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There are at least fifteen religions in the world today that claim to have at least three million followers of their lifestyle, belief system and thought process.http://www.religioustolerance.org/var_rel.htm

Of these, Christianity continues to be the most common religion in the world, attracting over 2 billion followers worldwide, or nearly one third of the world's population.

The second most common religion currently is that of Islam, which has been growing at a rate faster than the growth of the world's population, thereby gaining proverbial market share. Islam followers make up nearly 1.5 billion people now, as they continue to close the gap on Christians.

The group that lumps together the combination of secular people, along with those with no religious aspirations or connections, atheists and agnostics, would make up the third most populous group, totaling 1.1 billion people. This group is not one to be easily swayed to join a particular religion, choosing to follow their own beliefs.http://www.adherents.com/Religions_By_Adherents.html

Hinduism, with almost 900 million followers, is fourth in the world when it comes to popularity measured by number of people involved. They are followed by what is deemed Chinese traditional religion, which is a combination of Confucianism, Taoism and Chinese Buddhism, along with traditional, non-scriptural local traditions and beliefs.http://www.adherents.com/Religions_By_Adherents.html#Chinese

Buddhism, tribal religionists from Africa, African traditional and Diasporic such as the forms like Santeria and voodoo, Sikhism and Juche round ...

updated 2010-07-17 20:01:08

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Wall Street 2

• Wall Street ended with Gordon Gekko facing prison for insider trading after he was exposed by his apprentice, Bud Fox. Gekko. Stanley Weiser, the Wall Street screenwriter, was not pleased that real-life traders viewed Gekko as more of a hero than a villain.

In the sequel, two decades after the original, Gekko has just been released from prison, on parole and is back in business. Micheal Douglas, now 64, described Gordon Gekko as "a great, old-fashioned villain" whose moral outlook is unaffected by his incarceration. Douglas commented on his character saying, "I don't think he's much different. He's just had more time to think about what to do."Telegraph: Michael Douglas and Oliver Stone Reunite (April 29, 2009)

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Wall Street release date has been pushed back from April to September.

updated 2010-07-18 02:06:54

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