neuroscience of belief in the hope of finding a biological basis for religious experience.
		The fastest growing religions in the US are the Mormon church and Scientology, both popular, according to Boyer largely because they are new.
	www.guardian.co.uk /life/feature/story/0,13026,1423450,00.html (1815 words)

	BBC News \| UK \| Pagans celebrate as numbers soar
		Paganism, which embraces a variety of groups including druids, witches and followers of the Viking god Odin, is one of the fastest growing religions in the UK.
		It continues to grow despite widespread prejudice - often fuelled by the tabloid newspapers - and the mistaken belief of many that paganism equates to fl magic and even Satanism.
		Central to pagan beliefs respect for nature, the existence of both male and female gods and empowering individuals to fulfil their potential.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk/500484.stm (492 words)

	Amazon.com: Legitimating New Religions: Books: James R. Lewis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The legitimacy that new religions seek in the public realm is primarily that of social acceptance.
		Comparative Religion — Ciis is a university that connects the spiritual and practical dimensions of intellectual life as you pursue your doctoral, masters or bachelors completion degree.
		In his conclusion, Lewis argues that scholars of religion should never "dispute the truth of other people's religious claims, even when participants believe such claims to be true in a literal, scientific sense." (p.227).
	www.amazon.com /Legitimating-New-Religions-James-Lewis/dp/0813533244 (1357 words)

	The Bahá'ís: What is the Bahá’í Faith?
		Founded a century and a half ago, the Bahá’í Faith is today among the fastest-growing of the world’s religions.
		He taught that there is only one God, that there is only one human race, and that all the world’s religions represent stages in the revelation of God’s will and purpose for humanity.
		Unlike every other religion — not to mention most social and political movements — the Bahá’í community has successfully resisted the perennial impulse to divide into sects and subgroups.
	www.bahai.org /faq/facts/bahai_faith (764 words)

	Buddhism, Hinduism and Islam among Fastest Growing Religions in Australia - Immigration Media Release 63/2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Buddhism, Hinduism and Islam are among the fastest growing religions in Australia the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs, Philip Ruddock announced today.
		Mr Ruddock said the non-Christian religions of Buddhism, Hinduism and Islam grew in Australia by 79 per cent (199,812 to 357, 813 people), 42 per cent (67,279 to 95,473 people) and 40 per cent (200,885 to 281,578 people) respectively between the 1996 and 2001 Census.
		Mr Ruddock was launching the publication The People of Australia, prepared by the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs in close consultation with the states and territories, at Parliament House today.
	www.minister.immi.gov.au /media_releases/ruddock_media03/r03063.htm (385 words)

	Buddhism, Hinduism and Islam among Fastest Growing Religions in New South Wales - Immigration Media Release 63a/2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Buddhism, Hinduism and Islam among Fastest Growing Religions in New South Wales
		Buddhism, Hinduism and Islam are among the fastest growing religions in New South Wales the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs, Philip Ruddock announced today.
		Mr Ruddock said the non-Christian religions of Buddhism, Hinduism and Islam grew in New South Wales by 80 per cent (81,945 to 147,889 people), 45 per cent (35,606 to 51,463 people) and 38 per cent (102, 296 to 140,938 people) respectively between the 1996 to 2001 Census.
	www.minister.immi.gov.au /media_releases/ruddock_media03/r03063a.htm (394 words)

	Islam on the Rise in America
		Cambel, 23, has joined one of the fastest growing religions in the United States.
		Experts agree Islam is one of the fastest growing religions in America.
		Experts agree Islam is one of the fastest-growing religions in America.
	www.themodernreligion.com /assault/rising.html (660 words)

	Converts in the houses of the Lord - www.smh.com.au
		Islam is among NSW's fastest growing religions, with the growth strongly driven by disenchanted Catholics and Anglican.
		Yet, Islam is among NSW's fastest-growing religions, the numbers of adherents increasing by 40 per cent since the 1996 census when 102,288 nominated themselves as Muslim.
		When you come to a religion it takes time to figure your place in it and when you are new to anything you are presented with a diverse range of options," he says.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2003/11/17/1069027046245.html (1443 words)

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		Witches have a high respect for all life-affirming religions, and we expect you to respect ours.
		We do not want to force you to believe our religion, but understanding it is important if we ever want to move closer to world peace and rid of ignorance.
		A wise man once said “We have nothing to fear but the unknown, which is a result of our ignorance.” Lets try to help fight the fear, not encourage it.
	www.fortunecity.com /campus/midterm/99/HTMLobj-77/What_Wicca_is__and_isn_t___A_Breif_Lesson_on_One_of_the_Fastest_Growing_Religions_of_America-_FOR_XP.doc (1273 words)

	CLF \| RE \| Religions: Religions of the World
		Muslim people believe that Muhammad was the last prophet and so his words are the final and most important words to live by today.
		Like Judaism and Christianity that came before it, Islam is a religion of peace, kindness, and forgiveness.
		Islam is one of the fastest-growing religions in the world.
	www.uua.org /clf/re/religions/world_6-10_muslim.html (880 words)

	Routledge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Paganism is one of the world's fastest-growing religions, practised in a huge variety of ways.
		Witchcraft, nature religion, shamanism and goddess worship are considered, as is the influence of environmental and feminist movements.
		Fully introduced, with editors' prefaces to all extracts and suggestions for further reading, this comprehensive book is an invaluable guide to Paganism and critical issues in its study.
	www.routledge.com /shopping_cart/products/product_detail.asp?sku=&ppid=80058&isbn=9780415303538 (253 words)

	AboveTopSecret.com Content Tags
		(new religions) Religion + Business = Death of cults.
		(fastest growing religions) Islam is not the world's fastest growing religion
		(damn religions) Religious nuts are going to ruin the world
	www.abovetopsecret.com /tags/religions.html (101 words)

	Deism Fastest Growing of Top Twenty Religions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Many people have written to us at Adherents.com asking what are the major religions or churches in just the United States.
		There the user will usually find between 15 to 100 adherent statistics, which provide a good idea of what the major religions are for that place.
		Unlike some countries, the United States does not include a question about religion in its census, and has not done so for over fifty years.
	www.sullivan-county.com /identity/deism_grows.htm (298 words)

	Foreign Policy: The List: The World’s Fastest-Growing Religions
		Islam also happens to be the fastest growing religion in Europe, where an influx of Muslim immigrants from North Africa, Turkey, and South Asia has sent shock waves into a mostly Christian and secular population whose birthrates have stagnated.
		Since the 1960s, Hindus have become a growing presence in the United States, with as many as 1.5 million generally well-off adherents spread across the continent and prevalent in Texas, New Jersey, and Ohio.
		Originally, the item was entitled "Bahaism," and described the religion as "an offshoot of Islam." Additionally, the sentence on Israel was clarified to better reflect the fact that Bahais are treated well in that country, but face discrimination elsewhere in the Middle East.
	www.foreignpolicy.com /story/cms.php?story_id=3835 (729 words)

	Reviews -- The Church of Scientology, by Gordon Melton
		Melton (director of the Institute for the Study of American Religion in Santa Barbara, Calif., and author of the Encyclopedia of American Religions), begins his study with a history of Lafayette Ron Hubbard, a successful Hollywood screenwriter in the 1930s who also churned out voluminous pulp fiction under various pen names.
		Scientology was soon serving as a religion for many of Hubbard's followers; thus it came as no surprise that the first Church of Scientology was founded in 1954.
		It is widely condemned in many parts of Europe, especially Germany, as part of a growing "anti-cult" movement, yet it continues a meteoric growth not only in Europe but also worldwide.
	www.signaturebooks.com /reviews/scientology.htm (1053 words)

	Witchcraft is in the wind. :: ABC New England North West NSW
		And whether you are aware of it or not, latest research shows that witchcraft is rising to become one of the fastest growing religions in the world.
		In Europe, from around the mid-15th century to the mid-18th century, anyone who practised natural therapies or alternative religious rituals, or we suspected of doing such things, would often be chastised and victimized.
		She says that a wiccan is a person who practises a particular religion and uses magic, and a witch may just use magic but not necessarily practice any particular religion or may practice any variety of religions.
	www.abc.net.au /cgi-bin/common/printfriendly.pl?http://www.abc.net.au/newengland/stories/s1482065.htm (956 words)

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