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A study conducted by the Washington-based Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life says that [[Africa]]ns are among the most religious people on Earth.<ref name="ffrf.org">[http://ffrf.org/outreach/item/13652-why-so-many-africans-are-religious Why so many Africans are religious: Leo Igwe]</ref> | A study conducted by the Washington-based Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life says that [[Africa]]ns are among the most religious people on Earth.<ref name="ffrf.org">[http://ffrf.org/outreach/item/13652-why-so-many-africans-are-religious Why so many Africans are religious: Leo Igwe]</ref> | ||
| − | ==Russian identity, church attendance and the decline of Russian Orthodox Christians accompanied by the growth of pious Russian Orthodox believers == | + | === Russian identity, very low church attendance in Russia and the decline of Russian Orthodox Christians accompanied by the growth of pious Russian Orthodox believers === |
Also, according to a 2019 report "Using data from surveys carried out by the Higher School of Economics in Moscow in 2018, the sociologist Yana Roshchina worked out that while almost 81 percent of adult Russians consider themselves Orthodox, this is often a declaration of identity rather than faith. Just 6 percent of the population and 43 percent of believers go to church several times a month. According to Interior Ministry statistics, 4.3 million people across the country attended Easter services in 2019 – around 100,000 fewer than a year before."<ref>[https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2019/05/29/russians-are-not-waiting-for-a-church-boom-a65792 Russians Are Not Waiting for a Church Boom], 2019</ref> | Also, according to a 2019 report "Using data from surveys carried out by the Higher School of Economics in Moscow in 2018, the sociologist Yana Roshchina worked out that while almost 81 percent of adult Russians consider themselves Orthodox, this is often a declaration of identity rather than faith. Just 6 percent of the population and 43 percent of believers go to church several times a month. According to Interior Ministry statistics, 4.3 million people across the country attended Easter services in 2019 – around 100,000 fewer than a year before."<ref>[https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2019/05/29/russians-are-not-waiting-for-a-church-boom-a65792 Russians Are Not Waiting for a Church Boom], 2019</ref> | ||
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Previously, I wrote the essays/articles below which show that Russia is not the most anti-homosexuality region of the world and that the homosexual agenda can be reversed in a region:
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21st century Christianity and sexual normalcy in the world. Africa will be more influential than Russia
Please read the article Can Africa save Christianity if the West gives up on faith?
Fairly recently Africa's fertility rate was 4.5 babies per woman and the region is largely anti-homosexuality. 50% of the world population growth for the next 18 years will come Africa (Africa’s population boom: burden or opportunity?, Institute For Security Studies).
Rosstat, Russia's statistics bureau, says in a recent report the most likely scenario is that Russia will lose about 5% of its population by 2046. Russia has a sub-replacement level fertility.
This confirms what I have been saying all along. Africa is far more the greatest source of hope to mankind than Russia. Faced with worker shortages and needing people to shore up its pension systems, greying and dying Europe and Russia, will have to turn a lot to African immigrants. Pro-natal government policies such as government subsidies related to women having babies are expensive and insufficient to bring fertility rates to normal. It takes religiosity to bring fertility rates to normal. And Russia has about a 1% church attendance rate.
Woody Allen famously said 80% of success is showing up. And the Africans will be showing up to the 21st century.
Which region of the world is more religious - Africa or Russia?
Africans are among the most religious people on earth
A study conducted by the Washington-based Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life says that Africans are among the most religious people on Earth.[1]
Russian identity, very low church attendance in Russia and the decline of Russian Orthodox Christians accompanied by the growth of pious Russian Orthodox believers
Also, according to a 2019 report "Using data from surveys carried out by the Higher School of Economics in Moscow in 2018, the sociologist Yana Roshchina worked out that while almost 81 percent of adult Russians consider themselves Orthodox, this is often a declaration of identity rather than faith. Just 6 percent of the population and 43 percent of believers go to church several times a month. According to Interior Ministry statistics, 4.3 million people across the country attended Easter services in 2019 – around 100,000 fewer than a year before."[2]
In 2023, the website Orthodox Christianity indicates:
| “ | According to a new survey from the All-Russian Public Opinion Research Center, the overall percentage of Orthodox Christians has decreased in Russia in recent years, while the percentage of those who actively practice the faith is up.
There are especially fewer believers among young people, and the numerical advantage of Christians over Muslims is shrinking. The results of the survey conducted in July show that 57% of Russians consider themselves Orthodox today, which is down 6% from 2019—a trend that has been observed over the past decades, writes RIA-Novosti. According to religious scholar Roman Lunkin, the declining number comes from those who have identified themselves as “generally Orthodoxy” in the past—a diverse group that includes “unbelieving Orthodox” and Orthodox who don’t like the Russian Orthodox Church. He also proposed that less people are identifying themselves simply on cultural or ethnic grounds now. Archpriest Maxim Kozlov, the chairman of the ROC’s Educational Committee believes the drop is at least partially due to the greater availability of information about the Orthodox faith: “People are starting to learn that being Orthodox means taking on more ethical obligations, restrictions in life. Someone doesn’t want to do this, so he distances himself.” Amongst people aged 18 to 24, the portion of non-believers has grown by 5 points since 2019 to 42% today. Among 25 – 34-year-olds, there is a significant number who fluctuate between belief and unbelief or who consider themselves believers but without adherence to any specific religion (10% each).[3] |
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Western surveys
Pew Research reported in 2017: "Relatively few Orthodox or Catholic adults in Central and Eastern Europe say they regularly attend worship services, pray often or consider religion central to their lives. For example, a median of just 10% of Orthodox Christians across the region say they go to church on a weekly basis."[4]
In 2022, it was reported that attendance at Russian Orthodox Church services in Russia has dropped to around one percent.[5]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Why so many Africans are religious: Leo Igwe
- ↑ Russians Are Not Waiting for a Church Boom, 2019
- ↑ PERCENTAGE OF ORTHODOX IS DOWN IN RUSSIA, BUT PERCENTAGE OF PRACTICING ORTHODOX IS UP—SURVEY
- ↑ Religious Belief and National Belonging in Central and Eastern Europe, Pew Research, 2017
- ↑ attendance at Russian Orthodox church services in Russia has dropped to around one percent.
