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Largely concentrated in the Chicago metropolitan area, followers of the Muslim, BaháΚΌí, and Jewish religions all call the state home. [146] Muslims constituted the largest non-Christian group, with 359,264 adherents. [147] Illinois has the largest concentration of Muslims by state in the country, with 2,800 Muslims per 100,000 citizens. [148]
The location of the fair was decided through several rounds of voting by the United States House of Representatives. The first ballot showed Chicago with a large lead over New York, St. Louis and Washington, D.C., but short of a majority. Chicago broke the 154-vote majority threshold on the eighth ballot, receiving 157 votes to New York's 107. [11]
The world's principal religions and spiritual traditions may be classified into a small number of major groups, though this is not a uniform practice. This theory began in the 18th century with the goal of recognizing the relative degrees of civility in different societies, [2] but this concept of a ranking order has since fallen into disrepute in many contemporary cultures.
The list of religious populations article provides a comprehensive overview of the distribution and size of religious groups around the world. This article aims to present statistical information on the number of adherents to various religions, including major faiths such as Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and others, as well as smaller religious communities.
Pages in category "Religion in Chicago" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. E.
The dynasty has (or once had) followers who, through time, continue following successive leaders (rebbes), or may even continue as a group without a leader by following the precepts of a deceased leader. Distinguished from a dynasty, a Hasidic group or Chassidic group has the following characteristics:
Jewish religious movements, sometimes called "denominations", include diverse groups within Judaism which have developed among Jews from ancient times. Samaritans are also considered ethnic Jews by the Chief Rabbinate of Israel, although they are frequently classified by experts as a sister Hebrew people, who practice a separate branch of Israelite religion.
The rise of modern paganism was aided by the decline in Christianity throughout many parts of Europe and North America, [95] as well as by the concomitant decline in enforced religious conformity and greater freedom of religion that developed, allowing people to explore a wider range of spiritual options and form religious organisations that ...