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December 19th, 2011
12:08 PM ET
Christianity goes global as world's largest religionBy Richard Allen Greene, CNN (CNN) - Christians are by far the largest religious group on the planet, and the religion has gone truly global over the past century, according to a new report out Monday, which finds some of the world's biggest Christian communities in surprising places. Europe was the clear center of world Christianity one hundred years ago, but today the Americas are home to more than a third of all Christians. In fact, the United States has the world's largest Christian population, of more than 247 million, followed by Brazil and Mexico.
December 19th, 2011
05:15 AM ET
Belief Blog's Morning Speed Read for Monday, December 19
By Dan Merica, CNN Here's the Belief Blog’s morning rundown of the top faith-angle stories from around the United States and around the world. Click the headlines for the full stories. From the Blog: CNN: My Take: An evangelical remembers his friend Hitchens CNN: ‘Tebowing’ leads to teens’ suspension |
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