Adherents

But even if belief in the Rapture is declining among U.S. evangelicals, the number of adherents of a particular idea tells us less about the consequences of that idea than the power wielded by its adherents does.

Including all the autocephalous churches under its supervision, its adherents number more than 150 million worldwide—about half of the 300 million estimated adherents of the Eastern Orthodox Church.

Religion The majority (79.8%) of Brandenburgers can be defined as non-religious, adherents of non-Christian religions or not adherents of the larger Christian denominations.

Today the majority of Parsis are adherents of the Parsi version of the Shahenshahi calendar although the Kadmi calendar does have its adherents among the Parsi communities of Surat and Bharuch.

And all people from the tribes have that tendency which is exhibited by adherents of both religions.

His comments reflect a tendency to characterize — or, more accurately, villainize—all occupants of an area or all adherents of a belief system as exactly the same.

In ceremonies, adherents smoke and drink in front of his wooden figure in the hopes he will hear their entreaties.

In no conceivable case would progressives or conservatives—regardless of their views on the Latter-day Saint faith—go as far as outlawing an entire religion and stating that its adherents aren't subject to First Amendment protections.

Tambuwal, therefore, expressed delight at the massive support, and challenged party adherents to manifest support at the polls, arguing that it will form the basis for the delivery of more democratic dividends at their doorsteps.

The division by the consultants, prompted the other adherents of the divide to flock to Afghanistan to be trained as snipers and even slip over to that country after any episode of sectarian massacre.

The real reasons for declining worship might not be what you’d expect — with Meador suggesting many Christian faiths simply aren’t asking enough of adherents.

To start with, adherents of modern monetary theory would tell you the government doesn’t need to tax anyone to spend.

Adherents of the Reich Citizens movement, or Reichsbuergerbewegung in German, reject Germany's postwar constitution and have called for bringing down the government, while QAnon is a global conspiracy theory with roots in the United States.

Adherents shave their heads and shun plastic surgery and make-up.

But it did have some adherents, often from religious sects, such as the Pythagoreans.

East Timor, a Portuguese colony up until 1975, is likely the most Catholic country in the world, with the Vatican saying some 96% of Timorese are adherents to the faith.

He learned Afrikaans and by 1869 had produced the first manuscript of — translated as “an explanation of the religion” — in which the ritual practices of Islam were explained to adherents.

It is obvious that the story in the Middle East and North Africa in our times is the rise of violent and conflicting strains of Islam and the move of these ideologies and their adherents into the West.

The chef emphasizes his appreciation for the way that Candomblé adherents believe a deity’s favorite dishes can bring them to the table for a shared meal.

The coven of Mother Aniseya and her adherents has a definite place in the fabric of "Star Wars" and shouldn't be taken to mean that they've come out of nowhere.