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Why does religion continue to grow?

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RE: Why does religion continue to grow?

June 11, 2015 at 12:54 pm

I notice you didn't break down the statistics by region, Steve. Didn't want anyone to see that religion is growing mostly in backwater, uneducated places like Africa but on the decline in the first world?

Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell

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Why does religion continue to grow? - by SteveII - June 10, 2015 at 4:33 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by FatAndFaithless - June 10, 2015 at 4:35 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by SteveII - June 10, 2015 at 4:42 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by FatAndFaithless - June 10, 2015 at 4:45 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by Cephus - June 10, 2015 at 6:02 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by Cephus - June 10, 2015 at 5:59 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by Longhorn - June 10, 2015 at 4:39 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by SteveII - June 10, 2015 at 4:46 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by Longhorn - June 10, 2015 at 4:50 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by abaris - June 10, 2015 at 4:56 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by Cephus - June 10, 2015 at 6:04 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by KevinM1 - June 10, 2015 at 6:53 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by abaris - June 10, 2015 at 7:07 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by CapnAwesome - June 11, 2015 at 1:00 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by abaris - June 11, 2015 at 1:24 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by Chad32 - June 10, 2015 at 4:44 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by abaris - June 10, 2015 at 4:44 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by Crossless1 - June 10, 2015 at 5:10 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by Exian - June 10, 2015 at 5:11 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by Dystopia - June 10, 2015 at 5:14 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by Jenny A - June 10, 2015 at 5:15 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by Pyrrho - June 10, 2015 at 5:15 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by Iroscato - June 10, 2015 at 6:19 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by Esquilax - June 10, 2015 at 7:15 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by Minimalist - June 10, 2015 at 7:28 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by robvalue - June 11, 2015 at 3:17 am

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by Longhorn - June 11, 2015 at 4:40 am

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by dyresand - June 11, 2015 at 9:13 am

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by abaris - June 11, 2015 at 9:21 am

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by SteveII - June 11, 2015 at 9:25 am

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by abaris - June 11, 2015 at 9:33 am

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by SteveII - June 11, 2015 at 10:12 am

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by dyresand - June 11, 2015 at 10:21 am

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by abaris - June 11, 2015 at 10:40 am

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by dyresand - June 11, 2015 at 10:01 am

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by SteveII - June 11, 2015 at 10:17 am

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by Cephus - June 11, 2015 at 12:06 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by Dystopia - June 11, 2015 at 12:38 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by Cephus - June 11, 2015 at 12:04 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by The Grand Nudger - June 11, 2015 at 9:47 am

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by FreeTony - June 11, 2015 at 10:07 am

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RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by Crossless1 - June 11, 2015 at 10:09 am

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by FreeTony - June 11, 2015 at 10:19 am

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by Ben Davis - June 11, 2015 at 10:34 am

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by FatAndFaithless - June 11, 2015 at 10:36 am

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RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by abaris - June 11, 2015 at 12:17 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by Faith No More - June 11, 2015 at 12:54 pm

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RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by dyresand - June 11, 2015 at 1:16 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by robvalue - June 11, 2015 at 2:41 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by SteveII - June 11, 2015 at 4:19 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by FatAndFaithless - June 11, 2015 at 4:20 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by Cephus - June 11, 2015 at 4:23 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by Longhorn - June 11, 2015 at 4:27 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by Simon Moon - June 11, 2015 at 4:33 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by abaris - June 11, 2015 at 5:04 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by Esquilax - June 11, 2015 at 5:13 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by abaris - June 11, 2015 at 5:17 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by Faith No More - June 11, 2015 at 5:24 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by Cyberman - June 12, 2015 at 7:14 am

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by Crossless1 - June 11, 2015 at 4:23 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by Saxmoof - June 11, 2015 at 4:25 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by SteveII - June 11, 2015 at 4:33 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by FatAndFaithless - June 11, 2015 at 4:35 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by Simon Moon - June 11, 2015 at 4:37 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by Longhorn - June 11, 2015 at 4:41 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by Esquilax - June 11, 2015 at 5:00 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by CapnAwesome - June 12, 2015 at 12:43 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by Crossless1 - June 11, 2015 at 4:35 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by The Valkyrie - June 11, 2015 at 4:38 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by Iroscato - June 11, 2015 at 4:42 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by FreeTony - June 11, 2015 at 4:58 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by Ravenshire - June 11, 2015 at 5:20 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by dyresand - June 11, 2015 at 5:26 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by comet - June 11, 2015 at 7:31 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by dyresand - June 11, 2015 at 9:01 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by KevinM1 - June 12, 2015 at 11:36 am

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by Tonus - June 13, 2015 at 8:05 am

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by Ben Davis - June 15, 2015 at 9:53 am

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by Endgame - June 11, 2015 at 9:55 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by Regina - June 11, 2015 at 11:27 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by tjakey - June 12, 2015 at 1:24 am

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