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Re:Almost All of Facebook’s Top Christian Pages in 2019 Run ... by zozbot234 on Wednesday September 29, 2021 @07:01AM (#28692192)
A surprising number of Black Americans are Christians, too. Maybe they just got conflated.
Re:Almost All of Facebook’s Top Christian Pages in 2019 Run ... by haldunud on Wednesday September 29, 2021 @07:06AM (#28692222)
> A surprising number of Black Americans are Christians, too.

Why's does that surprise you? Christianity is most popular in poor black southern regions. Black people are more likely to be Christians than white people.

Christianity is also much stronger in Africa than in the West.

I think it's possible in the near future Christianity will become a predominantly black 'thing' worldwide.

https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/04/23/black-ameri...

Re:Almost All of Facebook’s Top Christian Pages in 2019 Run ... by bencollier49 on Wednesday September 29, 2021 @07:21AM (#28692303)
Yes! One interesting phenomenon is that the churches originally set up by British missionaries in Africa are now establishing African missions in Britain.
Re:Almost All of Facebook’s Top Christian Pages in 2019 Run ... by datavirtue on Wednesday September 29, 2021 @08:34AM (#28692777)
OMG it's like a virus.
Re:Almost All of Facebook’s Top Christian Pages in 2019 Run ... by tinco on Wednesday September 29, 2021 @09:31AM (#28693331)
If it is, then possibly Brittain has developed anti bodies now, and the African missions will be less successful.
Re:Almost All of Facebook’s Top Christian Pages in 2019 Run ... by geoduck14 on Wednesday September 29, 2021 @08:53AM (#28692936)
>> A surprising number of Black Americans are Christians, too. >Why's does that surprise you?

To add my POV, the phrase "A surprising number of..." doesn't always mean "I'm surprised". I use that phrase to highlight note worthy facts:

E.g. The Tacos are surprisingly tasty (note: Tacos are ALWAYS tasty to me)

Re:Almost All of Facebook’s Top Christian Pages in 2019 Run ... by spoonjim on Wednesday September 29, 2021 @11:37AM (#28695143)
It’s not exactly “surprising” but the New York City stereotype of a Christian anti-abortion voter is a rural white guy in Alabama but the statistical reality is that it’s a rural black guy in Alabama.
Re:Almost All of Facebook’s Top Christian Pages in 2019 Run ... by zozbot234 on Wednesday September 29, 2021 @07:10AM (#28692244)
They don't appear much in mainstream media, though. You're more likely to hear about the Nation Of Islam or the Black Hebrew Israelites.
Re:Almost All of Facebook’s Top Christian Pages in 2019 Run ... by haldunud on Wednesday September 29, 2021 @07:15AM (#28692270)
> They don't appear much in mainstream media, though.

Not sure if you're joking?

The black evangelical Christian church is a media trope. It's a huge part of many black communities in the US, especially in the south.

Re:Almost All of Facebook’s Top Christian Pages in 2019 Run ... by Cthulhu_ on Wednesday September 29, 2021 @07:57AM (#28692534)
Citation needed; you seem to be presenting an anecdotal observation as fact.