Well, where do you get that from? Because an Orthodox Lebanese Priest who came and spoke to my wife's class last year in Houston, said very clearly that over 90% of the Lebanese people are Orthodix Christian, and the Syrian puppet government keeps them in line allowing Hezbola and Hamas to opperate there. And the Lebanese man that was assassinated by the terrorists, at the urging of Syria, was supported by a massive majority of the Lebanese people and the front runner to be the PM when Syria was gone, and he was very outspoken with his support for Israel and the United States and was strongly opposed to Syria and the terrorist organizations that had been using Lebanon to attack Israel from. I don't think he would have that wrong since he's both Lebanese and involved in the democratic movement there.
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You could find a number of sources, most putting Christians in the 35% to 40% range. I usually go to the CIA Factbook for stats like that. Their numbers
Muslim 59.7% (Shi'a, Sunni, Druze, Isma'ilite, Alawite or Nusayri)
Christian 39% (Maronite Catholic, Greek Orthodox, Melkite Catholic, Armenian Orthodox, Syrian Catholic, Armenian Catholic, Syrian Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Chaldean, Assyrian, Copt, Protestant)
other 1.3%
note: 17 religious sects recognized
There's no question Lebanon would be a better place without Syria, and likely far more pro-US and pro-Israel. When in existance, the Christian militias were allies of Israel.
According to the CIA, the religious makeup of Lebanon is:
Muslim 59.7% (Shi'a, Sunni, Druze, Isma'ilite, Alawite or Nusayri), Christian 39% (Maronite Catholic, Greek Orthodox, Melkite Catholic, Armenian Orthodox, Syrian Catholic, Armenian Catholic, Syrian Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Chaldean, Assyrian, Copt, Protestant), other 1.3%
According to their constitution, the President must always be a Maronite Catholic and the Prime Minister, a Muslim.