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    1. themuscularbulbasaur on

      Would people recommend traveling to Lebanon, I think it’s very pretty in some spots.

    3. Critical_Meet_6726 on

      It used to be more, but they are experiencing the same thing as the west

    5. MeowfiaCar on

      Christianity declined from 53% to 35-40% is massively due to three different factors. 1. Mass emigration due to the Lebanese civil war. 2. Differential birth rates between the two. 3. Millions of Palestinian and Syrian refugees which are majorly sunni muslims.The Lebanese diaspora is also one of the largest migrations relative to the size of lebanon in which 70-80% are Christians.

    6. MrPresident0308 on

      For those going «it was 51%!!!! bad muslims!! poor christians!!!!», the story isn’t like that

      Yes, the proportion of Christians in Lebanon has decreased, but this is not due to large-scale massacres. While all groups and religions have experienced violence during the Civil War, the scale of these events does not explain a 10–15% decline in the proportion of Christians. A more significant factor is that Christian Lebanese (and other Christian groups in the Middle East) tend to be more educated, wealthier, and have fewer children. Higher education and wealth increase the likelihood of emigration, while lower fertility rates mean slower population growth. Meanwhile, Muslim populations in Lebanon tend to have higher fertility rates. Taken together, these factors explain the gradual decline in the proportion of Christians in the country.

    9. GustavoistSoldier on

      Many Lebanese Christians immigrated to Brazil, which has more people of Lebanese descent than Lebanon.

    10. Ok-Telephone-534 on

      „Bigger minority“

      Do you mean Plurality or am I mistaken sorry if this sounds like an insult it’s not

    11. miraj31415 on

      The majority of Arabs in the US are Christian (63%). And the largest ancestry of Arab Americans – by far – is Lebanon.

    12. Neither_Character447 on

      Beyond discussions in this thread regarding the decline of the Christian population in Lebanon, it is very important to note that any population statistic regarding the country is an estimation. The last full census was conducted by the French in 1932, and the political system in Lebanon is such that it could be seriously disrupted by accurate demographic totals one way or the other. For instance, the US state department quotes a different percentage (30.5% as of 2023).
      https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-report-on-international-religious-freedom/lebanon/

    13. Andreaalvarezhrt on

      osea, libaneses que creen en un dios imaginario diferente al que creen el otro grupo que cree en otro dios imaginario

    15. enko87 on

      15 million christians have left the country, 4 million left. Absolute tragedy.

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