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The population in Bulkh are majority Muslim with 68% population professing that faith. Of those 59% are of the Sunni branch of Islam and 9% are of the Shia branch. There is a long history of sectarian violence between the two factions, which was exploited by the during the [[Burgoignesc South Levantine Trading Company|Bourgondii Royal Trading Company]] during the [[Burgoignesc colonial empire|Kandahari-Pukhtun colony and the Bulkhawan Presidency]]. The majority of Shia Muslims were pushed into newighboring [[Umardwal]] which is a majority Shia nation. In modern Bulkh, especially since secularization in the latter half of the 20th century, sectarian violence has almost entirely disappeared, but it does rear its ugly head when there are times of uncertainty and upheaval. | The population in Bulkh are majority Muslim with 68% population professing that faith. Of those 59% are of the Sunni branch of Islam and 9% are of the Shia branch. There is a long history of sectarian violence between the two factions, which was exploited by the during the [[Burgoignesc South Levantine Trading Company|Bourgondii Royal Trading Company]] during the [[Burgoignesc colonial empire|Kandahari-Pukhtun colony and the Bulkhawan Presidency]]. The majority of Shia Muslims were pushed into newighboring [[Umardwal]] which is a majority Shia nation. In modern Bulkh, especially since secularization in the latter half of the 20th century, sectarian violence has almost entirely disappeared, but it does rear its ugly head when there are times of uncertainty and upheaval. | ||
Also as a result of [[Burgoignesc colonial empire|colonization]] there is a sizable Christian minority in Bulkh. The Calvinist faiths, predominately [[Merchantile Reform Protestantism]], because Bulkh was colonized as a [[Pharisedom]], are chief among them. However, there is a [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] populace in the country as well. | Also as a result of [[Burgoignesc colonial empire|colonization]] there is a sizable Christian minority in Bulkh, around 20% of the total population. The Calvinist faiths, predominately [[Merchantile Reform Protestantism]], because Bulkh was colonized as a [[Pharisedom]], are chief among them, 15% of the total population. However, there is a [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] populace in the country as well. The Archbishop of Bulkh is Farajallah bin Tawil. He oversees three Dioceses, the Diocese of al-Qadria which covers the southern half of the coastal region, led by Bishop Ikram bin Idris; the Dioceses of Port Abultah which covers the northern half of the coast, led by Bishop Naadir el-Arafat; and the Diocese of Tel Kernah, the interior diocese, led by Bishop Thaamir bin Tamer. During the colonial period the Christian population was a much larger portion of the total population but after the departure fo the [[Bergendii]] in the 1830s the faith dwindled significantly both through reprisal killings and also mass conversions. The percentage of Bulkhan's self-reporting as Christian has increased significantly since [[Operation Kipling]] in the 1960s, 70s, and early 80s. Interaction with large numbers of [[Bergendii]] and [[Urcea]]n soldiers, diplomats, and business persons made it en vogue and modern to convert to a form of Christianity, especially in the more affluent and intellectual circles. | ||
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