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Nearly 1 in 4 people worldwide is Muslim, report says |
2009-10-08 |
# There are about 1.57 billion Muslims in the world, according to the report # Report by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life # Nearly 2 out of 3 of world's Muslims are in Asia, report says # Roughly 9 of 10 Muslims worldwide are Sunni, report says |
Posted by:Oztralian |
#9 Twain said it best: "There are lies, damn lies, and statistics." |
Posted by: SR-71 2009-10-08 19:46 |
#8 nearly 4 out of 3 Americans are Muslims |
Posted by: Frank G 2009-10-08 18:43 |
#7 An interesting article. Some more statistics. Total world population ~6.8 billion. 1.57 billion Muslims, or 23% ~2.25 billion Christians, or 33% Since this is based on interviews, with apparently no cross-check with, for example, national population statistics, it is quite possible that the Muslim numbers are more boastful than real. Estimates of Muslim world population range from 1 billion to 1.8 billion according to the article and my memory. |
Posted by: trailing wife 2009-10-08 18:39 |
#6 Why? Because community organizers really are effective at getting goodies for their community, although not at improving the conditions that cause the problems in the first place. There are gangs and such in poor white neighborhoods, but they tend to have social workers instead of organizers, so they don't realize they should line up for *whatever*. |
Posted by: trailing wife 2009-10-08 18:19 |
#5 I think the amnesty lines should have equal opportunity quotas imposed on them. |
Posted by: gorb 2009-10-08 16:26 |
#4 OK, I just had a flashback to 1960 when the word was "The Blacks were going to out breed us so there were no more white folks". How did that turn out, Ghettos, Race riots, street gangs (Black) and dope a plenty. Or to quote My father "Quantity is not Quality" and indeed it seems he was right. When the inner cities have touble, It's NOT "Whites". When the city declares "Amnesty" for not paying traffic tickets, the camera shows Blacks, no white faces in line. WHY? |
Posted by: Redneck Jim 2009-10-08 15:31 |
#3 This guy who died last month, had a lot to do with the fact that there are more muslims in the world today than the combined number of all muslims who lived from the time of Mohamed onwards. Just look at the demographics of Pakistan, 34 million in the 1950's to 181 million now. |
Posted by: tipper 2009-10-08 11:20 |
#2 Their propensity for violence aside, can we afford to provide (they sure as hell are not self sufficient) for so many Muslims? |
Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2009-10-08 05:21 |
#1 The old saying : If you cant beat them , breed them out. |
Posted by: Oscar 2009-10-08 03:39 |