[mikeIII]

the author claims that Islam and Christianity are dying out, but not a word about Hinduism or other religions. A very flawed article.

Are you sure you got that right? He says:
"Just as Christianity, Judaism and Hinduism are waning not because of the onslaughts of other religions but because of the rebellion of their own freethinkers, ..."
I tend to agree with that - Islam, a relatively young religion, has spread to 25% of the world's population. No other religion can boast of such a rapid rate of rise.

[xJones]

You are right, I stand corrected. I should be more careful posting in the early mornings. :)

[TomSmedley]

Unemployment insurance is not a government handout. It is paid for by employers and employees. Because the program is funded by the people that get benefits, it is truely an insurance program.

Communism, an even newer religion, controlled 1/3 of the world's population within 70 years of its emergence as a real political entity. And fell even faster.

[Stavka2]

First off, Christianity spread even faster and Islam is 1400 years old, it is not a new religion or a young one. Within 300 years, most of the Roman Empire, home to a quarter of humanity was Christian. Following this were the Slavic lands, the Germanics and the Gallic lands, not to mention southern India, Armenia, Georgia, for a time a lot of Afghanistan, Persia and most of North Africa/Middle East.