Welcome Minnesota Futurists 24 April 2010 Introductions Please

Welcome Minnesota Futurists 24 April 2010

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Board Meeting MN Futurists Board Meeting Target Date: Tues Feb 9 Time: 6 pm Location: Knights of Columbus Hall – to be confirmed check the website http: //minnesotafuturists. pbwiki. com/Front. Page

Location Next Time Knights of Columbus Hall 1114 American Ave W Bloomington, MN Check the website http: //minnesotafuturists. pbworks. com/ Or call Dave Keenan – 612 -790 -6490

On with the show

The Future of Religion Presented to Minnesota Futurists Dick Saunders, Jerry Machalek & Roger Rydberg 24 April 2010

Alan Wolfe – Atlantic Monthly Article Image http: //openparachute. wordpress. com/2008/02/29/the-future-of-religion/

Numbers of Followers of All Religions Over 1/3 of the world populations adheres to a form of Christianity. Latin America - highest number of Christians, most are Rom. Catholics. Islam is practiced by nearly 1/5 of the world's population, most in parts of Asia, particularly the Middle East. Judaism, though a major world religion, has fewer followers than Hinduism, Buddhism, and various other religions practices primarily in Asia. Atheist and those who consider themselves nonreligious make up more than 1/5 of the world's population. http: //www. stephenjaygould. org/ctrl/martin_atheism. html

STATISTICAL BREAKDOWN of TOP 19 WORLD RELIGIONS by POPULATION http: //www. ecentrify. com/discuss/religion/3 statistics. htm

http: //www. ecentrify. com/discuss/religion/3 statistics. htm

The Future of Religion: Female Dominated and Private? http: //wildhunt. org/blog/2009/02/the-future-of-religion-female-dominated-and-private. html

Birth Rates by Religion Encyclopedia Britannica 2005 Data http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Claims_to_be_the_fastest-growing_religion

The future of religion February 29, 2008 http: //openparachute. wordpress. com/2008/02/29/the-future-of-religion/

Projections Estimated 2000 Projected 2025 Projected 2050 50 Year Projected Growth 2000 -2050 Religio n Adherent s % of world New Adherents % Growth Christia nity 2. 00 Bil 33. 0% 2. 62 Bil 33. 4% 3, 05 Bil 34. 3% 1. 05 Bil 52. 61% Islam 1, 19 Bil 19. 6% 1. 78 Bil 22. 8% 2, 23 Bil 25. 0% 1. 04 Bil 87. 61% http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Claims_to_be_the_fastest-growing_religion

some optimist's view of the past and future of religion http: //thefaithhope. blogspot. com/2007_01_01_archive. html

Megachurches Coffee bars, book stores and even a bowling alley — leaders of large churches want their church to be an integral part of the community surrounding it, and they are willing to invest in it. Even smaller to midsized churches draw in outsiders through “fellowship” facilities. Megachurches take this to a new level with video games, concerts and food courts http: //hiscrivener. wordpress. com/2009/02/12/are-megachurches-becoming-more-like-church-mart/

Megachurches Today 2005 http: //hirr. hartsem. edu/megachurch/megastoday 2005_summaryreport. html