Backwards into the future
July 21, 2013 11:38 AM   Subscribe

With Papa Francis visiting Rio it is perhaps bears noting that in the 1980s, nearly 90% of Brazilians identified themselves as Catholic. Today, however, census data suggests only 65% do so, while 22% describe themselves as evangelical, and 10% say they are not religious.
Evangelicalism in Brazil is growing and has moved into mainline politics.
Some Pastors have extreme wealth.
Pastor Marco Feliciano is President of the Brazilian House of Representatives’ Human Rights Committee and wants to restore reparative therapy for homosexuals. He has been accused of homophobia and racism.
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This post was deleted for the following reason: This is kind of a collection of news articles about backward religious stuff in Brazil, and seems pretty outragefiltery. Maybe better for your own blog? -- LobsterMitten



 

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