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Vatican: Islam Has "Overtaken" Catholicism (With Population Increases, Muslims Now Larger)
CBS News ^ | March 30, 2008

Posted on 03/30/2008 4:48:31 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

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To: Boagenes

>>>>>>Satan’s religion of Islam will never triumph. People will come to the light and reject the darkness.

A post earlier today discussed a Muslim convert to Christianity (Copt) who has a regular TV show on one of the big Muslim sat channels.

Apparently he spends 30 minutes on a single line from the Koran (e.g., about the permissibleness of taking women into slavery) and then demonstrates how these objectionable practices are supported and encouraged throughout the entire range of Muslim literature including the Hadiths.

Apparently he’s really a thorn in the side of the imams, because they simply can’t win any arguments with him. He’s apparently caused many thousands of conversions to Christianity.


21 posted on 03/30/2008 5:53:02 PM PDT by angkor
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To: Boagenes
This article is misleading because it's only showing Catholic numbers.

???

How is the article misleading? The title of the article states Islam has "overtaken" Catholicism.

22 posted on 03/30/2008 5:55:29 PM PDT by It's me
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To: Ravnagora

I agree and I did my part, but how many women are willing to give up their precious careers in order to do so?


23 posted on 03/30/2008 5:57:21 PM PDT by sageb1 (This is the Final Crusade. There are only 2 sides. Pick one.)
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To: georgiarat

With all due respect, georgiarat, abortion is NOT the way. Personally, I hope that more Christians will understand that having larger families is not all that scary. The good Lord DOES provide. I also hope that Christians will pray for the conversion of Muslim babies.


24 posted on 03/30/2008 6:01:23 PM PDT by SumProVita ("Cogito sum pro vita." .....updated Descartes)
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To: Ravnagora
This is about the lack of Catholics, not Christians. I wonder if the sex scandal caused this.
25 posted on 03/30/2008 6:10:17 PM PDT by edcoil (Go Great in 08 ... Slide into 09)
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To: Boagenes

Do you have a link for Christian growth/Muslim decline in Africa?


26 posted on 03/30/2008 6:10:49 PM PDT by karnage
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To: Boagenes

Plus with 6 million Muslims leaving Islam to come to faith in Jesus in Christianity, with the Christian church growing even in repressive Iran.


27 posted on 03/30/2008 6:11:45 PM PDT by Biggirl (A biggirl with a big heart for God's animal creation, with 4 cats in my life as proof. =^..^=)
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To: SeekAndFind

Meanwhile, in Europe and America, Christians and secularists are converting to Islam.


28 posted on 03/30/2008 6:12:39 PM PDT by karnage
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To: Maceman

Well that former Muslim who was baptized by Pope B16 on Holy Saturday had shown to Muslims who do not want to stay in Islam it can be done.


29 posted on 03/30/2008 6:13:59 PM PDT by Biggirl (A biggirl with a big heart for God's animal creation, with 4 cats in my life as proof. =^..^=)
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To: Chickensoup

Plus it did not count the Protestants and Orthodox Christians. Overall Christanity is still the largest, 2.5 billion.


30 posted on 03/30/2008 6:16:34 PM PDT by Biggirl (A biggirl with a big heart for God's animal creation, with 4 cats in my life as proof. =^..^=)
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To: SeekAndFind

Which religion has more people that want “out?”


31 posted on 03/30/2008 6:16:39 PM PDT by stevem
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To: SeekAndFind

Keep an eye on China in connection to the growth of the Christian faith in the global south.


32 posted on 03/30/2008 6:18:53 PM PDT by Biggirl (A biggirl with a big heart for God's animal creation, with 4 cats in my life as proof. =^..^=)
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To: StAthanasiustheGreat

**Formenti said that the data refer to 2006. The figures on Muslims were put together by Muslim countries and then provided to the United Nations, he said, adding that the Vatican could only vouch for its own data.**

2006 data and supplied by Muslims. Hmmmmm.


33 posted on 03/30/2008 6:19:21 PM PDT by Salvation (†With God all things are possible.†)
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To: StAthanasiustheGreat

**Guess we need to do more breeding.**

Absolutely!


34 posted on 03/30/2008 6:19:57 PM PDT by Salvation (†With God all things are possible.†)
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To: Salvation

It did not take into account the new Catholics that came into the Church this Easter.


35 posted on 03/30/2008 6:20:59 PM PDT by Biggirl (A biggirl with a big heart for God's animal creation, with 4 cats in my life as proof. =^..^=)
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To: Ravnagora

with our liberal policies, we finance muslim growth with our taxdollars

these people come here get welfare benefits. foreign aid goes out to these countries and so on and so on.


36 posted on 03/30/2008 6:21:40 PM PDT by television is just wrong
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To: Boagenes

I don’t believe the Muslim headcount. The Muslim nations tend to count everyone in their nation as Muslim, even the Christians and pagans. And they do not track or even admit those who convert to Christianity.


37 posted on 03/30/2008 6:25:35 PM PDT by tbw2 ("Sirat: Through the Fires of Hell" by Tamara Wilhite - on amazon.com)
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To: SeekAndFind

Christianity outnumbers Islam 2 to 1.

Islam has little chance of “catching up.” In fact, that is the underlying reason driving the violence— the desperate reality that Christianity is rolling up the global population.

Discursively, the situation is quite bad. Islam can only be accepted and ideally practiced within the language of Arabic. Christianity and the Bible can be translated into any human language. Thus far more than 120 languages have received the gospel.

Population rates in Muslim countries are beginning to peak as well.


38 posted on 03/30/2008 6:25:39 PM PDT by lonestar67 (Its time to withdraw from the War on Bush-- your side is hopelessly lost in a quagmire.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Regardless of whether Islam or Christianity is leading the race, I don’t understand how Islam is even a contender. It’s got to be one of the most demanding religions ever, with all of its rules, even more than the Jews have.


39 posted on 03/30/2008 6:43:09 PM PDT by onguard
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To: SeekAndFind

A new Western Civ pickup line: “Hey, babe, you wanna make some babies?”


40 posted on 03/30/2008 6:45:08 PM PDT by Revolting cat! ("I am like...Dude......do you really....like want the Sex?")
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