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In reply to the discussion: Not the Onion: Mormons Declare War on Masturbation [View all]defacto7
(14,162 posts)Actually, there is a site, a report, a study and plenty of propaganda that will tell you exactly what you want to hear. The US census says it does not track religious affiliation. Therefore, choose your own facts. Here are some examples:
This one says Mormonism is the fastest growing religion in half of the US, 26 states to be exact mostly in the sparsely populated west. There are several other news sites that say the same.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/02/mormonism-fastest-growing-religion_n_1469566.html
According to the Christian Broadcasting Network (ugh)
http://www.cbn.com/spirituallife/churchandministry/evangelism/mormons_are_fastest_growing_religion.aspx
This is the only site where Mormons won the race.
This one says Islam..
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/damianthompson/100250598/lots-of-atheists-more-muslims-fewer-christians-and-jews-this-is-the-new-america/
so does this one
http://www.tellmeaboutislam.com/islam-is-the-fastest-growing-religion-in-the-usa.html
Another says Deism, Buddhism, and Sikhism but it's old data.
Another says Witchcraft
http://www.thesleuthjournal.com/fastest-growing-religion-america-witchcraft/#
and Pew reports says 1 in 5 Americans have no religious affiliation at all.