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| Others count everyone who has ever been baptized, even though they may not have darkened the door of a church in many decades. |
| Still others inflate their figures. |
A better way of estimating the size of religious groups might be through the use of telephone sampling, such as is done on the periodic ARIS and Pew surveys. However, these also have inaccuracies:
| Even with a sample size of 50,000 adults, relatively few members of small groups like Unitarian Universalists or Quakers will be contacted. As a result, the estimated size of small faith groups will lack accuracy. |
| Followers of some faith groups, like Wicca, may not readily admit their religious affiliation to a stranger over the phone because of the danger of persecution. |
Topics covered in this section:
| Introductory information: How many
faith groups? How they count noses. Attendance; The un-churched. | ||||||
| Christian denominations | ||||||
| Non-Christian groups | ||||||
| How Americans view themselves:
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| Comparing U.S. religious beliefs with
those in other "Christian" countries | ||||||
| Cooperation and conflict motivated by
religious diversity in North America | ||||||
| Attitudes towards other faith groups:
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| Additional information: The largest denominations; numbers of Catholics; books |
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Copyright © 1996 to 2007 by Ontario Consultants on
Religious Tolerance
Last updated: 2007-MAY-06
Author: B.A. Robinson
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