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See: [[Global atheism statistics]] ]]

See: [[Global atheism statistics]] ]]

'''Desecularization''' is the process by which [[religion]] reasserts its societal influence through religious values, institutions, sectors of society and symbols in reaction to previous and/or co-occurring [[secularization]] processes,<ref>''Religion and the State in Russia and China: Suppression, Survival and Revival'' by Christopher Marsh, 2011, page 11 (Christopher Marsh cites the definitions of desecularization given by Peter L. Berger and Vyacheslav Karpov)</ref> for example the re-establishment of the [[Russian Orthodox Church]] as the official state [[religion]] of the [[Russian Federation]] after the collapse of the [[atheist]] [[Soviet Union]], or the rise of the [[Islamic State]], or the institution of [[Shariah]] law in [[Syria]] after the fall of [[Bashar Assad]], or the rise of the [[Taliban]] under the [[Biden regime]] after the [[Fall of Kabul|U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan]]. Desecularization can also occur through [[Divine Providence|providential]] acts of [[God]] and in reaction to God granting [[Christian]]'s prayers.<ref>

'''Desecularization''' is the process by which [[religion]] reasserts its societal influence through religious values, institutions, sectors of society and symbols in reaction to previous and/or co-occurring [[secularization]] processes.<ref>''Religion and the State in Russia and China: Suppression, Survival and Revival'' by Christopher Marsh, 2011, page 11 (Christopher Marsh cites the definitions of desecularization given by Peter L. Berger and Vyacheslav Karpov)</ref> For example, the re-establishment of the [[Russian Orthodox Church]] as the official state [[religion]] of the [[Russian Federation]] after the collapse of the [[atheist]]ic [[Soviet Union]], or the rise of the [[Islamic State]], or the institution of [[Shariah]] law in [[Syria]] after the fall of [[Bashar Assad]], or the [[1979 Iranian Revolution]] and [[Fall of the Shah]], or the reemergence of the [[Taliban]] after the [[Fall of Kabul|U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan]] under the [[Biden regime]] and ending the [[American]]-backed [[LGBT]] movement in [[Afghanistan]], or the establishment of the [[Islamic Republic of Iran]] after the [[Iranian Revolution|Fall of the Shah]] in 1979. Desecularization can also occur through [[Divine Providence|providential]] acts of [[God]] and in reaction to God granting [[Christian]]'s prayers.<ref>

*[http://www.jesus.org.uk/blog/radical-christian-history/miracles-seen-china-revival Miracles seen in China revival Published on 20th January 2008]

*[http://www.jesus.org.uk/blog/radical-christian-history/miracles-seen-china-revival Miracles seen in China revival Published on 20th January 2008]

*[http://www.breakingchristiannews.com/articles/display_art.html?ID=10797 Revival, Miracles in China during Bible Deliveries, Teresa Neumann : Nov 28, 2012 : Staff – Mission Network News]

*[http://www.breakingchristiannews.com/articles/display_art.html?ID=10797 Revival, Miracles in China during Bible Deliveries, Teresa Neumann : Nov 28, 2012 : Staff – Mission Network News]

*[http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/world/2011/may/growth-explosion-chinas-christianity-takes-root-/ Jesus in the Rice Fields: China's Countryside Revival By George Thomas, CBN News Sr. Reporter, Friday, August 09, 2013]

*[http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/world/2011/may/growth-explosion-chinas-christianity-takes-root-/ Jesus in the Rice Fields: China's Countryside Revival By George Thomas, CBN News Sr. Reporter, Friday, August 09, 2013]

*[http://www.vernonjohns.org/snuffy1186/china%20cry.html China Cry: A True Story (1990)]</ref> The word desecularization was coined by the  American [[sociology|sociologist]] and author [[Peter L. Berger]], who was a former proponent of the [[secularization thesis]], in his 1999 book ''The Desecularization of the World''.<ref name=":22">{{Cite journal |last=Karpov |first=V. |date=2010-03-01 |title=Desecularization: A Conceptual Framework |url=https://academic.oup.com/jcs/article/52/2/232/781896 |journal=Journal of Church and State |language=en |volume=52 |issue=2 |pages=232–270, 232 |doi=10.1093/jcs/csq058 |issn=0021-969X |doi-access=free}}</ref><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>  

*[http://www.vernonjohns.org/snuffy1186/china%20cry.html China Cry: A True Story (1990)]</ref> The word desecularization was coined by the  American [[sociology|sociologist]] and author [[Peter L. Berger]], who was a former proponent of the [[secularization thesis]], in his 1999 book ''The Desecularization of the World''.<ref name=":22">{{Cite journal |last=Karpov |first=V. |date=2010-03-01 |title=Desecularization: A Conceptual Framework |url=https://academic.oup.com/jcs/article/52/2/232/781896 |journal=Journal of Church and State |language=en |volume=52 |issue=2 |pages=232–270, 232 |doi=10.1093/jcs/csq058 |issn=0021-969X |doi-access=free}}</ref><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>  

On March 15, 2024, Frontier Partners International reported concerning [[global atheism]]: "Simultaneously, atheism, which once saw a peak around 1970 with 165 million adherents, is on the decline. The current growth trend for atheism is -0.12 percent, with their number falling from 147 million in 2020 to 146 million in 2024."<ref>[https://www.frontierpartners.org/global-christianity-surges Global Christianity surges beyond projections in 2024], LiCAS.news • Mar 15, 2024, Frontiers Patners Intertnational, 2024</ref> See also: [[Global atheism statistics]]

On March 15, 2024, Frontier Partners International reported concerning [[global atheism]]: "Simultaneously, atheism, which once saw a peak around 1970 with 165 million adherents, is on the decline. The current growth trend for atheism is -0.12 percent, with their number falling from 147 million in 2020 to 146 million in 2024."<ref>[https://www.frontierpartners.org/global-christianity-surges Global Christianity surges beyond projections in 2024], LiCAS.news • Mar 15, 2024, Frontiers Patners Intertnational, 2024</ref> See also: [[Global atheism statistics]]

''See also:'' [[European desecularization in the 21st century]] and [[Growth of evangelical Christianity in secular Europe]] and [[Secular Europe|Decline of secular Europe]]

''See also:'' [[European desecularization in the 21st century]] and [[Growth of evangelical Christianity in secular Europe]] and [[Secular Europe|Decline of secular Europe]]

[[File:Austria location.png|thumbnail|200px|right|[[Austria]]'s census data permits demographers to perform analysis which indicates the secular population plateauing in Europe by 2050, or as early as 2021.<ref>[http://www.sneps.net/RD/uploads/1-Shall%20the%20Religious%20Inherit%20the%20Earth.pdf ''Shall the Religious Inherit the Earth?: Demography and Politics in the Twenty-First Century'' by Eric Kaufmann]</ref>]]

[[File:Gay marriage in Europe.PNG|right|300px|thumb|Opposition to [[gay marriage]] in [[Europe]].]]

[[Europe]] is expected to shink significantly in terms of its population. According to ''Euronews'': "New research has forecast the European Union's population will plummet by millions more than previously predicted. The United Nations has said the number of people in the bloc will drop to 365 million by 2100, down from 446 million today. But a new study, published in the medical journal The Lancet, predicts it will fall more sharply, to 308 million by the end of the century."<ref>[https://www.euronews.com/2020/07/31/new-study-forecasts-the-eu-s-population-will-plummet-by-millions-more-than-expected New study forecasts the EU's population will plummet by millions more than expected], Euronews, 2020</ref> See: [[Atheism and fertility rates]]

[[Europe]] is expected to shink significantly in terms of its population. According to ''Euronews'': "New research has forecast the European Union's population will plummet by millions more than previously predicted. The United Nations has said the number of people in the bloc will drop to 365 million by 2100, down from 446 million today. But a new study, published in the medical journal The Lancet, predicts it will fall more sharply, to 308 million by the end of the century."<ref>[https://www.euronews.com/2020/07/31/new-study-forecasts-the-eu-s-population-will-plummet-by-millions-more-than-expected New study forecasts the EU's population will plummet by millions more than expected], Euronews, 2020</ref> See: [[Atheism and fertility rates]]

According to the website Statista.com's article [https://www.statista.com/topics/4765/islam-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/#topicOverview Islam in the UK - Statistics & Facts]: "Like most major European countries, the United Kingdom has a significant Muslim population living within its borders. With the number of Muslims in Europe predicted to increase significantly in the near future, the UK's share of Muslims in the population could rise from 6.3 percent in 2016 to 17.2 percent by 2050."

According to the website Statista.com's article [https://www.statista.com/topics/4765/islam-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/#topicOverview Islam in the UK - Statistics & Facts]: "Like most major European countries, the United Kingdom has a significant Muslim population living within its borders. With the number of Muslims in Europe predicted to increase significantly in the near future, the UK's share of Muslims in the population could rise from 6.3 percent in 2016 to 17.2 percent by 2050."

=== Desecularization and France ===

=== Desecularization and France ===

[[File:Flag of France.png|thumbnail|200px|right|For the first time since the 1950s, French Protestants make up close to 3% of the population – driven largely by growth in the Evangelical population (representing 1.6% of the population).  

[[File:Flag of France.png|thumbnail|200px|right|For the first time since the 1950s, French Protestants make up close to 3% of the population – driven largely by growth in the Evangelical population (representing 1.6% of the population).  

Germany also has Europe's largest Muslim population.<ref>[https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/07/19/5-facts-about-the-muslim-population-in-europe/ 5 facts about the Muslim population in Europe]</ref>

Germany also has Europe's largest Muslim population.<ref>[https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/07/19/5-facts-about-the-muslim-population-in-europe/ 5 facts about the Muslim population in Europe]</ref>

===Desecularization in Russia===

===Desecularization and Poland===

[[File:Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for Grants to Support the Needs of the LGBTQI+ Community.PNG|650px|center|thumb|The process of desecularization in [[Poland]] began slowly from outside when the [[Trump administration]] withdraw efforts by [[Globohomo]] to [[subvert]] Polish society from  the [[US State Department]]'s website. <ref>https://www.mishcon.com/news/lgbt-history-month-the-use-of-sanctions-against-lgbt-human-rights-abuses</ref> ]]

 

===Desecularization and Russia===

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Like the United Kingdom, there is no [[separation of church and state]]. The [[Russian Orthodox Church]] is the official state religion, however there is widespread tolerance and government financial support for Islam, Buddhism, Protestantism, Roman Catholicism and other officially recognized faiths by law.

Like the United Kingdom, there is no [[separation of church and state]]. The [[Russian Orthodox Church]] is the official state religion, however there is widespread tolerance and government financial support for Islam, Buddhism, Protestantism, Roman Catholicism and other officially recognized faiths by law.

=== Desecularization and Britain ===

=== Desecularization and Britain ===

Far-right European political parties seek to expel Muslims from Europe.<ref>[http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2017/02/19/511219/Europe-Netherlands-Geert-Wilders-Morocco-Muslims-France-immigrants Far-right parties in Europe seek to expel Muslims: Scholar], Press TV</ref>  In June 2014,'' Forbes'' reported that it is undeniable that politically right wing parties are ascendant in Europe.<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/stratfor/2014/06/04/europes-deep-right-wing-logic/ Europe's Deep Right-Wing Logic] By Robert D. Kaplan</ref>

Far-right European political parties seek to expel Muslims from Europe.<ref>[http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2017/02/19/511219/Europe-Netherlands-Geert-Wilders-Morocco-Muslims-France-immigrants Far-right parties in Europe seek to expel Muslims: Scholar], Press TV</ref>  In June 2014,'' Forbes'' reported that it is undeniable that politically right wing parties are ascendant in Europe.<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/stratfor/2014/06/04/europes-deep-right-wing-logic/ Europe's Deep Right-Wing Logic] By Robert D. Kaplan</ref>

=== European desecularization and illegal immigration ===

=== European desecularization and illegal immigration ===

{{Cquote|As for China’s Christians, their numbers continue to grow. The government reckons that about 200m of China’s 1.4bn people are religious. Although most practice traditional Chinese religions such as Taoism, and longer-standing foreign imports such as Buddhism, Protestant Christianity is probably the fastest-growing faith, with at least 38m adherents today (about 3% of the population), up from 22m a decade ago, according to the government’s count. The true number is probably much higher: perhaps as many as 22m more Chinese Protestants worship in unregistered “underground” churches, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Notre Dame. As China also has 10m-12m Catholics, there are more Christians in China today than in France (38m) or Germany (43m). Combined, Christians and the country’s estimated 23m Muslims may now outnumber the membership of the Communist Party (92m). Indeed, an unknown number of party members go to church as well as local committee meetings."<ref>[https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2020/09/15/protestant-christianity-is-booming-in-china ''Protestant Christianity is booming in China''], ''The Economist'', Sep 15th 2020</ref>}}

{{Cquote|As for China’s Christians, their numbers continue to grow. The government reckons that about 200m of China’s 1.4bn people are religious. Although most practice traditional Chinese religions such as Taoism, and longer-standing foreign imports such as Buddhism, Protestant Christianity is probably the fastest-growing faith, with at least 38m adherents today (about 3% of the population), up from 22m a decade ago, according to the government’s count. The true number is probably much higher: perhaps as many as 22m more Chinese Protestants worship in unregistered “underground” churches, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Notre Dame. As China also has 10m-12m Catholics, there are more Christians in China today than in France (38m) or Germany (43m). Combined, Christians and the country’s estimated 23m Muslims may now outnumber the membership of the Communist Party (92m). Indeed, an unknown number of party members go to church as well as local committee meetings."<ref>[https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2020/09/15/protestant-christianity-is-booming-in-china ''Protestant Christianity is booming in China''], ''The Economist'', Sep 15th 2020</ref>}}

===Desecularization in Afghanistan===

===Desecularization and Afghanistan===

[[File:Gay Pride Flag.svg.png|thumbnail|right|200px|[[Gay pride]] flag]]

[[File:Gay Pride in Afghanistan.jpg|thumbnail|right|200px|[[Gay pride]] in [[Afghanistan]] under [[US]] occupation.]]

In 2022, it was reported that the [[Taliban]] in [[Afghanistan]] converted [[secular]] schools to [[Madrassa|madrassas]].<ref>[https://www.rferl.org/a/taliban-secular-schools-converted-madrasahs-education/31914672.html 'War On Education': Taliban Converting Secular Schools Into Religious Seminaries]</ref>

In 2022, it was reported that the [[Taliban]] in [[Afghanistan]] converted [[secular]] schools to [[Madrassa|madrassas]].<ref>[https://www.rferl.org/a/taliban-secular-schools-converted-madrasahs-education/31914672.html 'War On Education': Taliban Converting Secular Schools Into Religious Seminaries]</ref>

Since the [[Fall of Kabul|American withdrawal from Afghanistan]] and return of the Taliban to power, [[heroin]] production has fallen 95%.<ref>[https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20231105-poppy-growth-down-95-in-afghanistan-since-taliban-ban-un Poppy growth down 95% in Afghanistan since Taliban ban: UN]</ref> See: [[Atheism and drug addiction]]

Since the [[Fall of Kabul|American withdrawal from Afghanistan]] and return of the Taliban to power, [[heroin]] production has fallen 95%.<ref>[https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20231105-poppy-growth-down-95-in-afghanistan-since-taliban-ban-un Poppy growth down 95% in Afghanistan since Taliban ban: UN]</ref> See: [[Atheism and drug addiction]]

===Desecularizarion in Syria===

===Desecularizarion in Syria===

In 2012, Kaufmann wrote:

In 2012, Kaufmann wrote:

{{Cquote| In the United States, they manage 1.5, considerably lower than the national 2.1. This disadvantage is not enough to prevent religious decline in much of Europe and America today, but secularism must run to stand still. Since the history of religious decline in Europe suggests that secularization rates tend to drop over time, this portends the end of secularization. Projections I recently published with Skirbekk and Goujon in the journal Sociology of Religion show secularism losing momentum and beginning to decline in both Europe and America by 2050, largely because of low fertility and religious immigration.<ref>[http://www.aei.org/publication/the-future-will-be-more-religious-and-conservative-than-you-think/ The Future Will Be More Religious and Conservative Than You Think] by Eric Kaufmann, American Enterprise Institute</ref>}}

{{Cquote| In the United States, they manage 1.5, considerably lower than the national 2.1. This disadvantage is not enough to prevent religious decline in much of Europe and America today, but secularism must run to stand still. Since the history of religious decline in Europe suggests that secularization rates tend to drop over time, this portends the end of secularization. Projections I recently published with Skirbekk and Goujon in the journal Sociology of Religion show secularism losing momentum and beginning to decline in both Europe and America by 2050, largely because of low fertility and religious immigration.<ref>[http://www.aei.org/publication/the-future-will-be-more-religious-and-conservative-than-you-think/ The Future Will Be More Religious and Conservative Than You Think] by Eric Kaufmann, American Enterprise Institute</ref>}}

=== United States, immigration and the growth of religion in the USA in the latter part of the 21st century ===

=== United States, immigration and the growth of religion in the USA in the latter part of the 21st century ===