01. Christianity: 2.1 billion
02. Islam: 1.3 billion
03. Secular/Nonreligious/
Agnostic/Atheist: 1.1 billion
04. Hinduism: 900 million
05. Chinese traditional religion:
394 million
06. Buddhism: 376 million
07. Primal-indigenous: 300 million
08. African Traditional & Diasporic:
100 million
09. Sikhism: 23 million
10. Juche: 19 million
11. Spiritism: 15 million
12. Judaism: 14 million
13. Baha'i: 7 million
14. Jainism: 4.2 million
15. Shinto: 4 million
16. Cao Dai: 4 million
17. Zoroastrianism: 2.6 million
18. Tenrikyo: 2 million
19. Neo-Paganism: 1 million
20. Unitarian-Universalism:
800 thousand
21. Rastafarianism: 600 thousand
22. Scientology: 500 thousand
Latest Update: The Birmingham Freethought Society received
the best Media Impact award at the 2005-06 Secular Student's
Association (SSA) conference in Kansas. You can find the media segments
below.
The purpose of the Birmingham
Freethought Society is to support the constitutional principle of
church/state separation and offer fellowship to UAB's nonreligious
community. At the BFS, we intend to give students another option to
religious worship: a fellowship of reason.
The BFS is a haven for agnostics, atheists, deists, secular humanists
and other's wishing no label for their philosophical beliefs, a
minority that has been persecuted since the dawn of religion. The BFS
also offers solace from the byproducts of religion, such as bigotry and
intolerance. At BFS we do not offer answers to any of the life's
persistent questions. Instead we encourage you to question your
answers. Simply put, the BFS is a place where everyone can speak his or
her own mind free of any preset dogmas.
The BFS is not an "anti-religion" hate group. It is not designed to
evangelize or harm the members of any religious faith—freethought
requires tolerance. The choice of which religious faith, if any, to
worship rests with each individual person. That right must always be
protected.
The Birmingham Freethought Society is an ongoing project. We want your
input! What do you want from this student organization? What can we do
to fit your needs? If we all work together, the BFS will be something
of which we can all be proud.
Recommended Downloads
BFS appearance on Matt Murphy Radio Program on 101.1 FM - Two
individuals from the BFS presented their opinions about mandating
the teaching of Intelligent Design in public schools. This coverage
enabled BFS to win the Best Media Impact award from the SSA at the
2005-06 conference in Kansas. Photographs -
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Audio Download: ( Part
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Achtung: These files have intermittent static noise
in the background since the weather was rough on the day it was
broadcasted and there was some signal fading time and again
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