Religion and faith are an integral part of people’s lives worldwide. But in many countries the number of people who believe in God is in decline. We examine the changing role of religion around the world

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The majority of Americans believe in God. But it’s a different story in Britain where, in 2009, people of no religion outnumbered Christian’s for the first time.

And it’s not the only country where religion is in decline.

In Israel, only 39% of the population consider themselves a religious person. In Norway it’s 30%, in Japan just 13%. But China surpasses them all.

Only 9% of Chinese people report themselves as being religious and the majority say they are committed atheists, making China the least religious country in the world.

But how reliable are the polls in China?

The communist government is officially atheist and religious freedom is restricted in the country. So it’s likely that many Chinese people, who hold religious beliefs, do not report it.

But, globally the picture is very different.

84% of the world’s population say they are affiliated to a religious group.

Around 7% are Buddhist.
15% are Hindu.
24% are Muslim.

But the largest religious group are Christian, making up nearly a third of the world’s 7.5 billion people. But this is set to change. It’s predicted there will be almost as many Muslim’s as Christians by 2050.

This is because Muslims on average are younger than members of other religions, and they have more children. This has made Islam the fastest growing religion in the world.

The religious profile of the world is changing, but even in areas where religious affiliation is declining, spirituality is not.

America has become less religious in recent years, but the percentage of non-religious Americans who say they often feel spiritual has risen. Globally 15% of atheists believe in life after death - So if faith deserts you here, there’s always the hereafter.

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ICAS Public Lecture (11.19.2019) The Politics of Religion, Nationalism, and Identity in Asia
Speaker: Jeff Kingston, Professor of History and Director of Asian Studies at Temple University Japan Campus


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Racial and religious harmony has always been an important fundamental for Singapore’s long-term social stability. Maintaining religious harmony in Singapore has always been a shared responsibility between the government and religious communities. Government efforts to facilitate inter-religious understanding and discourse, and to put in place legislative safeguards, have highlighted the role of the state in managing religious issues. It has been 27 years since the Maintenance of Religious Harmony Act (MRHA), the most prominent of such safeguards, was legislated. At the same time, religious leaders also play a role in efforts to promote mutual respect and trust between communities.

The half-day IPS forum will be a platform to discuss the roles of religious leaders and the State in relation to these issues. The event will bring together scholars, policy makers, religious leaders, and other key stakeholders.

Panel I: Role of Religious Leaders

00:26 mins - Opening Remarks
Dr Mathew Mathews
Senior Research Fellow
Institute of Policy Studies

11:11 mins - Venerable Shi You Wei
Chairman
Education Committee
Singapore Buddhist Federation

17:25 mins - Dr Nazirudin Mohd Nasir
Senior Director
Religious Policy and Development
Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura

22:46 mins - Bishop Emeritus Dr Robert Solomon
The Methodist Church in Singapore

28:56 mins - Rev Monsignor Philip Heng, S.J.
Vicar General
Finance and Administration and Inter-Religious Relations
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Singapore

35:04 mins - Mr S Ramesh
Secretary
Hindu Advisory Board

01:03:42 mins - Question-and-Answer Session

Date: 3 July 2018
Time: 12.00 pm - 06.00 pm
Venue: Venus Ballroom (Level 3), Furama RiverFront Hotel, 405 Havelock Road, Singapore 169633

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In his Ministerial Statement in Parliament on 1 April 2019, Minister for Home Affairs and Law K Shanmugam spoke about Singapore's approach in handling race and religion issues.

Referring to the recent incidents of racial and religious violence in Iraq, Syria, New Zealand and Netherlands, he said Singapore was on the positive end of the spectrum of Race and Religious Relations, because of the way we have structured our legal and social framework, as well as efforts to maintain racial and religious harmony.

With the threat of terror felt keenly around the world, Islam has come under scrutiny because of its unfortunate association with radical groups. In Singapore, madrasahs or Muslim religious schools, are eager to dispel these associations. They teach a combination of religious and secular classes, preparing their students to practice the peaceful teachings of Islam. Miro Lu finds out how madrasah graduates can make a difference in promoting positive knowledge and perceptions of Islam, and how madrasahs have proven their positive impact in the fight against extremism.

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Cities around the world are grappling with managing social diversity, such as increasing polarisation in race and religion. Tune in to the conversation between Prof Yaacob Ibrahim, Prof Lily Kong and Dr Mathew Mathews.

The ‘tennis ball test’ digs deeper into how people’s experience of living in multi-religious Singapore may differ based on their religious beliefs, by posing 25 at-times uncomfortable questions to a panel of participants. View the full list of questions here: https://pride.kindness.sg/ever-talked-openly-religion-singapore/

Around the world, terror attacks threaten to tear countries apart. Religiously motivated hate crimes are on the rise. Janil Puthucheary, chairperson of Onepeople.sg, finds out if we’re as resilient as we think we are. Through candid conversations with people of different faiths, this programme goes to the heart of a matter of critical national importance – what will it take for Singapore to stay united – regardless of religion?

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Dr. Josh Packard, Executive Director of Springtide™ Research Institute, shares some of the key findings and insights from The State of Religion & Young People 2020.

This report is the largest data set of its kind, with over 10,000 surveys and over 150 interviews with young people ages 13-25 on a range of topics and themes.

With special features on politics, careers, and virtual environments—as well as a comprehensive look at the changing social, religious, and cultural landscape—The State of Religion & Young People makes the complexity, richness, and diversity of Gen Z’s religious lives clear.

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New York Foreign Press Center Briefing on "Religious Freedom and COVID-19" with Ambassador Brownback, on April 15, 2020

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China has pledged to continue to respect and protect freedom of religious belief as a basic policy of the Communist Party of China and the Chinese government. The position was contained in a white paper published on Tuesday and elaborated on at a press conference held by the State Council Information Office (SCIO). It's the second white paper on religious freedom with the previous one was issued in 1997.

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In 1988, Islam became the state religion of Bangladesh.

But since then, there has been a movement to overturn that decision.

A court petition that was filed nearly 30 years ago is being heard on Monday.

Supporters argue the decision to designate Islam as the state religion was 'illegal' in the first place. And goes against the government’s efforts to promote a secular state.

The issue has become even more relevant in light of recent attacks against atheists and religious minorities.

Some percent of Bangladesh’s population is Muslim.

While 8 percent are Hindu and 2 percent is made up of other religions.

So, what will this case mean for Bangladesh and its state religion?

And will it help protect religious minorities?

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Shireen Huq - Founding Member of the Women's Rights Group Naripokkho.

Talha Ahmad - Bangladeshi Political Commentator and Lawyer.

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Iraq is degenerating into a theocracy run by religious fanatics and parties who have brought their inclinations into government. How do they find a balance between mosque and state? What is the future of Iraqi politics?

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The Hoover Institution hosted "'Church, Synagogue, and State' - On Religion and American Government" on Wednesday, February 14, 2018 from 8:30am - 9:45am EST.

Today, Americans are generally taught to think about the "separation of church and state." But this is only one part of the Nation's story. And to focus exclusively on this "separation" risks missing the crucial contributions that religious belief and religious believers - including Judaism and Jewish Americans - have made to the American founding.

Last year, in a speech criticizing those who would invoke religion as a barrier to government office, Senator Mike Lee invoked Jonas Phillips, "a penniless Jewish immigrant, an indentured servant, a hard-working businessman, and an American patriot who served in the Philadelphia Militia during the Revolutionary War," who urged George Washington and the framers not to allow religious tests for public office.

Many years after Phillips's successful plea, Phillips's grandson, Uriah Levy, purchased Monticello from Thomas Jefferson's descendants, helping to preserve this part of America's founding heritage-an account recalled recently by Rabbi Meir Soloveichik, in an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal. Rabbi Soloveichik further explores these themes in "Jewish Ideas and the American Founders," a new online course presented by the Tikvah Fund.

The Hoover Institution hosted both Senator Lee and Rabbi Soloveichik for a discussion of the proper relationship between religion and American government, and the contributions that biblical ideas have made to American political thought.

Senator Mike Lee is a United States Senator from the State of Utah.

Rabbi Meir Soloveichik is Rabbi of Congregation Shearith Israel in New York City, the oldest congregation in the United States; he is the director of the Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought at Yeshiva University.

The discussion was moderated by Adam White, a Hoover Institution research fellow. This is part of Hoover's DC speaker series, Opening Arguments: Conversations on American Constitutionalism.

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Korie Edwards, associate professor of sociology at The Ohio State University, talks about how race and power structures are perceived in churches, and also how religion plays a role among youth.

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