The Status of Global Christianity 2024 report is just out. What are your initial thoughts on it? I think Christianity will continue to do well in the near future.
                              2024             2050
Total Population: 8,118,836,000 9,709,492,000.
Xtian Population: 2,508,432,000 3,201,640,000.

Is there a similar "Status of Global Atheism 2024" report I can consult to check and see how Atheism is doing? Christians and Atheists freely compete in the West, and now online across the Whole World, and yet Christianity continues to do well, though Atheist Countries like China and North Korea don't allow Christian Missionaries fair and free play in those regions of "Atheistdom", whereas Christendom allows Atheist "Missionaries" that freedom

It'll be interesting to compare the stats and see the results.

Did your parents have any kids that lived?

(January 6, 2024 at 5:55 am)JJoseph Wrote: The Status of Global Christianity 2024 report is just out. What are your initial thoughts on it? I think Christianity will continue to do well in the near future.
                              2024             2050
Total Population: 8,118,836,000 9,709,492,000.
Xtian Population: 2,508,432,000 3,201,640,000.

Is there a similar "Status of Global Atheism 2024" report I can consult to check and see how Atheism is doing? Christians and Atheists freely compete in the West, and now online across the Whole World, and yet Christianity continues to do well, though Atheist Countries like China and North Korea don't allow Christian Missionaries fair and free play in those regions of "Atheistdom", whereas Christendom allows Atheist "Missionaries" that freedom

It'll be interesting to compare the stats and see the results.

Your numbers show that Christianity is growing at a significantly slower rate than the global population. In fact, the number of Muslims is expected to equal the number of Christians by 2050.

Doesn't look good for Jebus.

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(January 6, 2024 at 5:55 am)JJoseph Wrote: The Status of Global Christianity 2024 report is just out. What are your initial thoughts on it? I think Christianity will continue to do well in the near future.
                              2024             2050
Total Population: 8,118,836,000 9,709,492,000.
Xtian Population: 2,508,432,000 3,201,640,000.

Is there a similar "Status of Global Atheism 2024" report I can consult to check and see how Atheism is doing? Christians and Atheists freely compete in the West, and now online across the Whole World, and yet Christianity continues to do well, though Atheist Countries like China and North Korea don't allow Christian Missionaries fair and free play in those regions of "Atheistdom", whereas Christendom allows Atheist "Missionaries" that freedom

It'll be interesting to compare the stats and see the results.

It's tricky to count accurately. 

People say that the fastest growing category of religion is "none." But the people in the "none" category often do have some kind of belief that we would normally call religious. It's out of fashion in some circles to be in a traditional religion, but acceptable to say you're spiritual or something like that. 

I read about a congregation on the east coast where almost nobody who attended church regularly admitted to being "religious." They all preferred to say they "had a personal relationship with God."

Quote:Your numbers show that Christianity is growing at a significantly slower rate than the global population. In fact, the number of Muslims is expected to equal the number of Christians by 2050.

Doesn't look good for Jebus.

Actually, it looks very good for Jesus Christ, because Muslims believe (1) Jesus Christ is the True Messiah, (2) He worked wondrous Miracles in the Name of Allah/God (3) He was raised up to Heaven (4) He will return one day. Jesus and Mary are venerated as Great Saints/Prophets in Islam. So there are some similarities, even though they deny He is the Son of God.

But let's go with your Numbers: by around 2050, there will be 10 BN people. Based on what you said 32-33%, 3.2-3.3 BN will be Christian, another 3.2-3.3 BN Muslim. That's already 66% of the World and Atheism is nowhere to be seen. Another 15% odd will be Hindu, another 10%-15% odd in Buddhism, Confucianism, and related folk religions, although most of these are going extinct by the decade and probably will not make it until 2050, 25 yrs from now.

Whither, Atheism? It will probably be a 4% super-minority or less, and that's being generous. Oh, the Almighty has His Most Sweet Revenge on Atheism!

I don't care, predicting the future of religion based on number of believers seems silly to me.

Out of fashion? That’s a strange way to describe being morally abhorrent and intellectually bankrupt.

Ultimately, the death of religion and of Christianity specifically in the west is a self inflicted wound. Perhaps more people would identify as religious, or even Christian, if abrahamism hadn’t sterilized and then poisoned that well.

As it stands, though, in addition to the rise of the nones…six out of ten self professing Christian’s hold what they themselves regard/acknowledge to be heretical beliefs. Mostly eastern or folk beliefs.

(January 6, 2024 at 7:50 am)JJoseph Wrote: ...Muslims believe (1) Jesus Christ is the True Messiah, (2) He worked wondrous Miracles in the Name of Allah/God (3) He was raised up to Heaven (4) He will return one day.

Looks like we’ve got one that thinks Christ is a last name.

What I said about Jesus and Mary in Islam is correct. Wiki says: "Quran 3:47 also supports the virginity of Mary, revealing that "no man has touched [her]". 66:12 states that Jesus was born when the spirit of God breathed upon Mary, whose body was chaste.[41]"

Ironically, Jesus Christ and Mother Mary may be more revered, per the Quran and the early Hadiths, in Islam, than even their prophet Mohammed, or Aisha is. I did not mean to put down Islam, but I rather commend it, if that's the case, because then more peaceable relations between Christians and Muslims are possible. Of course, today many Muslim countries persecute Christians, and that's not good. Though the Christian or Christian-majority nations are hardly perfect either, mostly because they allow weapons lobbyists etc to start endless Wars, which must all end.

But yeah, since Christians and Muslims will likely constitute 70% of the World's Population in the next 25-30 odd years, if not sooner, then peaceful relations between Christians and Muslims are of the greatest importance to World Peace. I pray for Peace. But let's see how Atheism does before then. It's unclear if there will ever be even 500 MN Strong As, let alone 3+ Billion, like there probably will be Cs and Ms by 2050.