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Why Do Hindus Have the Highest Religious Retention Rate in the U.S?
Reporting on religion is about telling stories — but sometimes it’s also about numbers. Many articles on religion in the U.S. include the boring caveat: “Because the U.S. Census no longer asks about religion, numbers of [insert religious group] are hard to come by.” Denominations and other religious groups usually release their own membership figures, [...]
25Feb2008 | Andrea Useem | 10 comments | ContinuedHow Many Muslims Are There in the U.S.? New Pew Figure Sharpens Debate
(Below: Muslim American high school students gather in October, 2006, for a community iftar, or fast-breaking, during the month of Ramadan. PHOTO BY ANDREA USEEM)
A new study, released yesterday (May 22, 2007) by the Pew Research Center, estimates a total Muslim population in the U.S. of 2.4 million – about 0.6 percent of the [...]