Pew’s new data indicate that for every Singaporean who leaves Christianity, about 3.2 others convert into it. The post also notes Buddhism is shrinking in Japan and South Korea. Together these figures complicate simple 'secularization everywhere' narratives in developed Asia.
— Religious switching patterns in wealthy Asian states affect culture, politics, education, and social services, and challenge assumptions about uniform secular decline.
Jcoleman
2026.01.16
80% relevant
The article lists Pew’s new Global Religious Composition and Spring 2024 survey datasets, which are precisely the kinds of data used to document conversion trends like those described for Singapore; researchers funded under this call could extend or replicate the Singapore finding across other nations and cohorts using the same institutional source (Pew/Templeton).
Rod Dreher
2026.01.12
62% relevant
Both items document surprising religious growth among younger cohorts in highly secular contexts; Dreher’s Danish community is a case‑level illustration of the broader pattern captured in the existing idea (young people converting and creating new religious communities), showing a comparable phenomenon in a different geography and form (communal Benedict Option vs. survey evidence in Singapore).
Rod Dreher
2026.01.03
45% relevant
Though geographically different, the article's reportage of a modest but visible uptick in people turning to experiential Orthodoxy after Covid parallels the documented pattern of religious switching and conversion noted in the Singapore item — both point to pandemic‑era openings for Christian growth in unexpected places.
Tyler Cowen
2025.10.07
100% relevant
Tyler Cowen cites Pew’s conversion balance for Singapore (≈3.2 entrants per leaver) and mentions Buddhist depopulation in Japan and South Korea.