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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed to protect all religious groups, in an apparent response to a series of recent attacks on Christian institutions in New Delhi fueling concerns that minorities are being targeted by Hindu extremists.
Researchers say the Christian population is growing in regions that experience anti-Christian persecution, though this threatens their ability to contribute to societies.
A new report on global religious identity shows that, while Christians and Muslims make up the two largest groups, those with no religious affiliation – including atheists and agnostics – are now the third–largest religious group in the world. The study, released by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, found that more than 8 in 10 (84%) of the world’s 7 billion people adhere to some form of religion. Christians make up the largest group, with 2.2 billion adherents, or 32%, worldwide, followed by the Muslims, with 1.6 billion adherents, or 23%, worldwide.
