Islam will be second-largest religion in America in 24 years --- it's fun to watch abrahamics squirm.
On Monday, January 11, 2016 at 9:42:56 AM UTC-6, Travis wrote: > > > > Dr. Eowyn posted: "Do you remember what you were doing in 1992? Think > back. 1992 wasn't really that long ago, was it? In 24 years, by the year > 2040, Islam will be the second largest religion in the United States, after > Christians -- assuming there will still be an Americ" Respond to this > post by replying above this line > New post on *Fellowship of the Minds* > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/author/eowyn2/> Islam will be > second-largest religion in America in 24 years > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/2016/01/11/islam-will-be-second-largest-religion-in-america-in-24-years/> > by > Dr. Eowyn <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/author/eowyn2/> > > Do you remember what you were doing in 1992? > > Think back. > > 1992 wasn't really that long ago, was it? > > In 24 years, by the year 2040, Islam will be the second largest religion > in the United States, after Christians -- assuming there will still be an > America by then. > > [image: Statue of Liberty in burqa] > <https://fellowshipofminds.files.wordpress.com/2016/01/statue-lib-burqa.jpg> > > According to a study of Pew Research Center > <http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/01/06/a-new-estimate-of-the-u-s-muslim-population/>, > > Muslims are the fastest growing minority religious group in the United > States. Although Muslims presently comprise only 1% (3.3 million) of the > total U.S. population of 322 million, by 2040, Muslims will be the > second-largest religious group, increasing to 8.1 million by 2050. > > In contrast, the total number of U.S. Jews will decline from 1.8% to 1.4% > by 2050, while Hindus will see a modest increase from 0.7% to 1.2%. > > [image: Pew projection of U.S. Muslims by 2050] > <https://fellowshipofminds.files.wordpress.com/2016/01/pew-projection-of-u-s-muslims-by-2050.jpg> > > The projected increase of Muslims will be due to three reasons: > > 1. Muslim immigration: Muslims comprise about 10% of all legal > immigrants in the U.S.; immigration accounts for over half of the > projected > growth. > 2. Muslim birth rate: Muslim families tend to have far more children > > <http://www.people-press.org/2011/08/30/section-1-a-demographic-portrait-of-muslim-americans/#muslim-americans-are-younger-than-the-public> > > than the average U.S. family, which is the case in Europe as well. > 3. Muslims tend to be younger than Americans in general, which means a > larger share of Muslims are and will be of child-bearing age. > > A Reuters/Ipsos poll > <http://www.religionnews.com/2015/12/06/most-americans-dont-fear-muslims-in-u-s-new-poll-finds/> > > in December 2015 showed apprehension among Americans about Muslims, in the > aftermath of the San Bernardino shooting by a young Muslim couple, which > left 14 dead. The poll found that: > > - 60% of Democrats vs. 30% of Republicans believe Muslims are no > different than any other group. > - 14.6% of Americans are fearful of Muslims in general. > - 34.7% of Americans are fearful when asked about “a few groups and > individuals” in the Muslim community. > - 64% of Republicans vs. 43% of Democrats want mosques to be closely > monitored. > > Additionally, a recent YouGov poll > <http://d25d2506sfb94s.cloudfront.net/cumulus_uploads/document/o77ie8jgv3/econTabReport.pdf> > > found that most Americans (62%) do not want to open up the border to Muslim > refugees. Once again, there is a decided political party difference: 83% of > Republicans vs. 48% of Democrats, and 83% of Conservatives vs. 30% of > Liberals believe the United States should not accept Muslim Syrian refugees. > > The skepticism of a majority (70%) of Republicans and a minority (40%) of > Democrats that Muslims are no different than other religious groups seems > to find confirmation in polling data about Muslims: > > - Surveys conducted across Europe > <http://www.pewresearch.org/files/old-assets/pdf/muslim-americans.pdf> > have found that *25% (1 out of 5!) of Muslims believe that Islam can > justify violence against civilians.* > - In France > > <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/11352268/What-is-going-wrong-in-Frances-prisons.html>, > > *Muslims comprise* 8% of the population, but make up around *70% of > the prison population*. > - In the United States, a Pew poll > > <http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/michael-w-chapman/pew-144000-us-muslims-say-suicide-bombings-civilian-targets-often-or> > > found that* 1 in 8 U.S. Muslims think that suicide bombing can be > legitimate. * > - A 2015 Center for Security Policy poll > > <https://www.centerforsecuritypolicy.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/150612-CSP-Polling-Company-Nationwide-Online-Survey-of-Muslims-Topline-Poll-Data.pdf> > > found that *25% of* a sample of 600 *U.S. Muslims agreed with* the > statement, *“Violence against Americans here in the United States can > be justified as part of the global jihad".* > > *~Eowyn* > *Dr. Eowyn <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/author/eowyn2/>* | January > 11, 2016 at 4:55 am | Tags: Liberty in burqa > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/tag/liberty-in-burqa/>, Muslim attitude > toward violence and jihad > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/tag/muslim-attitude-toward-violence-and-jihad/>, > > Muslims fastest growing religious group in U.S. > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/tag/muslims-fastest-growing-religious-group-in-u-s/>, > > number of U.S. Muslims by 2050 > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/tag/number-of-u-s-muslims-by-2050/> | > Categories: 2015 refugee crisis > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/category/middle-east/2015-refugee-crisis/>, > Conservatives <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/category/conservatives/>, > Culture > War <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/category/culture-war/>, EU/Eurozone > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/category/eueurozone/>, illegal > immigration > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/category/illegal-immigration/>, Islam > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/category/middle-east/islam/>, > Liberals/Democrats/Left > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/category/liberalsdemocratsleft/>, > Religion <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/category/religion/>, Republican > Party > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/category/conservatives/republican-party/>, > Syrian refugees > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/category/illegal-immigration/europes-refugee-crisis/syrian-refugees/>, > > United States <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/category/united-states/> | > URL: http://wp.me/pKuKY-x8r > > Comment > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/2016/01/11/islam-will-be-second-largest-religion-in-america-in-24-years/#respond> > > See all comments > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/2016/01/11/islam-will-be-second-largest-religion-in-america-in-24-years/#comments> > > > Unsubscribe > <https://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=9a7ed2eca0a37fc8484230edc68d3f28&email=bovinescatologists%40gmail.com&b=Cu%3D7YkvCJbF1fdjS8sh%2BQjZOFnwRx%26-7%5DegdSyM%25R%2BQ5Lj%5Ddg%5B%2C> > > to no longer receive posts from Fellowship of the Minds. > Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions > <https://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=9a7ed2eca0a37fc8484230edc68d3f28&email=bovinescatologists%40gmail.com>. > > > > *Trouble clicking?* Copy and paste this URL into your browser: > > http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/2016/01/11/islam-will-be-second-largest-religion-in-america-in-24-years/ > > Thanks for flying with WordPress.com <http://wordpress.com> > > > -- -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. 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