Exploring Faith Introductory Session
L E N T @ S T. ANDREW’S 2016
EXPLORING FA I T H
E X P L O R I N G FA I T H
W H Y R E L I G I O N M AT T E R S T O D AY PRESIDENTIAL POLITICS
GLOBAL SECURITY
AMERICAN DREAM
E X P L O R I N G FA I T H
THIS SERIES: LISTEN, LEARN, GROW ISLAM
JUDAISM
HINDUISM
HARE KRISHNA
E X P L O R I N G FA I T H
W H AT D O E S R E L I G I O U S D I V E R S I T Y L O O K LIKE IN SAN DIEGO?
E X P L O R I N G FA I T H
4 3 . 9 2 % O F S A N D I E G A N S A F F I L I AT E W I T H A R E L I G I O N 2 6 . 1 6 % A R E C AT H O L I C 2.34% ARE MORMON 6 . 3 0 % A R E A N O T H E R C H R I S T I A N FA I T H 0.54% ARE JEWISH 1 . 4 6 % A F F I L I AT E W I T H A N E A S T E R N F A I T H 0 . 7 1 % A F F I L I AT E W I T H I S L A M
ISLAM IN SAN DIEGO E X P L O R I N G FA I T H
I S L A M WA S T H E FA S T E S T G R O W I N G RELIGIOUS GROUP IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY BETWEEN 2000 AND 2010, ACCORDING TO THE 2010 U.S. RELIGION CENSUS. DURING THE DECADE, THE COUNTY’S MUSLIM P O P U L AT I O N G R E W B Y 1 7 9 % F R O M 7,878 ADHERENTS TO 21,994
E X P L O R I N G FA I T H
BEING MUSLIM IN SAN DIEGO • 85% to 90% of the world's more than 1.5 billion
Muslims are Sunnis. In the Middle East, Sunnis make up 90% or more of the populations of Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia.
• Shia constitute about 10% of all Muslims and are in
the majority in Iran and Iraq, and also have large communities in Afghanistan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the UAE
• Because of the geographic spread of Shia and
Sunnis and the U.S.’s involvement overseas, San Diego is home to both communities within Islam although Sunnis are the majority
E X P L O R I N G FA I T H
C AT H O L I C I S M I N SAN DIEGO ABOUT ONE QUARTER OF THE COUNTY’S P O P U L AT I O N I S C AT H O L I C , M A K I N G I T THE MOST POPULAR RELIGION DESPITE THE LOSS OF 28,083 FOLLOWERS OR 3.4% DURING THE FIRST DECADE OF THE C E N T U R Y. T H E C O U N T Y HAD 801,850 C AT H O L I C S I N 2 0 1 0 .
E X P L O R I N G FA I T H
CHRISTIAN DIVERSITY IN THE COUNTY • 50,000 Chaldeans have found a home in the El
Cajon area, who are are Roman Catholic, and practice one of the 18 to 20 separate rites of the Catholic Church
• Many Chaldeans in the county have fled Iraq
due to persecution at the hands of ISIS
• There are also over 7000 Orthodox Christians in
San Diego County including Greek, Serbian, Syriac, Coptic, Eritrean, Ukrainian and Russian Orthodox communities
E X P L O R I N G FA I T H
E VA N G E L I C A L CHRISTIANS IN SAN DIEGO E VA N G E L I C A L CHRISTIANS ARE THE SECOND BIGGEST GROUP WITH 9.8% OF T H E P O P U L AT I O N A N D 3 0 2 , 3 2 0 AT T E N D E E S
MORMONISM IN SAN DIEGO E X P L O R I N G FA I T H
THE COUNTY’S MORMON COMMUNITY GREW BY 25,227 FOLLOWERS, AN INCREASE OF 55%, MAKING IT THE T H I R D L A R G E S T FA I T H G R O U P I N T H E C O U N T Y.
E X P L O R I N G FA I T H
BUDDHISTS IN SAN DIEGO
BUDDHISTS MAKE UP ABOUT 1% OF THE COUNTY’S P O P U L AT I O N AT 33,289 ADHERENTS
E P I S C O PA L I A N S IN SAN DIEGO
E X P L O R I N G FA I T H
E P I S C O PA L I A N S M A K E UP LESS THAN 1% OF THE COUNTY’S P O P U L AT I O N AT 1 2 , 1 3 2 AT T E N D E E S
E X P L O R I N G FA I T H
W H AT D O E S A L L T H I S M E A N ?
THE BIG PICTURE E X P L O R I N G FA I T H
• The largest demographic in San Diego
County is those who declare they have no religious adherence, at 56% of the county’s population
• Of the 44% who do claim a religious
affiliation, Christians make up all but 2% of the religiously inclined population
• In other words, religious diversity in San
Diego is limited
E X P L O R I N G FA I T H
RELIGIOUS CONFLICT IN SAN DIEGO • Religious conflict in the county has
been most prominent in the debate over the Mt Soledad cross • Although only less than 1% of the
population are Muslim in San Diego, finding acceptance within the wider community is sometimes hard with a 2015 KPBS report finding that 54% of the county’s Muslim students report being bullied at school
E X P L O R I N G FA I T H
HOW MIGHT WE MOVE BEYOND THE LABELS?
THE HOPE OF THIS LENT SERIES
EXPLORING FA I T H
“Tell me your beautiful names of god and I will tell you mine.” – M U N S H I A K A U L L A H T O C . F. A N D R E W S
E X P L O R I N G FA I T H
COMING UP
EXPLORING FA I T H
E X P L O R I N G FA I T H
W H Y R E L I G I O N M AT T E R S T O D AY PRESIDENTIAL POLITICS
GLOBAL SECURITY
AMERICAN DREAM
E X P L O R I N G FA I T H
THIS SERIES: LISTEN, LEARN, GROW ISLAM
JUDAISM
HINDUISM
HARE KRISHNA
E X P L O R I N G FA I T H
W H AT D O E S R E L I G I O U S D I V E R S I T Y L O O K LIKE IN SAN DIEGO?
E X P L O R I N G FA I T H
4 3 . 9 2 % O F S A N D I E G A N S A F F I L I AT E W I T H A R E L I G I O N 2 6 . 1 6 % A R E C AT H O L I C 2.34% ARE MORMON 6 . 3 0 % A R E A N O T H E R C H R I S T I A N FA I T H 0.54% ARE JEWISH 1 . 4 6 % A F F I L I AT E W I T H A N E A S T E R N F A I T H 0 . 7 1 % A F F I L I AT E W I T H I S L A M
ISLAM IN SAN DIEGO E X P L O R I N G FA I T H
I S L A M WA S T H E FA S T E S T G R O W I N G RELIGIOUS GROUP IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY BETWEEN 2000 AND 2010, ACCORDING TO THE 2010 U.S. RELIGION CENSUS. DURING THE DECADE, THE COUNTY’S MUSLIM P O P U L AT I O N G R E W B Y 1 7 9 % F R O M 7,878 ADHERENTS TO 21,994
E X P L O R I N G FA I T H
BEING MUSLIM IN SAN DIEGO • 85% to 90% of the world's more than 1.5 billion
Muslims are Sunnis. In the Middle East, Sunnis make up 90% or more of the populations of Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia.
• Shia constitute about 10% of all Muslims and are in
the majority in Iran and Iraq, and also have large communities in Afghanistan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the UAE
• Because of the geographic spread of Shia and
Sunnis and the U.S.’s involvement overseas, San Diego is home to both communities within Islam although Sunnis are the majority
E X P L O R I N G FA I T H
C AT H O L I C I S M I N SAN DIEGO ABOUT ONE QUARTER OF THE COUNTY’S P O P U L AT I O N I S C AT H O L I C , M A K I N G I T THE MOST POPULAR RELIGION DESPITE THE LOSS OF 28,083 FOLLOWERS OR 3.4% DURING THE FIRST DECADE OF THE C E N T U R Y. T H E C O U N T Y HAD 801,850 C AT H O L I C S I N 2 0 1 0 .
E X P L O R I N G FA I T H
CHRISTIAN DIVERSITY IN THE COUNTY • 50,000 Chaldeans have found a home in the El
Cajon area, who are are Roman Catholic, and practice one of the 18 to 20 separate rites of the Catholic Church
• Many Chaldeans in the county have fled Iraq
due to persecution at the hands of ISIS
• There are also over 7000 Orthodox Christians in
San Diego County including Greek, Serbian, Syriac, Coptic, Eritrean, Ukrainian and Russian Orthodox communities
E X P L O R I N G FA I T H
E VA N G E L I C A L CHRISTIANS IN SAN DIEGO E VA N G E L I C A L CHRISTIANS ARE THE SECOND BIGGEST GROUP WITH 9.8% OF T H E P O P U L AT I O N A N D 3 0 2 , 3 2 0 AT T E N D E E S
MORMONISM IN SAN DIEGO E X P L O R I N G FA I T H
THE COUNTY’S MORMON COMMUNITY GREW BY 25,227 FOLLOWERS, AN INCREASE OF 55%, MAKING IT THE T H I R D L A R G E S T FA I T H G R O U P I N T H E C O U N T Y.
E X P L O R I N G FA I T H
BUDDHISTS IN SAN DIEGO
BUDDHISTS MAKE UP ABOUT 1% OF THE COUNTY’S P O P U L AT I O N AT 33,289 ADHERENTS
E P I S C O PA L I A N S IN SAN DIEGO
E X P L O R I N G FA I T H
E P I S C O PA L I A N S M A K E UP LESS THAN 1% OF THE COUNTY’S P O P U L AT I O N AT 1 2 , 1 3 2 AT T E N D E E S
E X P L O R I N G FA I T H
W H AT D O E S A L L T H I S M E A N ?
THE BIG PICTURE E X P L O R I N G FA I T H
• The largest demographic in San Diego
County is those who declare they have no religious adherence, at 56% of the county’s population
• Of the 44% who do claim a religious
affiliation, Christians make up all but 2% of the religiously inclined population
• In other words, religious diversity in San
Diego is limited
E X P L O R I N G FA I T H
RELIGIOUS CONFLICT IN SAN DIEGO • Religious conflict in the county has
been most prominent in the debate over the Mt Soledad cross • Although only less than 1% of the
population are Muslim in San Diego, finding acceptance within the wider community is sometimes hard with a 2015 KPBS report finding that 54% of the county’s Muslim students report being bullied at school
E X P L O R I N G FA I T H
HOW MIGHT WE MOVE BEYOND THE LABELS?
THE HOPE OF THIS LENT SERIES
EXPLORING FA I T H
“Tell me your beautiful names of god and I will tell you mine.” – M U N S H I A K A U L L A H T O C . F. A N D R E W S
E X P L O R I N G FA I T H
COMING UP
