In a global survey conducted by the Pew Research Center, it has once again become clear that conversion has become a global issue. This is especially seen most in christianity and Buddhism. Pew Research conducted a study on more than 80,000 people from 36 countries. They found that in many developed countries, people are rapidly abandoning their birth religion and adopting atheism or other religions.
According to the Pew Research survey, the rate of religious conversion among Hindus and Muslims is very low in countries like india and Bangladesh. About 99% of Hindus in india are steadfast in their birth religion, while some exceptions have been seen in countries like America, Sri Lanka.
Most Hindus left their religion in America
While the rate of conversion in india is negligible, in countries like America, 18% of the migrant Hindus have left their birth religion. Most of these people have now become atheists or have adopted Christianity. In Sri Lanka, this figure is 11%. Some Hindu communities there have also turned to Christianity. However, these figures are still very low compared to Christian and Buddhist communities.
Most conversions in Christianity and Buddhism
The survey also revealed that the highest number of religious conversions is taking place in the Christian community, especially in Western countries. In Spain, 36 percent of Christians have left their religion in their youth. In America, this figure is 22 percent. In britain and France, 28 percent, in canada 29 and about 30 percent in Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, people have converted. Most of them now consider themselves "atheists" or "religiously undecided". On the contrary, the number of new people joining christianity in these countries is very low, due to which a decrease in the population of christianity is being seen.
Buddhism is not far behind
Buddhism, often considered a symbol of peace and enlightenment, is seeing a sharp decline in countries like south korea and Japan. In south korea, about 50% of people break ties with their religion after adulthood. In Japan, both religious faith and activity have declined. This decline indicates the weakening hold of Buddhism's spirituality among the new generation.
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