Global Muslim population hits 1.57 billion

Thursday 08th October, 12:04 PM JST

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skipthesong at 05:46 PM JST - 8th October

I'd like to know why the veteran lefties seem so willing to live and be happy about a very right wing culture/religion growing. You know all those things you despise about the American right/Christian things like anti-abortion, suppression of some, war, etc.. is really no different than those of most Muslim countries.
skipthesong at 06:06 PM JST - 8th October

all religions resist change (and stick to traditional values) because religions are founded on belief and not on proof or investigation" Hey, I like that. Mind if I use that in another argument?
timeon at 06:11 PM JST - 8th October

Sabiwabi, of course it is true. the only difference is that if you want to change or quit your religion that was forced upon you when you were a few months old, Islam is one of the very few I know that condemn you to death. let Cat Stevens try
timeon at 06:19 PM JST - 8th October

and I've just notice: "meaning 1/4 of population practice Islam" is not true. as I can exemplify with my friends who never pray, eat pork and drink beer, but they are registered as muslims by birth and are afraid of changing that
seijichuudo9sha at 07:17 PM JST - 8th October

Aside from quaint (but thats relative)dress codes for their women, occasional honor killing (mostly because of cross cultural misunderstanding), violent imagery in their holy book (Bible has lots too) death penalty for gays and those who leave Islam(it is an Abrahamic faith , after all), and strictures against Muslim womens marrying non Muslim males,and arranged marriages instead, I dont see why people should fear the growing number of Muslims in Europe and America and so on.Most of the progressive crowd I hang with certainly dont. A few of my artist friends sometimes wonder about the lack of artistic freedom in some Muslim countries.Okay, there is also the stuff about the Koran forbidding music and alcohol,and the fatwa against Rushdie was a little over the top, but I'm waiting for MediaMatters verdict on these things. Can't trust xtian or non-Muslim 'experts' you might find on the internet or in books.
lalai26 at 07:40 PM JST - 8th October

I think this report has lots of errors. For example, the Muslim Population in the US is way more than 2 Millions. There are more than 2 Millions alone in California, may be 2 Millions in New York, VA...etc. So, in the US, it is way under estimated. Same thing in many other nations.

According to Muslims estimates, there are at least 10-15 Million Muslims in the US.

Those who cannot accept it, do some research. Muslims are dominating the World! Why? Because what they practice, means somthing. Many Researchers, Doctors, Scholars, Scientists, Priests, Christains, Jews are all converting to Islam almost everyday despite the negative porpagandas by some government and Media Networks around the World. There is nothing shocking!
lalai26 at 07:44 PM JST - 8th October

Over 1 million people killed in Iraq are not killed by Muslims. Peopl lets understand that too.
skipthesong at 09:29 PM JST - 8th October

all converting to Islam almost everyday despite the negative porpagandas by some government and Media Networks around the World. There is nothing shocking!" Well, then maybe that would explain why there is an issue with crosses commemorating veterans, flight attendants wearing crosses.....
Let's see how big and bad the ACLU will be against Islamic law!

second largest religion behind Christianity, which has an estimated 2.1 billion to 2.2 billion followers." I refuse to believe there are 2.2billion Christians. Where they hell are they? I don't even think I know any "real" Christians except on Christmas time.
humblesamurai at 09:59 PM JST - 8th October

Global Muslim population hits 1.57 billion I doubt that. Nobody can tell how many Muslims in every country, as most countries do not ask nationals about their faith. How can you tell that Japan has 183,000 Muslims, while nobody in Japan tells about the faith. Though I respect everybody who has an opinion with/against religion, I doubt if those who attack Islam or any other religion have read a book about it.
tigermoth at 01:10 AM JST - 9th October

You're right. By the time they reach 7 billion, the world population will be much larger. So their goal by that time will be more like 10 or 11 billion.

They can put up a sign like McDonalds - over 10 Billion served.

I've put up this quote before, but it still remains my favorite i.e. organized religions. It was Napoleon who said 'Religion was invented by the rich to keep the poor from killing them'. I think that seems more true of Catholocism and Christianity in general, but overall is univeral. Religion is too often the shield of cowards, an excuse for murder and a crutch for those who should empower themselves.

I'm all for a general system of mutual understanding, respect, peace, etc. The problem is that most religions only want that if you accept their interpretation. Makes the whole thing hopeless and dangerous for the rest of us.
bobbafett at 01:13 AM JST - 9th October

Any Muslim I have met regardless of where they were born are Muslim first and i.e Canadian second. The Muslim influence out ways the political and societal influence of their birth country. The same goes for Jews.

Christians and Buddhists however at least have a strong sense of identity related to their home country. This I can respect but I cannot respect some guy born in Canada feeling some kind of kinship with the Palestinian cause or even going as far as supporting Hamas or Hezbollah because the people that live in those lands share the guys same religion.

To me that is completely insane and extreme. What the hell do the Palestinians have to do with a guy born in Canada who has not even a drop of Arab Semite blood?
griff at 01:21 AM JST - 9th October

By the time they reach 7 billion

if the present ratios endure, that would mean a world population of more than 21 billion. i really can't see that happening. we're already staring down the barrel of a population time bomb (to somewhat mix metaphors)

in the long run, not much to fear from muslim extremism. they hate each other at least as much as they hate everyone else. thus their goals are fundamentally flawed. pardon the pun
Delarapier at 06:28 AM JST - 9th October

Too many people.

Spread them people out.
sabiwabi at 10:29 AM JST - 9th October

This I can respect but I cannot respect some guy born in Canada feeling some kind of kinship with the Palestinian cause or even going as far as supporting Hamas or Hezbollah because the people that live in those lands share the guys same religion.

Please realize that many who support the Palestinians (and to some extenct Hamas and Hezbollah) are not Muslim, and might not even be religious at all. Anyone who is both informed and has compassion will support the Palestinian people.
Investigator at 11:17 AM JST - 14th October

1.57 billion Muslims and even if they all joined forces they still would not have the money or resources to match American military spending and armament. But we are supposed to be wary of them Muslims.