In article <d9qWj.2926$xr1.337@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, robin hood says...
>Depending on the region, there are several candidates for the fastest
>growing faith.
But since when is this a contest?
> JHVH witnesses certainly qualify -- in some areas.
A lamentable situation, to be sure.
>Evangelicalism is undergoing a growth explosion in Latin America, but
>it has major competition in South America from (yes) ISLAM.
Even more lamentable.
>Actually, Islam generally wins as the fastest growing major religion
>worldwide, when the focus is global expansion, rather than a single
>continent.
And this is a bad thing, a very bad thing indeed. Instead of coming to
salvation, these people are throwing it away.
>A big surprise was Europe, known in history as the Christian
>continent, the land of Christendom, the religious culture hearth of
>both Protestantism and Catholic-ism, as well as the Orthodox nation-
>states. Europe is now a continent wherre the religion of Muhammad is
>growing faster than any other religion.
And this situation is very bad indeed, but it should not be cause for fear
or
alarm since Christ already told us:
fear not, _little_ flock: for it has pleased your Father to give you [pl.]
the
Kingdom (Luk 12:32)
Note well: it does NOT say the Kingdom is given to the religion that is
most
numerous, or that wins the most converts. The verse says it is given to
Christians, who therefore do not fear the more numerous or powerful
religions.
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Subducat se sibi ut haereat Deo
Quidquid boni habet tribuat illi a quo factus est
(Sanctus Aurelius Augustinus, Ser. 96)
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