Quick Facts Friday

This week, the quick facts focus is on RELIGION.

• Religion around the world is broken down like this: 33% Christians; 21% Muslims; 13% Hindus; 6% Buddhists; 2.3% atheists; 0.4% Sikhs; 0.2% Jewish; 0.1% Baha'is; 12% other; 12% nonreligious.
• Brazil is the largest Catholic country in the world.
• Women make up 56% of the adult born-again population.
• Born-again Christians are more likely than the average adult to have volunteered their time to help their church in the past week (32% to 22%, respectively).
• Nearly half of all Americans who receive Jesus Christ as their Savior do so before reaching the age of 13 (43%), and two out of three born-again Christians(64%) made that commitment to Christ before their 18th birthday.
• Approximately 69% of Americans believe that God is the all-powerful, all-knowing, perfect Creator who rules the world today.

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