Top ten cults in the world
From The Top 10 of Everything 1998
Top ten cults in the world, in decreasing order:
01 Christianity
02 Islam
03 Hinduism
04 Buddhism
05 Sikhism
06 Judaism
07 Confucianism (5,254,000 adherents)
08 Baha'ism
09 Jainism
10 Shintoism
In the US, in decreasing order
01 Protestant
02 Roman Catholic
03 Afican-American Christian
04 Orthodox Christian (5,602,000 members)
05 Jewish
06 Muslim
07 Episcopalian
08 Buddhist
09 Hindu
10 Baha'i
Fastest Growing
01 Sikh 18,900%
02 Hindu 810%
03 Muslim 537.5%
04 Buddhist 290%
05 Baha'i 117%
06 Evangelical Christian 42.8%
07 Orthodox Christian 28.4%
08 Roman Catholic 14.2%
09 Jewish -16.4%
10 Episcopalian -27.3%
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