Council of Europe Briefing: An attempted strike against minority religions fails Instead, a landmark victory for freedom of religion or belief

A review of Pew Research Society reports reveals international trends about religious affiliations. While the Center’s research says Muslims are the fastest-growing religious group in the world, it also reveals considerable ignorance of the religion, especially in the US. The Centre says: “The growth and regional migration of Muslims, combined with the ongoing impact of the…

A report in the The Economist, based on data from the European Social Survey (ESS), suggests that a third of Europeans who consider themselves Christian say they attend services only once a month. Across Europe some 190m people go to church regularly from a nominal Christian population of 585m (see map).  The survey polled 55,000 Europeans across 29…