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Word: protestantism (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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"Down with Belgium." With cries of "Independence!", "Down with Belgium!" and "Vive Ghana!", the crowd surged down Prince Baudouin Avenue, was soon joined by thousands of spectators who were just then emerging from the football stadium. The swollen mob swept through the city, upset and burned cars, stoned and mauled...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BELGIAN CONGO: If Blood Must Run | 1/19/1959 | See Source »

The high tide of Protestant missions that once swept across the seas may seem to the unchurched an ebbing effort in a world of Communist persecution and colonial nationalism. But the tide is higher than ever, according to a new report by the Missionary Research Library. There are at least...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Mission Boom | 1/19/1959 | See Source »

The extra missionary stream comes from the smaller fighting sects rather than the old established churches. Example: the Seventh-day Adventists, with a membership of only 291,567 in the U.S., have the most missionaries of all-2,000 men and women, including missionaries from the U.S. and other home...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Mission Boom | 1/19/1959 | See Source »

First among the North American Protestant mission countries is now India, with 1,883 from the U.S. and Canada; next comes Japan, with 1,549. The Near and Middle East can claim only 2.96% of the total missionary force. Protestant women missionaries now outnumber the men by three to two...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Mission Boom | 1/19/1959 | See Source »

The latest analysis of the religious composition of New York's metropolitan area, published this week by the city's Protestant Council, gives dramatic evidence of the decline of the once-preponderant white Protestants in Manhattan and vicinity. In 22 counties of the metropolitan area (reaching into New...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Churchgoing | 1/12/1959 | See Source »

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