Go Figure

“Statistics on Protestant wealth, megachurches, and British Christians and Muslims”

$26,200	41%	1 million
Median net worth of American conservative Protestants.	U.S. churchgoers attending congregations that have 100 or fewer adults each weekend.	Approximate number of practicing Christians in the U.K.
$48,200	12%	750,000
Median net worth for U.S. as a whole.	US. churchgoers at congregations with 1,000 or more attendees.	Approximate number of practicing Muslims there.

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Jerusalem Post

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