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While the exact number of [[Dalit]] converts to Christianity in India is not available, religion scholar William R. Burrow of [[Colorado State University]] has estimated that about 8% of Dalits have converted to Christianity.{{sfn|Burrow|2009|p=201}} According to a 2021 study by the Pew Research Center, Christianity has grow in India in recent years due to conversion. Most converts are former Hindus, though some are former Muslims.{{sfn|SAHGAL|EVANS|SALAZAR|STARR|2021|p=n/a}}{{sfn|Frykenberg|Low|2003|p=228}}
Since the 1960s, there has been a substantial increase in the number of conversions from Islam to Christianity, mostly to the [[Evangelical]] and Pentecostal denominations of Christianity.{{sfn|Miller|Johnstone|2015|loc=abstract}} Indonesia is home to the largest Christian community of converts from Islam.<ref>https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1163/j.ctv4cbgb1</ref> Since the mid and late 1960s, between 2 and 2.5 million Muslims converted to Christianity.{{sfn|Anderson|2013|p=145}}{{sfn|Bresnan|2005|p=107}}{{sfn|Daniels|2017|p=102}} According to the [[Council on Foreign Relations]] in 2007, experts estimated that thousands of Muslims in the [[Western world]] converted to Christianity annually, but were not publicized due to fear of retribution.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/religious-conversion-and-sharia-law|title=Religious Conversion and Sharia Law|date=6 June 2007|publisher=Council on Foreign Relations|quote=In the West, experts estimate thousands of Muslims switch to Christianity every year but keep their conversions secret for fear of retribution. "Converts from Islam, especially those who become involved in Christian ministries, often use assumed names, or only their first names, in order to protect themselves and their families," writes Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, a Washington-based terrorism analyst in Commentary.}}</ref>
==Methods of conversion==
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