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Eritrea - Religion: Although reliable statistics are not available, approximately 50 percent of the population are Sunni Muslim and approximately 40 percent are Orthodox Christian. The population also includes a small number of Eastern Rite and Roman Catholics (5 percent), Protestants (2 percent), smaller numbers of Seventh-Day Adventists, and less than 1,500 members of Jehovah's Witnesses. A small minority, perhaps 2 percent, practices traditional indigenous religions. Also present in very small numbers are practicing Buddhists, Hindus, and Baha'is. Generally the population in eastern and western lowlands predominantly is Muslim, and in the highlands the population predominantly is Christian.

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5 posted on 01/16/2005 11:49:11 AM PST by miltonim (Fight those who do not believe in Allah. - Koran, Surah IX: 29)
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Title should read (35 charismatics still in jail)


7 posted on 01/16/2005 11:51:06 AM PST by miltonim (Fight those who do not believe in Allah. - Koran, Surah IX: 29)
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