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Yang Fenggang of Purdue University, in Indiana, says the Christian church in China has grown by an average of 10% a year since 1980. He reckons that on current trends there will be 250m Christians by around 2030, making China’s Christian population the largest in the world. Mr. Yang says this speed of growth is similar to that seen in fourth-century Rome just before the conversion of [[Constantine]], which paved the way for Christianity to become the religion of his empire.<ref>Wenzhou (November 1, 2014).  [http://www.economist.com/news/briefing/21629218-rapid-spread-christianity-forcing-official-rethink-religion-cracks "Cracks in the atheist edifice"].  ''The Economist'' website.  Retrieved on May 28, 2015.</ref>}}
 
Yang Fenggang of Purdue University, in Indiana, says the Christian church in China has grown by an average of 10% a year since 1980. He reckons that on current trends there will be 250m Christians by around 2030, making China’s Christian population the largest in the world. Mr. Yang says this speed of growth is similar to that seen in fourth-century Rome just before the conversion of [[Constantine]], which paved the way for Christianity to become the religion of his empire.<ref>Wenzhou (November 1, 2014).  [http://www.economist.com/news/briefing/21629218-rapid-spread-christianity-forcing-official-rethink-religion-cracks "Cracks in the atheist edifice"].  ''The Economist'' website.  Retrieved on May 28, 2015.</ref>}}
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== Quote about European atheism/secularism ==
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''See also:'' [[European atheism and 21st century decline]]
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== Quotes about American atheism ==
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''See also:'' [[American atheism]]
    
== Quote on the collapse of atheism in the former Soviet Union ==
 
== Quote on the collapse of atheism in the former Soviet Union ==
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