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hrmjustin

(71,265 posts) Wed Aug 27, 2014, 04:01 PM Aug 2014

Majorities Of These Four World Religions Live In Just One Or Two Countries

Antonia Blumberg

The world is highly diverse religiously and otherwise, particularly with the ever-increasing trends of globalization and cultural mixing. But even with the spread of traditions and beliefs around the globe, four of the world's major religious groups exist by a majority in just one or two countries.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/27/religious-distribution-by-country_n_5723860.html?utm_hp_ref=religion

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Majorities Of These Four World Religions Live In Just One Or Two Countries (Original Post) hrmjustin Aug 2014 OP

I'd have guessed that Shinto (Japan) would be on that list but it's not. hvn_nbr_2 Aug 2014 #1

hvn_nbr_2

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1. I'd have guessed that Shinto (Japan) would be on that list but it's not.

Reply to hrmjustin (Original post)

Sat Aug 30, 2014, 06:13 PM

Aug 2014

The other two in the article are Judaism (81% of Jews live in the US or Israel) and Buddhism (China). I guess maybe they didn't consider Shinto a "major" religion.

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