Re: Most widespread religion =???
maeissin@capnet.ucla.edu
Thu, Apr 13 1995 17:30:35 GMT
:maeissin@capnet.ucla.edu wrote:
:: On 25 Mar 1995 maeissin@capnet.ucla.edu wrote:
:: >> remaining are barely struggling to keep alive. On the other hand, the
:
:: >> Baha'i Faith continues to be the most wide-spread religion on the
:: > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
:: >> planet, and has grown from a handful of 19 early followers to over 6
:: > Pardon me for picking at small points, but I was under the
:: > impression that, at this time the Baha'i Faith is the SECOND most widely
:: > spread religion in the world and that Christianity is still the most
:: > widespread one.
:
:: We'll have to check the statistics, I think that, recently, it
:: shifted.
::
:
:I checked these statistics recently, and, while the statistics have
:changed (both gained significant followings in other countries) but
:Christianity is still more widespread. In fact, it is recorded that
:Christianity has a significant following in every country of the world
:listed; this is not the case, according to the Encyclopedia Brittanica,
:with the Baha'i Faith.
Most or second, the rest of the paragraph remain in effect.
What's the publication date of the Britanica?
ME