FGV-SP 2011

EVANGELICAL CHRISTIANS IN CENTRAL AMERICA
A line of Bibles leading out of the door of the Friends of Israel Biblical Baptist Tabernacle means the afternoon service is about to start. The church has been extended three times in ten years to seat over 10,000 people, but it is still so busy that the faithful use Bibles to hold their spots in the queue. Weekly attendance is now 80,000, which its officials say is the most in El Salvador.


The evangelical Protestantism preached within its walls (and on screens outside) has taken off in Central America. Estimates vary, but according to the State Department of the United States, barely 50% of Salvadorans now identify as Catholic, and in Honduras and Belize the share has dropped below half. Nicaragua is close behind. In Mexico, by comparison, 90% have kept the Catholic faith.

The Economist February 5th -11th 2011

 

Which of the following probably best explains the “line of Bibles leading out of the door of the Friends of Israel Biblical Baptist Tabernacle,” as mentioned in paragraph 1?

Escolha uma das alternativas.