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According to the 2011 census, there are 870,774 Catholics belonging to the Latin Church in Romania, making up 4.33% of the population.The largest ethnic groups are Hungarians (500,444, including Székelys; 41% of the Hungarians), Romanians (297,246 or 1.8%), Germans (21,324 or 59%), and Roma (20,821 or 3.3%), as well as a majority of the country's Slovaks, Bulgarians, Croats, Italians, Czechs ...
Lazăr was born to a peasant family in Felek, Szeben County, Habsburg Empire, today Avrig, Sibiu County, Romania.He studied in Nagyszeben (), Kolozsvár (Cluj-Napoca), and Vienna, training in theology, but also interested in history and philosophy.
However, religion also affects political decisions in many western countries. For instance, in the United States, 51% of voters would be less likely to vote for a presidential candidate who did not believe in God, and only 6% more likely. [215] Christians made up 92% of members of the US Congress, compared with 71% of the general public (in 2014).
Brigham Young (/ ˈ b r ɪ ɡ əm / BRIG-əm; June 1, 1801 – August 29, 1877) [4] was an American religious leader and politician. He was the second president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1847 until his death in 1877.
[6] [7] [8] Iorga claimed direct descent from the noble Mavrocordatos and Argyros families. [9] [10] [11] He credited the five-generation-boyar status received from his father's side (e.g. the Miclescu and Catargi families) and the "old boyar" roots of his mother (e.g. the Mavrocordatos family) with having turned him into a politician. [12]
Pisa Cathedral, a notable example of Romanesque architecture, in particular the style known as Pisan Romanesque [5]. The 2012 Global Religious Landscape survey by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life (an American think tank) found that 83.3% of Italy's residents were Christians, 12.4% were irreligious, atheist or agnostic, 3.7% were Muslims and 0.6% adhered to other religions. [6]
Excerpt from Waking Up read by Sam Harris on his podcast.. Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion is a 2014 book by Sam Harris that discusses a wide range of topics including secular spirituality (essentially within the context of spiritual naturalism), the illusion of the self, psychedelics, and meditation.