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One of the reasons why global creationism is rising is due to the [[Growth of evangelical Christianity|rapid rise of evangelical Christianity]] and [[pentecostalism]] in the world.
One of the reasons why global creationism is rising is due to the [[Growth of evangelical Christianity|rapid rise of evangelical Christianity]] and [[pentecostalism]] in the world.
=== Growth of pentecostalism ===
The American [[sociology|sociologist]] and author [[Peter L. Berger]] introduced the concept of [[desecularization]] in 1999.<ref>[http://intl-jcs.oxfordjournals.org/content/52/2/232.full#fn-2 ''Journal of Church and State'', Desecularization: A Conceptual Framework by Vyacheslav Karpov, 2010]</ref><ref>Peter L. Berger, “The Desecularization of the World: A Global Overview,” in The Desecularization of the World: Resurgent Religion and World Politics, ed. Peter L. Berger (Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1999)</ref> According to Berger, "One can say with some confidence that modern Pentecostalism must be the fastest growing religion in human history."<ref>[http://www.the-american-interest.com/2010/07/29/pentecostalism-protestant-ethic-or-cargo-cult/ Pentecostalism – Protestant Ethic or Cargo Cult?], Peter Berger, July 29, 2010</ref> See also: [[Growth of religious fundamentalism#Growth of pentecostalism|Growth of pentecostalism]] and [[Growth of religious fundamentalism]]
The [[Atheism|atheist]] author and advocate David Madison, PhD wrote in March 2019: "I remain haunted—and terrified—by what I read on a Christian website, not long after the turn of this century: that by 2025, there will be one billion (yes, that’s with a “b”) Pentecostals in the world."<ref>[https://examiningatheism.blogspot.com/2019/03/atheist-author-and-advocate-is.html Atheist author and advocate is absolutely TERRIFIED about the future growth of pentecostal Christianity], ''Examining Atheism'', March 2019</ref>
== Global intelligence design movement ==
== Global intelligence design movement ==