Under Spanish rule, Catholicism was the only permitted religion in the area. To protect the population from Muslim slave raiders, the people were resettled from isolated dispersed hamlets and brought “debajo de las companas” (under the bells), into Spanish organized pueblos. It appears that the Spanish population is undergoing a generalized secularization, which is occurring throughout western Europe. The trend behind increased levels of atheism and agnosticism is seen across western Europe. The incident made lives of Muslims living outside their native countries, especially in the US and Europe more and more miserable. Practitioners of Islam are more likely to actively practice their religion than Catholics in the country. Approximately 1.2 billion people in the world currently practice Hinduism, with 95 percent living in India. Unlike Hinduism, Islam is a monotheistic religion. Islam does not believe in asceticism. The process of Islamization farther away from the birthplace of Islam was intimately linked to trade. Both Protestant and Islam followers have increased over the last few years.

Although the practices of both Protestant Christianity and Islam have grown in Spain in recent years, Islam has seen significantly more rapid growth. The younger age groups of people in Australia are more likely to have no religious affiliation or hold other spiritual or secular beliefs. Savadove, Bill. 2005. “Faith Flourishes in an Arid Wasteland; Muslim Sect in Ningxia Accepts Beijing’s Authority and Is Allowed to Build a Virtual Religious State”. Religious persecution still exists, but the Indian constitution recognizes religion as a fundamental right, meaning citizens are free to follow whichever faith they choose. Religious leaders need to be held accountable for their ideas. The building of mosques and further missionary work solidified Islam as a permanent addition to India’s religious melting pot. During the 1980s, Moroccans were not required to obtain a residency visa to live and work in Spain so they migrated in great numbers, bringing with them religion. The unity of the world, as far as Pythagoreans were concerned, could be found not in a physical substance but in the relations of numbers, as seen in the regular progress of musical chords and harmonies.

Over half the population, 58%, identifies as Roman Catholic although regular church attendance has dropped by more than half since the late 90’s. Today, around 6% of Catholics attend church regularly. Although the country no longer conducts a religious census, as church attendance declines and more people move into the urban zones, this percentage is expected to climb. Based on various practices and philosophies, it is more of a way of life than a religion in the traditional sense. Now he was indeed on the way to a very intricate confusion. Between 20% and 22% of the population now identify as Atheists or Agnostics. Islam is now the second most widely practiced religion in Spain with approximately 1.9 million followers, which is roughly 4% of the population. This is a significant drop from those devoted to Hinduism, but it still equates to roughly 172 million people. Some of these religions include Buddhism, Judaism, Hinduism, Sikhism, and Jainism.

An unrecognized religion, like Buddhism, is not prohibited from practice, it just does not receive government monies. The government provides these groups with a portion of the state’s monies. Even though it is much older, experts date Islam back to the 7th century. Some religious thinkers don’t believe the razor serves much of a purpose at all. Other religious practices were punishable by death, this regulation began in 1592 and lasted until religious freedom was established in 1781. The Catholic Church enjoyed significant political power until the middle of the 20th century, influencing the requirement for religious education in public schools. Atheism and Agnosticism are positively correlated to urban living and higher levels of education. Public religion teachers are hired by schools for each of the recognized religions. Students must study religious subjects in public school, and this is taught based on students’ personal religious affiliation. This percentage makes Belgium one of the least religious countries in the world, on par with other Western European nations.