Don't confuse the numbers of people who are descended from
Muslims in France with the numbers of Muslims. Many estimates show
France as between 6 and 10 percent Muslim, but two 2007 polls put
their numbers at only 3% of the population. According to a 2001 study
only 36% of people of Muslim ancestry in France consider themselves
"observant believers."
So, just like Catholicism, Islam is losing its grip in France as
well.
On Sep 12, 10:44 am, ornamentalmind <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm sure that their rapidly increasing Muslim population fully agrees
> with this.
>
> On Sep 12, 8:09 am, Tony <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Here is an excerpt from an article about how Sarkozy wants to
> > lessen the divide between church and state in France:
>
> > A survey published last year showed 51 percent of the French
> > consider themselves Catholic, down from 80 percent in the early 1990s.
>
> > Of those, only 10 percent attend mass regularly, the survey in Le
> > Monde des Religions magazine showed.
>
> > You can read the rest of the article
> > at:http://rawstory.com/news/afp/Pope_backs_Sarkozy_over_revamp_of_c_0912...-
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