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| | == Most Christians live outside the Western World where divorce rates are lower == | | == Most Christians live outside the Western World where divorce rates are lower == |
| − | [[File:Hong Kong Christians at Gateway Camp.jpg|thumbnail|right|200px|[[Hong Kong]] Christians at Gateway Camp. In 2005, there were four times as many non-Western World Christians as there were [[Western World]] Christians.<ref>[http://www.wnd.com/?pageId=30077 Is Christianity taking over the planet?]</ref>
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| | ''See also:'' [[Global Christianity]] | | ''See also:'' [[Global Christianity]] |
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| | === Global Christianity === | | === Global Christianity === |
| − | | + | [[File:Hong Kong Christians at Gateway Camp.jpg|thumbnail|left|200px|[[Hong Kong]] Christians at Gateway Camp. In 2005, there were four times as many non-Western World Christians as there were [[Western World]] Christians.<ref>[http://www.wnd.com/?pageId=30077 Is Christianity taking over the planet?]</ref> |
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| | + | <small>(photo obtained from [http://www.flickr.com/photos/mckln/4815046728/in/set-72157624550425162 Flickr], see [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/deed.en license agreement])</small>]] |
| | [[Christianity]] is the world's largest religion and it has seen tremendous growth over its 2000 year history.<ref>[http://users.adam.com.au/bstett/BChristianIncrease12.htm 2000 YEARS OF CHRISTIAN INCREASE]</ref> Christianity has recently seen explosive growth outside the [[Western World]].<ref> | | [[Christianity]] is the world's largest religion and it has seen tremendous growth over its 2000 year history.<ref>[http://users.adam.com.au/bstett/BChristianIncrease12.htm 2000 YEARS OF CHRISTIAN INCREASE]</ref> Christianity has recently seen explosive growth outside the [[Western World]].<ref> |
| | *[http://pewforum.org/Christian/Faith-and-Conflict-The-Global-Rise-of-Christianity.aspx The global rise of Christianity - Pew Forum] | | *[http://pewforum.org/Christian/Faith-and-Conflict-The-Global-Rise-of-Christianity.aspx The global rise of Christianity - Pew Forum] |
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| | Developing countries have lower divorce rates than countries in the Western World.<ref>[http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/cats/international_statistics.html International statistics]</ref> | | Developing countries have lower divorce rates than countries in the Western World.<ref>[http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/cats/international_statistics.html International statistics]</ref> |
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| | == Atheist Richard Carrier, adultery, divorce and polyamory == | | == Atheist Richard Carrier, adultery, divorce and polyamory == |
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