Alok Kumar claimed there was a campaign asking certain sections like Lingayats, SCs and STs to not identify themselves as Hindus. In 2011, 82 faiths identified themselves as 'Other'.
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Analysis of our polls and other data shows no clear evidence of a religious revival among young adults. Read more about ...
Half of the world’s population lives in just seven countries. But some of the world’s religious groups are even more concentrated than that.
Mohamed Elshahed explains why Melanie Phillips can publicly declare the West is ‘facing a death cult in the forces of Islam’ ...
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Commentary: ‘Saturday’s Warrior’ was a big hit with LDS audiences, but its theology was a big miss
The influence of the musical "Saturday’s Warrior" on Latter-day Saint culture cannot be overstated, scholar Matthew Bowman ...
Protestant churches’ growth in Latin America gets lots of attention, but another important shift is happening, too: people ...
The survey, published by the French Institute of Opinion Polls (IFOP) on November 13, reports that a significant number of ...
Minnesota boasts the largest population of Somalis in the U.S. — a community that's recently faced attacks from President ...
Reports of hate crimes in Canada have been on the rise in recent years, fueled particularly by antisemitic incidents.
Efforts to combat global poverty remain unchanged in part because of severe cutbacks in American international aid, ...
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