Global Religious Restriction

Restrictions on religious practice are far from uncommon in today’s world. The Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion & Public Life has found that 64 nations, about one-in-three among the countries and territories covered by its 2009 Global Global Restrictions on Religion study, have high restrictions on religion either because of  government restrictions,  social hostilities or both. And because some of the most restrictive countries are very populous, that means about 70% of the world's population lives in countries with high or very high restrictions on religion, the brunt of which often fall on religious minorities.

via pewforum.org

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World of Faith

Sixty-five percent of Americans say that religion is an important part of their daily lives. That is compared with just 30 percent of the French, 27 percent of the British and 24 percent of the Japanese.

Charles M. Blow from The New York Times used Gallup’s data to chart religiosity against gross domestic product per capita, and to group countries by their size and dominant religions. Spheres for each country are sized relative to their populations.

via www.nytimes.com

The Truth About Scientology

Let’s get a few things straight right off the bat. Scientology is not based on any kind of scientific fact and it is far from being a religion (if anything it is a highly destructive cult of 25,000 with no moral compass). This infographic in hope of making sure everyone is aware of the ridiculousness of the ’science fiction’ behind this cult and busting myths created by its propaganda machine.

via www.forkparty.com