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Demographic of religious diversity

Demographic of religious diversity

Q Even though the U.S. is mostly Christian, it is also home to a diverse array of religious minorities. Locate religious demographics for your home state or country. (To do that, click on the link that is just below the chart for the U.S. in this forum, then scroll down to the U.S. map, and then click on your state.) What is the largest minority religion in your home state or country? Do you happen to know any members of the minority group? Share your answers with peers via discussion.

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In the United States as a whole and in Georgia in particular, Christianity is the major religion practiced, contributing to 79% of the population and having various denominations. There are many minority religions like Jews (1%), Muslims (1%), Buddhists (1%), Hindu (1%), and others (1%). There is no single largest minority religion, as all the minority seem to be equally divided. My hometown has very few people from other faiths, and in general, there doesn’t seem to be any reason for imbalance. I have a friend from India, living here with his family, and they are Muslims. I also have a Hindu friend who is from here, and their three generations have been living here. They too are originally from India, but they haven’t been to India in a very long