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Religion in the Bahamas

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Religion in the Bahamas (2010)[1]

  Protestant (80%)
  Roman Catholic (14.5%)
  Other Christian (1.3%)
  Unaffiliated (3.1%)
  Other religion (1.1%)

Religion in the Bahamas is dominated by various Christian denominations and reflects the country's diversity.[2]

There is no state religion in the Bahamas, and there is generally free practice of religious beliefs; since the English colonization, most Bahamians adhere to diverse Protestant denominations with Baptist churches/Evangelicals, Pentecostalism, Adventism and Methodism being at the forefront.[3]

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Demographics

According to the last census in 2010, over 80% of the population identified as Christian; major Protestant denominations included Baptists (35%), Anglicans (14%), Pentecostals (9%), Seventh-day Adventists (4%), and Methodists (4%), while 12% were Roman Catholic.[3]

Other religious groups included, Greek Orthodox, Jewish, Baháʼí, Jehovah's Witness, Muslim, Rastafarian and Obeah (a form of African shamanism).[3] In the past, members of the small resident Guyanese and Indian populations practiced Hinduism and other South Asian religions.[2]

In 2010, 90% of the population of the Bahamas professesed a religion,[3] and anecdotal evidence suggests that most attend services regularly.

In the past, although many unaffiliated Protestant congregations are almost exclusively black, most mainstream churches are integrated racially.[2]

Religious freedom

The constitution of the Bahamas provides for the freedom of religion and prohibits discrimination based on belief. The country has no state religion, although the preamble to its constitution mentions "Christian values".[3]

Obeah is illegal in the Bahamas, punishable by a jail sentence. This law, however, is traditionally unenforced. Similarly, laws prohibiting the publication of blasphemy (with exceptions for opinions "expressed in good faith and in decent language") are also unenforced.[3]

In 2022, there were reports of difficulties for Rastafarians regarding use of marijuana for religious reasons and traditional hairstyles in schools.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Religions in Bahamas - PEW-GRF". www.globalreligiousfutures.org. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  2. ^ a b c United States Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor. Bahamas: International Religious Freedom Report 2008. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g US State Dept, 2022 report on Bahamas

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