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→Global decline of atheism and the explosive growth of global Christianity
See also: [[Decline of atheism]] and [[Global Christianity]] and [[Atheist Population|Atheist population]]
See also: [[Decline of atheism]] and [[Global Christianity]] and [[Atheist Population|Atheist population]]
On July 24, 2013, ''CNS News'' reported:
{{cquote|Atheism is in decline worldwide, with the number of atheists falling from 4.5% of the world’s population in 1970 to 2.0% in 2010 and projected to drop to 1.8% by 2020, according to a new report by the Center for the Study of Global Christianity at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in South Hamilton, Mass."<ref>http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/global-study-atheists-decline-only-18-world-population-2020 Global Study: Atheists in Decline, Only 1.8% of World Population by 2020]</ref>}}
In 2011, the ''American Spectator'' declared concerning research published in the ''International Bulletin of Missionary Research'':
In 2011, the ''American Spectator'' declared concerning research published in the ''International Bulletin of Missionary Research'':