Message #1772

[Jonnie Goodboy]

I have wondered about, for at least 10 seconds of my valuable time, of the intrinsic value to the Church of Scientology of the 'bad-press' (there's no promotional publicity like bad press) and its distraction value, as readers here no doubt see it, from the all important backburner issues, like Tea-parties, the dying embers of the US Constitution and Ron Paul, and I wonder if the former may exceed any negative image to Scientology conjured up by these two BBC Documentaries, separated by 3-yrs as they are.

But then again, I've been brainwashed by 'too much contact'.

Is this Church even as it says 'the fastest growing religion in the world'?

ForeignPolicy.com and other sites reflect a list like this, of groups some of which profess to be the world's fastest,
— that's fastest land dwelling, and er, growing religion(s).



Islam


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Growth rate*: 1.84 percent


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Adherents: 1.3 billion


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Bahaism

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Growth rate: 1.70 percent


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Adherents: 7.7 million


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Sikhism

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Growth rate: 1.62 percent


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Adherents: 25.8 million


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Jainism

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Growth rate: 1.57 percent


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Adherents: 5.9 million


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Hinduism

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Growth rate: 1.52 percent


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Adherents: 870 million


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Christianity

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Growth rate: 1.38 percent


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Adherents: 2.2 billion


But UFO-based cult believers are probably quite low down the list, and 'I should know'. (sicco)