SFPNN Link of The Week - Recommended by Ed of Aberdeen


Sir Froggie's Positive News Network is proud to present
The SFPNN Link of the Week Award for 09-30-2002 to


Religions of the World

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We used this website [which explains every major religion] to compile this list of the World's Major Religions in size order as of 1996. [Sizes are indicated in millions.]

Roman Catholic ................... 900
Islam ................................... 840
Hindu .................................. 648
Buddhism ........................... 307
Orthodox Eastern Christian...158
Protestants ..[various * ]....... 70
Judaism ............................…. 18

* Break down of PROTESTANT Religions
31,000,000 = Baptists
13,500,000 = Methodists
8,000,000 = Lutherans
4,500,000 = Mormons
3,500,000 = Pentecostals
3,200,000 = Presbyterians
2,700,000 = Episcopalians
1,700,000 = Church of Christ
893,000 = Jehovah Witnesses
735,000 = Seventh-Day Adventists
220,000 = Amish Mennonites
171,000 = Unitarians
113,000 = Quakers
6,000 = Church of England
70,238,000 = TOTAL

I hope you find this information as fascinating as I did in compiling it.

Peace ... Ed of Aberdeen

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