Source: The Houston Chronicle
On December 23, 2000, The Houston Chronicle
reported the meeting of the Seventh World Zoroastrian
Congress in Houston. On the agenda was the issue of
"keeping the faith alive" among the
shrinking numbers of Zoroastrians worldwide.
Facing "challenges from cultural
assimilation and intermarriage with people of
other faiths," membership has shrunk to 250,000, 500 of whom live in the
Houston area. "More than 2,000 people from more than 15 countries, including Iran, India,
France, Germany and Bangladesh, will attend the...
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