The latest report on the size and distribution of the world’s largest religions was released less than a week ago by the Pew Forum. This report shows:
- 31.5% of the global population is Christian
- 87% of Christians live in countries where they are a religious majority
- Christians are a religious majority in 157 countries
So What?
On Christmas Eve, it seems appropriate to think about those among us who follow the way of Jesus. We are living at the moment in human history with the greatest global population. Nearly all of those reading these words live in a country with a Christian majority.
Take a few moments to think about Christians who celebrate Christmas in countries where Christianity is not the majority religion and adherents of other religions who celebrate their holy days in lands where they are a religious minority. How has your own faith been helped or hindered by living in a land of religious freedom? a country where Christianity is the majority religion?