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Last update: Wednesday 25th March
 
The World Christian Encyclopedia reports that more than 1 billion people have yet to hear the gospel. That’s 27.8% of the world’s population.

Religion/SpiritualityCharisma + Christian Life – April 2006
 
According to Operation World, the church in Southern Sudan has grown from 5% of the population in 1960 to perhaps 70% in 2000, with the greatest growth amongst evangelical Christians.

Religion/SpiritualityChristian Herald – 21st January 2006
 
The world Christian population continues to grow. It stood at 2,140 million people in the middle of 2005, the latest published figure, some 140 million more than five years earlier. This is one third, 33% of the world’s population, which stood at 6,450 million in 2005.

Religion/SpiritualityThe Church of England Newspaper – 13th January 2006
 
A new survey shows the majority of Americans think religion is under attack and losing its influence in American life.

Religion/SpiritualityEvangelicals Now – January 2006
 
Three quarters of Britons think the UK should retain its Christian ethos, a recent survey has found. Although only 17% said they attend church regularly, 67% described themselves as Christian. Support for Christian values also came from 69% of Jews, almost half of Muslims, Sikhs and Hindus, and 44% of those with no faith.

Religion/SpiritualityEvangelicals Now – January 2006
 
A Presence and Engagement report revealed that, of the 12,226 parishes in England, more than half include a population that identifies themselves as being of another faith. In 228 parishes the “other faiths” population is between 25% and 0, with that number rising above 50% in 62 of the parishes.

Religion/SpiritualityFaithworks – October 2005
 
The decline in spirituality among the young is a factor in Ireland’s rising suicide rates, according to the annual conference of the Irish Association of Suicidology. Suicide levels last year claimed the lives of 356 men and 101 women.

Religion/SpiritualityThe Universe – 16th October 2005
 
As much as 19% of Nicaraguans are evangelical, and of the estimated 1 million evangelicals nationwide – out of a population of 5.3 million, at least 70% are Pentecostal.

Religion/SpiritualityCharisma – September 2005
 
Three quarters of political scientists surveyed said that they had a belief in God. Nearly 70% of social scientists, specializing in subjects such as sociology and psychology, claimed a belief in God compared with 62% of natural scientists. Even with biologists, the group with the lowest level of belief, 59% stated a belief in God.

Religion/SpiritualityThe Church of England Newspaper – 26th August 2005
 
In 2003 there were 182,000 civil weddings compared with 86,000 religious ceremonies.

Religion/SpiritualityProphecy Today – September/October 2005
 
Weddings in the Church of England have fallen from almost 70% twenty years ago to just over 20% today. In the USA a survey by professional wedding planners estimates that only about half of this year’s 2.6 million weddings will be held in a place of worship.

Religion/SpiritualityEvangelical Times – September 2005
 
A report from a US magazine states that only 16% of Protestant ministers interviewed are very satisfied with their personal prayer life with the average of 56 minutes a day. A further 47% are somewhat satisfied and they average 43 minutes. Those who are dissatisfied average just 21 minutes a day.

Religion/SpiritualityProphecy Today – September/October 2005
 
In Charles Colson’s book Salad bar Christianity 20% of American Christians are reported to believe in reincarnation and 26% believe in astrology.

Religion/SpiritualityThe Church of England Newspaper – 22nd July 2005
 
A survey has concluded that 84% of Americans consider religion important in their lives, compared to 37% in France, 43% in the United Kingdom and 46% in Spain. Only Italy came close with 80%.
Religion/SpiritualityThe Universe – 26th June 2005
 
Recent research by the California based Barna Group has shown that 43% of a group described as born again were converted before the age of 13, 64% before age 18, and 77% before age 21. Less than a quarter of people who convert to Christianity (23%) do so in the maturity of adulthood.

Religion/SpiritualityThe Briefing – July 2005
 
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