Islam to become 2nd largest faith practised in US Thursday 12 July 2001 Times of India http://www.timesofindia.com/today/12amrc7.htm WASHINGTON: Islam is one of the fastest growing religions in the United States, and by 2010 it is expected to become the second largest faith practised in the country after Christianity, the State Department's international information programmes has said. The number of mosques in the US is put at 140. "That Muslim-American communities flourished in the United States demonstrates one of the core values of American society -- the freedom of individuals to worship as they choose," it said. "Freedom of religion is protected by US law and enshrined in the Bill of Rights," it said adding "religious pluralism has been a part of the mosaic of American life from the nation's very beginning". (PTI) |