RE:@AVINASH
by Avinash on Apr 28, 2008 02:12 PM Permalink
Why do you indulge in pick and choose? This is the first para of that article:
Religions can grow in numbers due to conversion or due to higher birth rates in a religious group (assuming that children take on the religion of their parents). Religions in particular countries can grow due to immigration. So the fastest growing religion could refer to:
The religion whose absolute number of adherents is growing the fastest (by whatever means). The religion which is growing fastest in terms of percentage growth per year (by whatever means). The religion which is gaining the greatest number of converts. Measures counting absolute numbers tend to favour the larger religions; measures counting percentage growth the smaller ones. For example, if a religion had only 10 followers, a single addition would be a 10% increase, and would therefore dwarf the percentage growth rates of the larger religions.
