Number of U.S. Mosques Up 74% Since 2000

"The number of Islamic places of worship in the United States soared 74% in the past decade."

In 200-Year Tradition, Most Christian Missionaries are American

"The United State sent out 127,000 of the world's estimated 400,000 missionaries abroad in 2010, according to Todd Johnson, director of the Center for the Study of Global Christianity at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Massachusetts."

Study: Christianity Grows Exponentially in Africa

"With 2.18 billion adherents, Christianity has become a truly global religion over the past century as rapid growth in developing nations offset declines in Christianity's traditional strongholds, according to a report released Monday."

Nation's Largest Protestant Group Faces 'Decline'

"In 2010, Southern Baptists baptized 332,321 people, or 17,416 fewer than in 2009, according to a report released by Nashville-based LifeWay Research. This marks the eighth time in 10 years that baptisms have declined and the lowest number of baptisms since the 1950s."

Growth Stalls, Falls for Largest U.S. Denominations

"Church membership in the USA declined this year, pulled by decades of falling numbers for mainline Protestant denominations."

More Americans Say They Attend Church, Mosque, Synagogue

"Slightly more than 43 percent of Americans told Gallup they attend church, synagogue or mosque weekly or almost every week, up from just under 43 percent in 2009, and about 42 percent in 2008."

2010 Statistical Abstract: Religion

Population: Religion - Three areas of coverage:

Self-Described Religious Identification of Adult Population
Religious Bodies--Selected Data
Christian Church Adherents and Jewish Population, States