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<h3> [[Bible|Bible contents page]]</h3>The word ''[[Bible]]'' comes from the Greek word A encyclopedia and discussion forum for book and has come to be used to refer to the complete collection of documents acknowledged by all [[Christian|Christians]] to be inspired by share their faith with [[GodSpecial:Statistics|{{NUMBEROFPAGES}}]]pages and over a million edits. Inspired by God means literally, "God breathed" - the actual words of God.Read more on the Bible in the [[Bible|Bible contents pageStatement of Faith]]<div style="float:left;margin-left:0em">| [[Image:Bible3 sm.gifWikiChristian Vision|Vision]]

<h3>[[King James Version of the Bible]]</h3div style="font-size: 115%">The '''King James Version (KJV)''' is an English translation of the Special Links: [[WikiChristian:Bible|Holy BibleReferencing]], commissioned for the benefit of the | [[Anglican churchProject:Page Layout|Church of EnglandPage Layout & Writing Guide]] at the behest of King James I of England. First published in 1611, it has had a profound impact on not only most English translations that have followed it, but also on English literature as a whole. The works of famous authors such as [[John Bunyan]], John Milton, Herman Melville, John Dryden and William Wordsworth are replete with inspiration apparently derived from the King James Version. See also | [[Other Bible Translations]].|width="50%" class="MainPageBG" style="borderWikiChristian: 1px solid #c0ddff; color: #000000; background-color: #eeffff"Senior Editors|<h3>[[Christian Classics Wiki LibrarySenior Editors]]</h3> There are more than 31,000 files in the Believerscafe's collection of | [http://www.believerscafe.com/modules.php?name=Christian_Classics Christian Classics.] Some of great Classic works include [[The Confessions of St. Augustine]], [[Pilgrim's Progress]] by John Bunyan, Religious Affections by Jonathan Edwards, Autobiography of George Fox, A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life by William Law and The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence. <div style="float:right;margin-right:0em">[[Image:Tree small sm.gifWikiChristian needs your help!|WikiChristian Needs Your Help!]]

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|width="50%" class="MainPageBG" style="border: 1px solid #eeeeee; color: #000000; background-color: #f9f9f9"|==Christianity Today==As of 2004, [[Christianity]] is the world's most widely practiced religion, with 2 billion adherents (followed by [[Islam]] with 1.3 billion, Hinduism with 841 million, and the nonreligious with 774 million). Christianity has many branches, including 1.1 billion [[Roman Catholicism|Roman Catholics]], 367 million *[[Protestant churches|Protestants]] in a number Video of traditions, 216 million [[Eastern Orthodoxy|Orthodox]], 84 million [[Anglican church|Anglicans]], 414 million Independents (unaffiliated with the major streams of Christianity), and 31.7 million "marginal" groups ([[Jehovah's WitnessesWeek]], Latter Day Saints ([[Mormonism|Mormon]]s), etc.), these last being denominations which describe themselves as Christian but are not standardly recognized as such by other denominations.<div style="float:right;margin-right:0em">[[Image:Flowr 03 sm.gif]]</div> Although Christianity is the largest religion in the world and there are massive missionary efforts under way, as a whole it is declining in terms of the overall population. While the population of the world grows at roughly 1.25% per year, [[The essence of Christianity|Christianity]] is growing at about 1.12% per year. By contrast, [[Islam]] is growing at 1.76% per year. The slow growth can be attributed to most of the Christian population residing in affluent nations where the birth rate is quite low. By contrast, Islamic nations have a higher birth rate and by effect have a larger growth percentage.

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