Religion

WHAT'S NEXT?: Huge growth is expected over the next several decades as the world's Muslim population grows faster than every other major religious demographic, and as urbanization and rising incomes in developing countries with large Muslim populations mean more will be buying, rather than producing their own food.

In the coming decades, the developed world's demand for workers to pay its pensions and work in its service sector will soar alongside the booming supply of young people in the third world.
The coming decades will demand boatloads of empathy as more and more places like Tangier lose their battles to the sea.
Rouhani's meetings with top political, military, community, and religious leaders clearly signaled that Iran's relationship with Iraq will remain strong despite U.S. concerns.
The Trump administration created a religious freedom division within the Department of Health and Human Services that will focus on enforcing already existing laws that protect health care workers who object to performing abortions and other procedures on religious grounds.
In Japan, by the year 2025, half of the population will be over 50 years old, and even in 2018, over two million Japanese citizens were over 90 years old.
Rogue cryptocurrency mining will probably surpass ransomware in terms of revenues for cybercriminals this year.
Religion, particularly Buddhism, is relevant more than ever in today's China, whose government is expected to invest more than $1 trillion in its Belt and Road Initiative.
Gender studies in Hungary hardly pose a risk to the social narratives espoused by Fidesz and the Christian Democrats.
The rise of religious nationalism is already threatening freedom of expression and belief for religious minorities, and with general elections in South Asia next year, tensions are bound to get higher.
By 2050 the number of Muslims (29.7%) will nearly equal the number of Christians (31.4%) across the world.
In both the United States and Canada, governments and accreditors are threatening the ability of graduates of Christian universities to work in the professions for which they have been trained.
The Boko Haram insurgency in northeastern Nigeria has created a culture of fear and distrust among religious groups in Michika.
Christianity is at odds with China's political system and culture and must be Sinicized if it's going to have a future in China.
United States will continue to lead the world in humanitarian assistance.
In desperation, the U.S. and other nations could turn to dirtier fossil-fuels which will only worsen global warming and imperil the earth's already beleaguered ecosystems.
The arrival of jihadist terrorism in Europe has led to Islam being portrayed as a potential threat to Switzerland.
Facebook advertisers will no longer be able to target users based on their religion, sexual orientation or ethnic background in the United States.
Rich countries must stop pushing their dirty energy on Africa and use their wealth to provide energy that is clean, green and will serve Africa and the world for years to come.
China will have the largest population of Christians in the world within 12 years.
Muslims are expected to become America's second largest religious group by the year 2040.
The JCPOA actually props up the Iranian regime by easing the punishing economic sanctions that have threatened Iran's internal stability.

Last updated: 20 May 2019