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{{quote | text=For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. {{web_verse|john|3|16}} [[John 3:16]]}} ==Synopsis==
[[Image:Christians at lourdes.jpg|thumb|Christians marching in a procession at [[Lourdes]].]]
''Synopsis:'' Christianity is the world's most widely practiced [[religion]] and although it has many [[denomination]]s and great diversity, all Christians are united in [[Jesus Christ]]. At the heart of Christianity is a loving creator [[God]] who is also our redeemer. ==Contents==
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==Main article==
The world's 5 inhabited continents contain almost 7 billion people. The population is increasing rapidly, and it doubled between 1960 and 2000. There are 237 independent states. 66 of these have significant restrictions on religious belief. About 30% of the world's population call themselves [[Christian]] (2 billion people), 20% call themselves [[Muslim]] (1.3 billion people), 15% are [[non-religious]] (1 billion) and 13% call themselves [[Hindu]]. Although [[Europe]] is rapidly becoming secular and non-religious, the majority of Christians live in areas where European settlement or missionary work has been significant. [[Asia]] is the least evangelised continent. Of Christians, there are about 1 billion [[Roman Catholic]], 700 million [[Protestant]] and 550 million [[Eastern Orthodox]] Christians.
==Quotes==
''John Lennon'' - Evening Standard (London, 4 March 1966)
: [[Christianity]] will go. It will vanish and shrink. I needn't argue with that; I'm right and I will be proved right. We're more popular than [[Jesus]] now; I don't know which will go first — rock and roll or Christianity.
''[[C.S. Lewis]]''
: I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.
: [[Martin Luther King]]
My parents would always tell me that I should not hate the white man, but that it was my duty as a [[Christian]] to love all.
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